No change to start of Kilkenny Club Championship despite early hurling exit

Despite the Kilkenny hurlers’ early summer exit from the Leinster Championship, the dates for the local club championship will remain unchanged.

While there may have calls for an earlier start given the circumstances, the Kilkenny People understands that it wasn’t feasible with fixtures already sent out to clubs ahead of a busy autumn of action.

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The annual August Bank Holiday start for the league/championship remains the same in the senior grade, but in a slight change to other years, the junior and intermediate grades will kick off a week earlier on the weekend of the All-Ireland football final.

Over the last two weeks, the Kilkenny senior, under-20 and minor sides have all seen their championship campaigns come to an end – the first time since 2019 that the county has failed to win a Leinster crown at any of those grades. Appetite for the club game is bound to be plentiful as we head towards the championship in the next few weeks.