This game is probably Dublin’s best chance of beating Kilkenny since the famous victory of 2013 given Brian Cody’s injury list, though Mattie Kenny has his problems on that front too. However, while there’s been a clear drop in quality with Kilkenny over the past few years, they remain as spirited as ever and it will still take a huge Dublin performance to beat them at Nowlan Park. Dublin were accused of playing “ugly hurling” on their last visit to Nowlan Park and JJ Delaney is intrigued as to what their approach will be this evening. Throw-in is at 7pm in Nowlan Park. The comment, made by former Kilkenny star Eddie Brennan on how Dublin set up for the League semi-final loss to Limerick, clearly irked manager boss Mattie Kenny. “I felt that some people that analysed the game got it wrong,” said Kenny last week. “They said Dublin played with a sweeper, which we didn’t. “We tried to keep our half-back line in place, but Limerick pulled their full-forward way out to midfield and beyond.” One man’s sugar is another man’s poison and Kenny’s definition of a sweeper system probably differs to others’. Ultimately, Dublin played with five forwards and while they acquitted themselves well, they didn’t threaten to win the match. Will they show injury-hit Kilkenny the same respect in this evening’s Leinster Championship opener? “Gearoid Hegarty was man-marked, Tom Morrissey was man-marked, Kyle Hayes was man-marked as well and the three of them were taken off for Limerick and you didn’t see that for the last year and a half,” says Delaney, who’ll be on duty for Sky Sports this evening. “It worked very, very well for them but you suffer for it up front. “You’ve five against six and all the Limerick lads are very comfortable on the ball. The Dublin lads are comfortable going with a sweeper or they’re comfortable going 15 on 15. “Mattie Kenny plays the possession game and they’d pucking 20-yard passes and then runners off the shoulder and even you see Eoghan O’Donnell and Paddy Smith, when they get the ball they go attacking you and they just go up the field straight away. “It’s going to be interesting to see what formation tactically they come out with against Kilkenny. If they play with a sweeper, they probably will play a bit negative and probably try and catch it near the end but if they go 15 on 15, it’s going to be all out attack from Dublin.” Keep it here with Dublin Live for all of the updates from the game!<doc-sep>2:02 Watch highlights of Kilkenny's comeback win over Dublin in the opening game of the Leinster Championship Watch highlights of Kilkenny's comeback win over Dublin in the opening game of the Leinster Championship Captain TJ Reid led the way as Brian Cody’s 21st championship in charge of Kilkenny got off to a winning start against Dublin at Nowlan Park. But they were made battle all the way by a Dublin side who faded in the second-half of an action-packed Leinster SHC encounter. Reid found the net twice in the second-half as Dublin, who led by six points at one stage in the opening half, wilted in a game where it seemed Mattie Kenny's first championship match in charge was poised to yield only a second win in 76 years over Kilkenny in the competition. The sides were level three times in the opening eight minutes but Dublin pulled ahead when Sean Moran blasted home the first of their penalties after ten minutes after Liam Rushe was fouled by Conor Fogarty. Nine Dublin players hit the target in the opening half to Kilkenny's five as they built up a 1-13 to 0-12 interval lead to rattle Cody's men. Colin Fennelly of Kilkenny in action against Sean Moran of Dublin during the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1 match Alan Murphy picked off three points from play in the opening eleven minutes for Kilkenny but they struggled in attack with Dublin full-back Eoghan O'Donnell outstanding once again. But the big talking point of the opening half came two minutes from the interval when TJ Reid tried to manufacture a Kilkenny goal by taking a quick free to the unmarked Billy Ryan but Dublin selector Greg Kennedy, the former Galway defender, caught the ball having entered the field to issue an instruction to a player. 2:24 Kilkenny manager Brian Cody says his side's second half display was very decent as they came from behind to beat Dublin in the Leinster group of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Kilkenny manager Brian Cody says his side's second half display was very decent as they came from behind to beat Dublin in the Leinster group of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Cody and the Kilkenny management were incensed by the intervention of the Dublin official, adding to their frustration after a half when six of their 0-12 tally came from frees by Reid. In contrast, Dublin worked the ball through the lines much more smoothly with Darragh O'Connell, Paul Ryan, Fergal Whitely and Danny Sutcliffe among the scorers as they took the game to the Cats. They opened up a 1-11 to 0-8 lead after 28 minutes before Kilkenny hit back with another couple of frees from Reid. But then Rushe was fouled at the other end, this time by Paul Murphy, for a second Dublin penalty. However, Moran's shot flew over the bar, another let-off for a Kilkenny side who saw Paul Ryan's goal effort flash inches the wrong side of the left post moments earlier. Dublin's Liam Rushe in action against Paddy Deegan of Kilkenny Reid and Whitely exchanged points before Ger Aylward cut the gap to four at the break when the Kilkenny corner-forward struck a good point. Reid reduced the margin to a goal within a minute of the restart with his seventh free but it was cancelled almost immediately when Treacy landed his third free. The two again quickly exchanged frees before Reid's ninth of the evening left it 1-15 to 0-15 to Dublin after 42 minutes. Saturday May 11: Other Hurling results Antrim 3-19 0-14 Kerry Joe McDonagh Cup (Round 1) Offaly 3-21 4-22 Laois Joe McDonagh Cup (Round 1) Down 2-14 3-20 Derry Christy Ring Cup Group 1 Armagh 2-20 2-14 Monaghan Christy Ring Cup Group 1 Louth 1-19 2-24 Sligo Christy Ring Cup Group 2 Kilkenny drafted in the 2014 Hurler of the Year Richie Hogan in a bid to rescue the game but it was Reid, who collected that award the following year, who got them back on level terms after 49 minutes. Padraig Walsh, who dominated after moving to centre-back, set the move in motion before Reid did a quick one-two with Colin Fennelly and then dispatched the ball to the bottom left corner and level the sides. 2:30 Dublin manager Mattie Kenny says his side went route one in the second half and became predictable as they lost to Kilkenny in the Leinster group of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Dublin manager Mattie Kenny says his side went route one in the second half and became predictable as they lost to Kilkenny in the Leinster group of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Chris Crummey and debutant Adrian Mullen exchanged points but then Reid blasted home a penalty after Colin Fennelly was fouled after 59 minutes. Richie Leahy and Tommy Walsh quickly added points to lead by 2-19 to 1-17 and they never looked like letting it slip from there. Scorers for Kilkenny: TJ Reid 2-12 (0-11f, 1-0pen, 0-1 '65), Alan Murphy 0-3, Richie Leahy 0-2, Ger Aylward 0-2, Walter Walsh 0-1, Padraig Walsh 0-1, Adrian Mullen 0-1, Tommy Walsh 0-1. Scorers for Dublin: David Treacy 0-6 (6f), Sean Moran 1-2 (1-0pen, 0-2f), Danny Sutcliffe 0-4, Fergal Whitely 0-2, Chris Crummey 0-2, Darragh O'Connell 0-1, Paul Ryan 0-1, Tomas Connolly 0-1, Liam Rushe 0-1, Sean Treacy 0-1 Upcoming live GAA games on Sky Sports Cavan vs Monaghan Ulster SFC Mayo/New York vs Roscommon/Leitrim Connacht SFC Cork vs Waterford Munster SHC Sky Sports' live GAA coverage continues on Saturday, May 18 as Cavan face Monaghan in the Ulster Football Championship on Sky Sports Action from 6pm. You can also stay up to date with all the action by following us @SkySportsGAA and get all the latest news, previews and interviews www.skysports.com/gaa<doc-sep>Want the latest from the world of GAA, horse racing, football, rugby and more straight to your inbox? Sign up to our FREE newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Yes please! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Waterford have finished their Munster campaign without a single point, having lost all four games. Cork saw them off at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Saturday night before Limerick comfortably defeated Clare on Sunday. Throughout this year's tournament we'll be updating the table below: Team P W D L F A Pts 1. Tipperary 4 3 0 0 125 82 8 2. Limerick 4 2 0 1 103 77 4 3. Clare 4 2 0 1 82 107 4 4. Cork 4 1 0 2 116 108 4 5. Waterford 4 0 0 4 73 125 0 And here's the fixtures: Waterford 0-22 Clare 1-20 2pm, 12/5 Walsh Park Cork 1-24 Tipperary 2-28 4pm, 12/5 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Tipperary 2-30 Waterford 0-18 2pm, 19/5 Semple Stadium Limerick 1-19 Cork 1-26 4pm, 19/5 LIT Gaelic Grounds Waterford 0-10 Limerick 2-24 2pm, 2/6 Walsh Park Clare 0-17 Tipperary 3-21 2pm, 2/6 Cusack Park Cork 2-30 Waterford 2-17 7pm, 8/6 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Limerick 1-28 Clare 0-13 4pm, 9/6 LIT Gaelic Grounds Clare 2-23 Cork 2-18 2pm, 16/6 Cusack Park Tipperary 1-22 Limerick 0-20 2pm, 16/6 Semple Stadium Tipperary v Limerick: Final 2pm, 30/6 TBC If you haven't already, be sure to like our Irish Mirror Sport and Irish Mirror GAA pages on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.<doc-sep>
The 2019 Leinster Final will take place between Wexford and Kilkenny on June 30th after a stunning final day of the Championship. Dublin did as much as they could against Galway, winning by four points, but a draw in Innovate Wexford Park between Wexford and Kilkenny made it a rematch for the final. Galway are out while Carlow finished with 0 points from their four games. As always, you can follow all the action from both games with The Irish Mirror's live blog. Below is the fixtures and results from this year's Leinster Championship: Kilkenny 2-23 Dublin 1-21 7pm, 11/5 Nowlan Park Galway 1-24 Carlow 1-18 3pm, 12/5 Pearse Stadium Carlow 1-14 Kilkenny 3-22 3pm, 19/5 Dr Cullen Park Dublin 1-22 Wexford 2-19 3pm, 19/5 Parnell Park Galway 0-16 Wexford 0-16 4pm, 26/5 Pearse Stadium Carlow 1-13 Dublin 2-22 3pm, 2/6 Dr Cullen Park Wexford 2-28 Carlow 0-19 7pm, 8/6 Wexford Park Kilkenny 2-22 Galway 3-20 2pm, 9/6 Nowlan Park Wexford 0-21 Kilkenny 1-18 7pm, 15/6 Wexford Park Dublin 3-19 Galway 0-24 7pm, 15/6 Parnell Park FINAL: Wexford v Kilkenny 4pm, 30/6 TBC And here's the league table: Team P W D L F A Pts 1. Kilkenny 4 2 1 1 109 91 5 2. Wexford 4 1 3 0 96 81 5 3. Dublin 4 2 1 1 105 94 5 4. Galway 4 2 1 1 96 93 5 5. Carlow 4 0 0 4 73 120 0 If you haven't already, be sure to like our Irish Mirror Sport and Irish Mirror GAA pages on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.