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Tipperary senior hurling manager Declan Ryan won his first All-Ireland medal playing midfield with Thomastown Vocational School (Grennan College).

Mass exodus of young hurlers

Mayo's Ollie Cassidy and Paul Flynn lost out on a place in the all-Ireland intermediate doubles semi-final on Sunday last as they went down in two games to Kilkenny duo Timmy and David Clifford. The Swinford/Ballaghaderreen duo got off to a bad start in the opening game and lost is 21 aces to 10. It was a different story in the second as the Mayo duo really got stuck in and, playing some great handball coupled with top class serving, they led 16 aces to 8 at one stage. However try as they might they simply could not finish off this game and despite serving out game ball at 20 aces to 19 they lost the second by a single ace 21-20 and with it their hopes of a tilt at the title in three weeks’ time. However much credit must go to Cassidy who put the heartbreak of his father’s death just nine days ago behind him, to turn in a fine performance on the day.

Intermediate doubles quarter finals

The 30-strong squad of the All-Ireland winning Kilkenny hurling team, along with past players, and Ireland’s top handballers, are preparing to don a jersey of a different nature on March 6, taking to the road around Kilkenny City for a 12-stage cycle to raise money for Enable Ireland. Members and friends of the Kilkenny team were at the Enable Ireland O’Neill Centre in Kilkenny during the week to announce the final route for the cycle.

I think it’s fair to say that there has been a lot of doom and gloom over this past year due to the state of the nation’s economy. For many folk sport has become their one saving grace in these tough times. As weekends go the one just past you could say was just what the doctor had ordered.

The Stripy Men by Joe Cody sets out to tell the story of Kilkenny hurling from its rather chaotic beginning right up to its glorious All Ireland success of 2008.

Kilkenny handball legend Michael Ducksie Walsh will lead a charity walk of Croagh Patrick in aid of The Kilkenny O’Neill Centre on May 23. Along with legends DJ Carey, John Leahy, Joe Hennessy, Noel Skehan, and two bus-loads of local people the trek is certain to be a fun day out.