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Kilkenny captain Joey Holden celebrates with the Liam MacCarthy Cup after Kilkenny's 2015 All-Ireland final win. Ryan Byrne/INPHO

Kilkenny to begin 2016 championship campaign against Wexford or Dublin

The Cats are aiming for a 16th provincial title in 19 years.

DUBLIN AND WEXFORD will meet in the quarter-finals of the 2016 Leinster senior hurling championship, and the prize for the winners will be a semi-final clash with reigning Leinster and All-Ireland champions Kilkenny.

The draws for next year’s championships were made this evening on RTÉ, with this year’s beaten finalists Galway set to play the winners of the Leinster qualifier group in their opener.

In Munster, Tipperary will begin the defence of their provincial crown with a quarter-final clash against old rivals Cork, with Limerick awaiting the winners in the semi-finals. The other semi-final will see Waterford take on Clare.

2016 Leinster SHC draw

Qualifier group: Offaly, Westmeath, Carlow, Kerry

Quarter-finals: Dublin vs. Wexford; Group winner vs. Galway; Group runner-up vs. Laois

Semi-finals: Kilkenny vs. Dublin/Wexford; Group winner/Galway vs. Group runner-up/Laois

2016 Munster SHC draw

Quarter-final: Tipperary vs. Cork

Semi-finals: Tipperary/Cork vs. Limerick; Waterford vs Clare

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    Jul 22nd 2021, 7:29 AM

    Unreal commitment to be an Olympian. Congrats Paul on your brilliant achievements

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    Jul 22nd 2021, 8:29 AM

    Really nice read, and how proud you must feel. Well done and I hope other life’s endeavours bring you as much contentment

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    Jul 22nd 2021, 8:48 AM

    Incredible story of pure determination. Unbelievable self motivation and grit to get up and train like that day after day.

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    Jul 22nd 2021, 8:06 PM

    I don’t know how elite athletes do it fair play

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    Jul 23rd 2021, 12:55 AM

    Paul was an amazing athlete – I think the pace of the four in 2005 and 2006 was the fastest lightweight 4- we’d ever had and such a shame the project ran out of steam by 2008

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