Galway will lock horns with Kilkenny on Sunday in Croke Park in the Leinster Senior Hurling Final at 4 o'clock, aiming to win the Deleney Cup for the 4th time ever and deny Kilkenny a 6-in-a-row of provincial titles. The two sides met in the opening round of this year's championship in Nowlan Park, when Kilkenny ran out convincing winners on a 3-24 to 0-21 scoreline, but since that defeat, Galway have registered victories over Offaly, Wexford, Antrim and Dublin to set up a familiar Leinster Final pairing. It will be the 9th time that Galway and Kilkenny will meet in the provincial final, with Galway winning in 2012 and 2018 (after a replay). For manager Micheál Donoghue, it's an opportunity to win a third Leinster title as manager, having also presided over Galway's 2017 win over Wexford, which ultimately ended with the All-Ireland title. It's a similar story for Galway Captain Conor Whelan, who was part of the successful 2017 and 2018 provincial campaigns, but also remembers the cruel defeat to Sunday's opponents in 2023, when Kilkenny snatched victory with the last puck of the game. He has been speaking to Sean Walsh...
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