Match official confirmed for upcoming Kilkenny Senior hurling final

Danny Loughnane of O'Loughlin Gaels, left, is shown a red card by referee Owen Beehan during the 2021 Kilkenny County Senior Club Hurling Championship Final at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny. | SPORTSFILE

placeholder image — Danny Loughnane of O'Loughlin Gaels, left, is shown a red card by referee Owen Beehan during the 2021 Kilkenny County Senior Club Hurling Championship Final at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny. | SPORTSFILE

Shamrocks and Tullaroan will contest the Kilkenny SHC Final

The countdown is on to next Sunday’s St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship Final as two teams at the top of the county role of honour in Shamrocks Ballyhale and Tullaroan get set to face off in UPMC Nowlan Park.

The Shamrocks will go into the game as the defending champions as they look to win a 22nd senior crown while their opponents on 20 championship titles themselves appear in a first final since 1994.

It’s set to be a much anticipated occasion and Owen Beehan will be the man in the middle.

It will be the second time that the Johnstown official has overseen the biggest game in the Kilkenny hurling calendar after refereeing the 2021 decider between the Shamrocks and O’Loughlin Gaels.