Trevor Spillane

Tullaroan 3-16, Dicksboro 1-19 Three top class Paul Buggy saves helped Tullaroan make a winning start to Kilkenny senior hurling league.

Mullinavat 0-21, Erin's Own 1-13 A good start proved to be half the battle as Mullinavat got one over Erin's Own (Castlecomer) to pick up their first points of the senior hurling league.

Glenmore native helped team set cycling record in Paris A new national record and a place on the world stage - Kilkenny's Mia Griffin could look back with pride as the Irish cycling took another big step forward.

Lisdowney 3-22, Conahy Shamrocks 1-16 A confident first quarter display helped Lisdowney wrap up their second win of the Kilkenny intermediate league on the spin.

Bennettsbridge 5-19, James Stephens 1-18 A five-star goalscoring performance helped Bennettsbridge bounce back to winning ways in the Kilkenny senior hurling league - but the win heaped more misery on James Stephens.

The first stage of the Rás na mBan international women's road race was held on Wednesday. Trevor Spillane jumped into a team car to follow the action as it unfolded on Kilkenny's roads.

Lisdowney 3-17, Young Irelands 2-19 A late, late rush helped Lisdowney land the intermediate league title.

Danesfort 1-24, Tullogher-Rosbercon 0-15 A Robbie Walsh strike was worth its weight in goal-d as Danesfort roared to the intermediate hurling league shield spoils.

Glenmore 3-17, James Stephens 3-12 A strong performance filled with hard running and a never-say-die attitude saw Glenmore save their senior hurling skins.

This week's opinion piece, inside the Kilkenny People newspaper Going crackers: The signs, TV ads and decorations are pointing towards C*******s way too early, writes Trevor ‘humbug' Spillane...