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St Patrick’s Ballyragget have earned themselves a place in next month’s All-Ireland club final, after a hard-fought victory over Galway’s Ballygar last Sunday at Nenagh.

The hurlers of Newbridge and Ballygar were defeated by four points, 1-10 to 0-17, last Sunday in Nenagh in the All-Ireland junior hurling semi-final.

St Patrick's: Ballyragget 0-21

Kilkenny may have taken the two points against rivals Cork in dramatic style at Nowlan Park last Sunday but pride of place still has to go to O'Loughlin Gaels on reaching their first All-Ireland club final. Their hard fought victory over Loughgiel Shamrocks of Antrim at Parnell Park last Saturday now offers them a tilt a club hurling's highest honour.

A club’s season can turn on a small thing. Clarinbridge were close to crashing out of the Galway county championship in the group stages last summer. It took a late free from Mark Kerins to snatch a draw off Beagh in their last group game, and without that score, they would not have even qualified, having lost their first two games to Kinvara and Portumna.

The New Year started with a bang for Barretstown this week as the Glanbia employees presented €60,000 to the children’s charity, following a busy year of fundraising initiatives.

At a special function in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on Monday last Glanbia plc announced a new three year sponsorship deal for Kilkenny hurlers for 2010 – 2012. As in the past, the sponsorship will include Kilkenny’s senior, intermediate, Under 21, and minor hurling teams with the Kilkenny jersey carrying the Avonmore milk logo - Ireland’s Number 1 milk brand.

Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-19

Kilkenny's faith in this year’s National Hurling League is once again back in their own hands after a fine victory over a very disjointed Galway side last Sunday.

Portumna 2-24