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 Eoin Kelly and Sarah Maher Kilkenny launched their National Hurling League campaign under lights with a 1-17 to 1-10 win over Tipperary in a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland final.
Gearoid Ryan grabbed an early Tipperary goal, but the Cats hit back with a string of points, with John Mulhall and Michael Fennelly on top form, to lead by 0-13 to 1-7 at half-time.
Colin Fennelly’s second half goal set Kilkenny on their way to a Semple Stadium victory which reversed the outcome of last September’s dramatic Liam McCarthy Cup decider, making it a losing start for the new Tipp Manager Declan Ryan.
The Tipperary team were skippered by centre-back Conor O’Mahony, in the absence of Eoin Kelly, who missed his team’s crunch match tonight, having wed his long-term partner Sarah Maher in her home town of Ballingarry South just yesterday.
Team mates and friends turned up at the church in mixed weather to see Eoin and Sarah tie the knot, before the couple jetted off on honeymoon to Italy.
To Eoin and Sarah go best wishes to you both for a happy, healthy and prosperous life together, from all your many friends and supporters here in Co.Tipperary.
 Kilkenny Boss Brian Cody Kilkenny senior hurling manager Brian Cody has named his team to face Tipperary in this Saturday’s game, under lights, at Semple Stadium, Thurles.
Nine of the side which lost last year’s All-Ireland Final to the Premier County have been selected.
The team sees David Herity get his chance in goal and Colin Fennelly at corner forward. Kilkenny are without the O’Loughlin Gaels players and have an injury list which includes long term sufferers Henry Shefflin and John Tennyson, together with Eoin Larkin and P.J. Ryan.
Kilkenny have named an experienced side, with JJ Delaney at full back, Tommy Walsh at wing, Jackie Tyrrell at centre back and Michael Rice at midfield.
Kilkenny Team:
David Herity, [Dunnamaggin], John Dalton, [Carrickshock], J.J. Delaney, [Fenians],Paul Murphy, [Danesfort], Tommy Walsh, [Tullaroan], Jackie Tyrrell, [James Stephens], P.J. Delaney, [Fenians], Michael Rice, [Carrickshock], John Mulhall, [St. Martins],Richie Hogan, [Danesfort], Michael Fennelly, [Ballyhale Shamrocks], Aidan Fogarty, [Emeralds], Colin Fennelly, [Ballyhale Shamrocks], Eddie Brennan, [Graigue Ballycallan], T.J. Reid, [Ballyhale Shamrocks]
Subs:
Colin McGrath, [St. Martins], Michael Kavanagh, [St. Lachtains], Conor Fogarty, [Erin’s Own], James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick, [Ballyhale Shamrocks] Pat Hartley, [Tullogher Rosbercon], Niall Walsh, [Slieverue], Mathew Ruth, [James Stephens], Eoin Murphy, [Glenmore], Michael Murphy, [Erin’s Own], Eoin Guinan, [St. Lachtains]
An oral hearing to discuss objections to the planned Super Casino near Thurles, in Tipperary is set to take place on March 8th next.
 Super Casino An Bord Pleanála, the State planning appeals board, has agreed to host the oral hearing at the Horse and Jockey hotel, to discuss the planned €460 million development.
This decision was taken despite the fact that North Tipperary County Council had already approved the rather ambitious plan for this major sporting and leisure development to be built close to the village of Two Mile Borris, near Thurles.
Following a number of objections, including an objection from ‘An Taisce,’ the appeals board have now decided to hold a public hearing into this development and following this process, a final decision is expected to be made by An Bord Pleanála possibly before June 2011.
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 A reports in yesterday’s Irish Examiner claims that the Tipperary County Board are shortly expected to announce Skoda Motors as their new jersey sponsor.
The Czech company are currently in talks with a number of public relations companies about promoting their commercial interests, and it is understood that a deal with the Tipperary board is very close to agreement.
Skoda refused to comment when questioned yesterday while Tipperary secretary Tim Floyd has said the sponsorship issue could take a few weeks to finalise.
However, the new sponsorship deal is understood to be at an advanced stage and could be announced before the All-Ireland champions’ Allianz League Division One opener against Kilkenny this day week.
An Bord Pleanála have decided to hold an oral hearing into the proposed Tipperary Venue project, mooted by businessman and former garda, Richard Quirke, on his 900 acre site near Two-Mile-Borris, outside Thurles, Co Tipperary.
North Tipperary County Council has already granted planning permission to Mr Quirke for his development, known as ‘The Tipperary Venue‘, but that decision was since been appealed to An Bord Pleanála by An Táisce and others.
No date as to when the hearing will take place is publicly known, but full details are expected to be announced shortly with the hearing likely to take place in the coming weeks.
 Model of proposed Two-Mile-Borris Casino The proposed project would includes a 500-bedroom hotel, equestrian centre, horse racing course, greyhound racing track, 15,000-seat indoor entertainment venue, and a replica of the White House in memory of its designer, Kilkenny born architect James Hoban.
Fianna Fail supporter and Independent TD Michael Lowry, who is supporting the €460 million casino project, to be situated near the village of Two-Mile-Borris in Tipperary, had been turning up the heat on Fianna Fail for the report and publication of the new Gaming Laws and has always denied that the Coalition’s sudden interest in changing these gaming laws was not a precondition for his support of last December’s budget.
However, some supporters of Fianna Fáil last December did privately express a sense of unease, regarding the building of another ‘Ghost Structure’ in the Irish countryside, thereby putting the welfare of a few gamblers above the welfare of the whole nation.
Many people feel that this project will takes money out of the pockets of a large number of people, while funnelling it into the pockets of a smaller number. Many claim that the promise of jobs, by this project, always tend to be filled by foreign workers desperate but content to earn a crust for basic minimum wages.
Thurles businesses have also expressed reservations regarding the longer term outcome of this project, feeling it will eventually undermine and eradicate existing services and jobs already firmly established within this area.
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