Henry Shefflin scored 13 points as Kilkenny beat Galway 1-24 to 15 points in Freshford.

The Cats will play Dublin in Croke Park in next Saturdays final following their 1-15 to 1-14 win over Wexford in Gorey.

That game will be the first part of a double header that will also see Dublin play Kerry in the football league, the hurling starts at 5 with the football underway at 7.

After yesterdays game I spoke to Cats boss Brian Cody and asked him about impressive displays from John Joe Farrell and Henry Shefflin but first the performance itself.