Kilkenny fixtures confirmed for upcoming Leinster Hurling Championship
Derek Lyng's team will be hopig to defend their provincial crown
The date, venues and times have been confirmed ahead of Kilkenny defending their Leinster Senior Hurling Championship title in a couple of months time.
The Cats will be at home in the Marble City on two occasions for games against arch rivals Wexford and Brian Dowling's Kildare as they also travel to face Galway, Offaly and Dublin.
It's a tough schedule of five games in six weeks and the slight schedule change mean Kilkenny will start and end with difficult trips to Pearse Stadium and Parnell Park and how they perform in both of those ties will largely dictate their finishing position.
The full list of fixtures is as follows:
Leinster Hurling Championship Fixtures
Saturday April 18th- Galway v Kilkenny in Pearse Stadium, Salthill at 4.30pm
Saturday April 25th- Kilkenny v Wexford in UPMC Nowlan Park at 6.30pm
Sunday May 10th- Offaly v Kilkenny in Glenisk O'Connor Park, Tullamore at 3pm
Saturday May 16th- Kilkenny v Kildare in UPMC Nowlan Park at 6pm
Sunday May 24th- Dublin v Kilkenny in Parnell Park at 2pm
Saturday June 6th- Leinster SHC Final in Croke Park at 6pm