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Laura Murphy is among a number of players who grasped the opportunity presented to her.

While all the focus has been on one Kilkenny manager this week, another is preparing for a mammoth challenge.   Brian Dowling hurled for the Cats unde...

Brian Dowling’s reappointment for a third season in charge was confirmed on Tuesday night.

Dowling: I am so proud of them December 13, 2020 By Daragh Ó Conchúir at Croke Park  Beforehand, talk of the impact of three consecutive Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Final losses, the five reverses in seven seasons, and for many of the players, six in seven appearances on the biggest stage, was batted away.  The past had no impact on the present.  But now, with a 1-14 to 1-11 triumph over Galway, and a companion to the 2016 triumph at last, only Kilkenny’s second title since 1994, the truth could be acknowledged in the public domain.  It wasn’t the fear of being the first co...

Steely resilience paves the way for resolute Kilkenny Updated / Sunday, 13 Dec 2020 08:09 There was simply no beating Kilkenny when it mattered in 2020.  In the All-Ireland semi-final, the Cats found themselves six points down against arch-rivals Cork before they mustered their first score of the day.  After coughing up three goals to Galway in the 2019 decider, the perceived wisdom was that unless the Cats tightened up at the back, a sixth final defeat in seven years lay in store. When Orlaith McGrath goaled for the Tribe coming up the break to put daylight between the sides, it seem...