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Kilkenny hold off Galway fightback to claim sixth Leinster on the trot

The focus for Derek Lyng's Cats will turn to the All-Ireland series.

Kilkenny hold off Galway fightback to claim sixth Leinster on the trot — TOP CATS: Kilkenny’s Billy Ryan celebrates a score. INPHO/James Crombie

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025 - 17:45

John Fogarty

KILKENNY 3-22 GALWAY 1-20

A 77th Leinster SH championship for Kilkenny, a sixth in a row and for over an hour a final that appeared they were going to win with relative ease.

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