Pictures: Celebration for Kilkenny's TWO Leinster hurling champion teams

Thursday night last saw the senior and junior hurlers of Callan’s Coláiste Abhainn Rí gather with their parents to celebrate their wonderful year. Both teams were crowned Leinster champions, with the senior team narrowly losing out to the eventual winners of the All Ireland series.

Four special guests attended the event - Sarah Millea, Brian O’Meara, Noel Hickey and Jackie Tyrrell, who spoke of their own journeys as sports people and offered the boys wonderful advice as they go forward in both the sporting and academic careers.

Special thanks to the team’s title sponsors, Callan Co-op, and to The Ormonde Hotel, John O'Neill Electrical, AP Systems, Michael Maher Transport and local GAA clubs for their support during the year