Ballyhale Shamrocks seal fifth consecutive Kilkenny county title 

Having lost Paddy Mullen to a red card for a wild pull in the fifth minute of the second half, it wasn’t a typical Shamrocks’ victory.

TALISMAN: TJ Reid of Ballyhale Shamrocks. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS 1-21 JAMES STEPHENS 2-11 

Ballyhale Shamrocks have marked their 50th year in existence with a fifth consecutive Kilkenny senior hurling title.