Sunday GAA: Dublin knock Kilkenny out of Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

The defeat ends Kilkenny's season, while Dublin advance to a provincial final against Galway.
Sunday GAA: Dublin knock Kilkenny out of Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Eva Osborne

Kilkenny have been knocked out of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.

Donal Burke's second-half goal from a penalty helped Dublin overcome the defending champions by 1-26 to 22 points at Parnell Park.

The defeat ends Kilkenny's season, while Dublin advance to a provincial final against Galway.

Galway recovered from going 13 points behind to beat Wexford by 2-31 to 3-20 at Wexford Park.

Offaly are into the All-Ireland quarter-finals, Brian Duignan hit the net as they won by 1-29 to 15 points at Kildare.

Photo: Inpho/Laszlo Geczo

Cork will return to the Munster Hurling final if they avoid defeat to Clare at Páirc Uí Chaoimh this afternoon.

Limerick will be seeking a win over Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds to advance to the provincial decider, and both games are underway.

Clare, Cork, and Limerick are already assured of places in the All-Ireland Series.

Laois' 1-29 to 19-points win at London has seen the Division Two League champions join their neighbours Carlow in the Joe McDonagh Cup final.

Already qualified Carlow rounded off their group campaign with a 3-26 to 1-15 loss at Antrim.

While Down beat Westmeath by 1-28 to 1-18.

Tyrone have won by 3-16 to 2-18 at Connacht champions Roscommon in the opening round of the All-Ireland Football Championship.

In the Tailteann Cup, Sligo won by 29-points to 3-12 at Waterford and Fermanagh were eight-point winners over Wexford.

Armagh have been crowned the Ulster Ladies Football champions for the third year in-a-row.

They have beaten Tyrone by 2-13 to 1-15 in the final.

Kerry retained their Munster title with a 2-9 to 1-11 win over Waterford.

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