A secondary competition, the Kilkenny Senior Hurling League, takes place annually between the same 12 teams.

In the third game of the series, Kilkenny were without the services of Lory Meagher, and Cork secured the victory by seven points.

Once again, the game was a close affair; however, Kilkenny won the day to seal back-to-back All-Ireland titles.

Terry Leahy was the hero for Kilkenny as he scored the winning point in the dying seconds of the game.

[citation needed] Kilkenny were forced to withdraw from the championship in the early 1940s because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the county.

They regained the Leinster title in 1943, but Antrim pulled off the biggest hurling shock of all time by defeating 'the Cats' in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Terry Leahy scored the winning point once again for Kilkenny to give the county its thirteenth All-Ireland title.

[tone] 1967 saw Kilkenny win another Leinster title before lining out in their fourth All-Ireland final of the decade.

[citation needed] The Kilkenny hurling teams from 1969 until 1975 featured such players as Eddie Keher, Dick O'Hara, Ollie Walsh, Noel Skehan, Frank Cummins, Fan Larkin and Pat Henderson.

1969 saw Kilkenny wrest the Leinster title back from Wexford and qualify for an All-Ireland final appearance against Cork.

The team also made five consecutive All-Ireland final appearances during those years, a record which stood till 2011.

However, Kilkenny upped the ante and won the game by seven points, in what was a significant fifteen-point turnaround.

The early 1980s saw the great Kilkenny team of the 1970s break up as Offaly emerged as a new force in Leinster.

Christy Heffernan's two goals in a forty-second spell gave Kilkenny a victory over Cork in the subsequent All-Ireland final.

The legendary goalkeeper Ollie Walsh took over as manager at the turn of the decade.in 1987 Galway provided the opposition in the all Ireland final, who eventually emerged victorious, 1991 saw kilkenny win the leinster title and once again met their old rivals Tipperary in the all Ireland decider 20 years on from their last meeting in 1971, Tipperary went on to lift the last outing of the original Liam McCarthy cup and extend their record over kilkenny in all Ireland final meetings with a 4-point victory.

In 2000, Brian Cody guided Kilkenny to a third consecutive Leinster title[3] and a third successive All-Ireland final.

[4] In 2003 Kilkenny completed what they call ‘the double-double’ as they captured back-to-back League, Leinster and All-Ireland honours.

Cork, who were attempting to capture their own three-in-a-row, provided the opposition; however, victory went to a superior Kilkenny side.

The achievement was unique and marks a high point in the dominance of hurling by Kilkenny teams.

[6] Nevertheless, they reached the final and after a titanic battle with old rivals Tipperary which included a controversial penalty being awarded towards the end of the game, Kilkenny secured a four-in-a-row with a five-point win over Tipperary who mounted a formidable challenge to their crown in an absorbing final which made up for the mis-matches of the two previous years when only token resistance was presented by Limerick and Waterford.

Kilkenny then met Galway in the All Ireland Final, and when Joe Canning scored the last point of the game, he forced a replay (the first since 1959).

However Kilkenny showed great character during the replayed All Ireland Final and won on a scoreline of 3–22 to 3–11, their ninth success in thirteen championship seasons.

After a good start Kilkenny faded out of the game and ultimately lost another final to their arch rivals.

Notable camogie players include Angela Downey and her sisters Ann and Marina Downey, team of the century members Liz Neary and Bridie Martin, player of the year recipients Mary Connery, Ann Dalton, Claire Hanrahan, Breda Holmes, Helena O'Neill and Biddy O'Sullivan, All Star award winners[11] Elaine Aylward.

Imelda Kennedy, Sinéad Millea, Aoife Neary and Katie Power, young players of the year Denise Gaule and Marie Dargan, and All Ireland winners Teresa O'Neill, Ursula Grace and Ann Carroll.

Kilkenny is unique among the 32 Irish county associations in not participating in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Kilkenny entered the National Football League for the first time in many years in 2008 but did not find any success, losing every game bar one up to, and including, the 2011 competition.

[14] Kilkenny compete in the Leinster Junior Football Championship, their most notable win coming in 2011, when they defeated Wexford 3–5 to 0–13.

[15] Kilkenny won the 2007 All Ireland Ladies' Junior Football Championship, defeating London by 3–5 to 2–5 in Croke Park.

Chairman – John Gorey Secretary – Trish Dempsey Treasurer – Richie Windle PRO – Noelle Curran Kilkenny have the following achievements in ladies' football.