For the second time this year, Kilkenny came away from Salthill empty-handed as they suffered another heavy defeat at the hands of Galway in Round 1 of the Leinster Championship, losing out on a 3-25 to 1-16 scoreline. - PICTURES BELOW
It's the Cats heaviest championship loss in Leinster in some 36 years and it was an evening where nothing seemed to go Derek Lyng's side's way. - MATCH REPORT HERE
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