Rower- Initioge is the club that gave us the great Eddie Keher but have only ever won one senior Championship back in 1968.

For the last number of years they've been playing their hurling at intermediate level but following a dramatic 2-13 to 2-11 win over Aidan Fogarty and Derek Lyng's Emeralds yesterday they are senior once again.

Tweo time All Ireland winner Kieran Joyce has celebrated big days in Croke park but yesterday the centre back played his part for his club and afterwards told us what it meant to them.

It was also a great weekend for Lisdowney who won the junior final for the first time since 1960 with an injury time Rory Hickey point.

Former Kilkenny great Eddie Brennan is part of their coaching set up but refused to hog the credit afterwards.