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1. Clare Grace won bronze at the European Women’s Boxing Championships in Bucharest — the first Irish woman not named Katie Taylor to medal at the championships
Ryan Byrne / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
2. Ciara Everard won the 800m title at the National Indoor Championships and went on to represent Ireland at the World Indoors in Poland
Adam Jastrzebowski / INPHO
Adam Jastrzebowski / INPHO / INPHO
3. Michael Hutchinson shared the €20,000 first prize with team-mate Billy Twomey in the Puissance at the Dublin Horse Show
12. They regained their Leinster title – the 13th provincial championship of Cody’s reign …
Captain Lester Ryan Ryan Byrne / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
13. … and carried the momentum all the way through to September where they beat Tipperary at the second time of asking for All-Ireland title number 35
Jackie Tyrell celebrates in front of the Hill Donall Farmer / INPHO
Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO
14. It was a perfect 10 for the legendary Cody and King Henry Shefflin
Brian Cody and Henry Shefflin celebrate James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
The King places a hat on his son Henry's head James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
15. Six of the team earned Allstars, including a remarkable seventh nod for man-mountain JJ Delaney (below)
Paul Murphy, Cillian Buckley, TJ Reid and Colin Fennelly were also recognised while Richie Hogan was named Hurler of the Year
Ryan Byrne / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
16. When all was said and done, the Cats celebrated the careers of five great servants on their retirement: David Herity, Tommy Walsh, Brian Hogan, Aidan ‘Taggy’ Fogarty and JJ Delaney
A perfect ten for Cody and the King - Kilkenny's 2014 sporting highlights
But what about [insert your county here]? Don’t worry, we’ll be producing a series of articles that will cover every county in Ireland – even yours – over the next few weeks. See the ones we’ve already covered here.
1. Clare Grace won bronze at the European Women’s Boxing Championships in Bucharest — the first Irish woman not named Katie Taylor to medal at the championships
2. Ciara Everard won the 800m title at the National Indoor Championships and went on to represent Ireland at the World Indoors in Poland
3. Michael Hutchinson shared the €20,000 first prize with team-mate Billy Twomey in the Puissance at the Dublin Horse Show
4. David Morris caused a massive shock when he dumped out world champion Mark Selby in the second round of the UK Championship
5. Unsurprisingly though, it was all about GAA – Rower Instioge won the All-Ireland intermediate title back in February
6. Eoin Murphy captained Waterford IT to the Fitzgibbon Cup title
7. Ballyhale Shamrocks and Mullinavat made it a senior/intermediate double in the 2014 Leinster club hurling championships
8. At county level, the senior ladies were crowned Division 1 camogie champs
9. Both the senior and intermediate teams made it to the All-Ireland camogie finals in Croke Park before falling at the final hurdle
10. There were better days for the minor hurlers as they won their first All-Ireland title since 2010
11. At senior level, Brian Cody’s side proved they were still a force by winning the league in the spring
12. They regained their Leinster title – the 13th provincial championship of Cody’s reign …
13. … and carried the momentum all the way through to September where they beat Tipperary at the second time of asking for All-Ireland title number 35
14. It was a perfect 10 for the legendary Cody and King Henry Shefflin
15. Six of the team earned Allstars, including a remarkable seventh nod for man-mountain JJ Delaney (below)
Paul Murphy, Cillian Buckley, TJ Reid and Colin Fennelly were also recognised while Richie Hogan was named Hurler of the Year
16. When all was said and done, the Cats celebrated the careers of five great servants on their retirement: David Herity, Tommy Walsh, Brian Hogan, Aidan ‘Taggy’ Fogarty and JJ Delaney
17. Any excuse to watch JJ’s hook on Seamus Callinan again really…
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