Kilkenny are out of the hurling championship as Offaly progress. Dublin and Galway will meet in the Leinster final, while the Faithful join them in the All-Ireland series.
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5 hrs ago
1:49PM
Never mind the Munster senior hurling championship, Leinster has taken centre stage in 2026!
It’s Super Sunday and the sun is shining, with three games down for decision and Kilkenny’s future hanging in the balance.
We’ll do our best to keep you updated throughout the afternoon. The fixtures are listed above, along with a reminder of what’s at stake for each county.
Stay with us!
5 hrs ago
1:52PM
Some Dublin changes before throw-in at Parnell Park…
Changes for Dublin.
Conor McHugh & John Hetherton come into the XV in place of Eoghan O'Donnell & Conor Groarke.
Wexford's Conor Foley and Galway's Gavin Lee. Martin Kennedy / INPHO
Martin Kennedy / INPHO / INPHO
4 hrs ago
3:15PM
The Leinster SHC round-robin table flashes up on RTÉ, and as it stands, Kilkenny would bow out. Dublin and Galway would contest the Leinster final, with Offaly joining them in the All-Ireland series.
4 hrs ago
3:16PM
Wexford 3-16 Galway 0-22
53 mins - Galway reduce the gap to three.
3 hrs ago
3:17PM
Kildare 0-13 Offaly 1-23
60 mins - Offaly are all but home and hosed in Newbridge.
3 hrs ago
3:18PM
GOAL FOR GALWAY! Joe Rabitte raises their first green flag, and levels matters at 1-22 to 3-17.
3 hrs ago
3:20PM
Dublin 1-23 Kilkenny 0-21
62 mins - Cian Kenny with Kilkenny’s latest score as they chase the Dubs. The tension is rising.
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As it happened: Dublin v Kilkenny, Kildare v Offaly, Wexford v Galway - Leinster SHC match tracker
Results – Leinster senior hurling championship
Kilkenny are out of the hurling championship as Offaly progress. Dublin and Galway will meet in the Leinster final, while the Faithful join them in the All-Ireland series.
*****
Never mind the Munster senior hurling championship, Leinster has taken centre stage in 2026!
It’s Super Sunday and the sun is shining, with three games down for decision and Kilkenny’s future hanging in the balance.
We’ll do our best to keep you updated throughout the afternoon. The fixtures are listed above, along with a reminder of what’s at stake for each county.
Stay with us!
Some Dublin changes before throw-in at Parnell Park…
And another significant late change for the Dubs…
Declan Bogue is our man on the ground in Parnell Park, and he has been writing about the unthinkable looming for Kilkenny.
A loss to Dublin?
And with an Offaly win?
Well, that would leave Kilkenny out of the Leinster and All-Ireland championships.
You have to go back to 1996 to recall a potential scenario so dire.
THROW-IN: We are underway across the country…
Dublin 0-0 Kilkenny 0-1
1 min - First blood Kilkenny in Parnell Park, David Blanchfield from range.
Dublin 0-1 Kilkenny 0-3
3 mins - Killian Doyle doubles Kilkenny’s lead, before John Hetherton hits back. Cian Kenny then tags on another for the Cats.
Kildare 0-2 Offaly 0-0
The hosts with a fast start in Newbridge, Cathal McCabe and Jack Sheridan on target.
Wexford 0-0 Galway 0-1
Galway strike first in Wexford.
Dublin 0-2 Kilkenny 0-3
5 mins - A huge cheer in Parnell Park as Hetherton lands his second point of the day.
Kildare o-3 Offaly 0-2
8 mins - Eoghan Cahill (free) and Daniel Bourke get Offaly up and running.
Wexford 0-2 Offaly 0-2
4 mins - All square in Chadwicks Wexford Park, this game slightly later starting.
Dublin 0-3 Kilkenny 0-4
9 mins - Donal Burke and TJ Reid exchange frees.
Kildare 0-4 Offaly 0-4
12 mins - Level pegging in Newbridge, Bourke with the latest score.
Wexford 0-4 Galway 0-2
8 mins - Wexford have moved in front after points from Cian Byrne and Conor Hearne.
Dublin 0-6 Kilkenny 0-4
13 mins - Dublin go two up after Burke’s second successful free.
Yellow card for Conor Burke for a challenge on Tom Phelan.
Kildare 0-5 Offaly 0-6
15 mins - Shane Rigney puts Offaly into the lead.
Dublin 0-6 Kilkenny 0-6
15 mins – Quick scores from Reid (free) and Eoin Cody draw Kilkenny level.
Wexford 0-7 Galway 0-2
13 mins - Kevin Foley extends Kilkenny’s advantage to five points.
GOAL FOR WEXFORD! Jack O’Connor hits the back of the net as they led Galway 1-7 to 0-2.
GOAL FOR WEXFORD! Lee Chin scores a penalty. Two quick-fire majors for the Yellowbellies. Wexford 2-7 Galway 0-2 after 17 minutes.
Latest scores
Dublin 0-12 Kilkenny 0-8
24 mins - Dublin have their tails up, Burke with a few good scores.
Kildare 0-7 Offaly 0-10
25 mins - Colin Spain helps Offaly extend their lead in Newbridge.
GOAL FOR WEXFORD! Cillian Byrne grabs their third, and they led Galway 3-9 to 0-5 after 25 minutes.
Wexford 3-9 Galway 0-8
28 mins - Galway with a few scores on the spin as they look to recover from conceding a third first-half goal.
Dublin 0-15 Kilkenny 0-9
31 mins – Dublin keep the upper hand at Parnell Park, Hetherton with their latest score.
Kildare 0-10 Offaly 0-12
32 mins - Darragh Melville with two quick points for Kildare.
Wexford 3-11 Galway 0-10
31 mins – Chin stops Galway’s scoring rhythm.
Dublin 0-15 Kilkenny 0-10
34 mins - Tom Phelan scores for Kilkenny, shortly after John Donnelly, who came on for Liam Moore, sees yellow.
HALF-TIME: Dublin 0-15 Kilkenny 0-11
HALF-TIME: Kildare 0-10 Offaly 0-13
HALF-TIME: Wexford 3-12 Galway 0-15
So as things stand… Dublin and Galway would meet in the Leinster final, with Offaly joining them in the All-Ireland series, and Kilkenny crashing out.
Huge second halves ahead!
SECOND-HALF: Off we go again.
Kilkenny are fighting for their lives, playing with the wind for the second half as they trail 0-15 to 0-11.
Kildare 0-10 Offaly 0-14
36 mins - Eoghan Cahill gets Offaly up and running again.
Dublin 0-16 Kilkenny 0-12
37 mins - Burke and Cody trade scores early in the second half at Parnell Park.
RED CARD FOR KILDARE! Cathal McCabe is sent off for an off the ball incident, and the Lilywhites must play the rest of the game with 14 men.
Wexford 3-12 Galway 0-16
36 mins - Galway draw first blood after the restart in Wexford, and reduce the deficit to five points.
Dublin 0-16 Kilkenny 0-14
40 mins - Kilkenny clawing their way back here, Reid’s latest free sails over.
Dublin 0-18 Kilkenny 0-15
43 mins - Hetherton and Reid exchange points, before Burke adds another for Dublin.
Wexford 3-13 Galway 0-17
38 mins - Galway remain on the comeback trail.
GOAL FOR OFFALY! Brian Duignan rattles the net to make it 1-15 to 0-10.
Latest scores
Dublin 0-20 Kilkenny 0-17
47 mins - Cian O’Sullivan and Ronan Hayes with two big scores for the Dubs.
Dublin 0-21 Kilkenny 0-17
HUGE SAVE! Brian Hayes is just denied, Burke fires over the ’65.
Wexford 3-14 Galway 0-19
47 mins - Chin with a free.
PENALTY FOR DUBLIN!
GOAL FOR DUBLIN! Donal Burke slots home as the Dubs lead 1-21 to 0-17.
‘Come on you Boys In Blue’ rings out around Parnell Park.
Kildare 0-12 Offaly 1-21
54 mins - Offaly keep ticking over against 14-man Kildare.
Wexford 3-15 Galway 0-20
50 mins – Similar story for the Yellowbellies.
Dublin 1-21 Kilkenny 0-20
54 mins - TJ slots his latest free, four points between the sides.
The Leinster SHC round-robin table flashes up on RTÉ, and as it stands, Kilkenny would bow out. Dublin and Galway would contest the Leinster final, with Offaly joining them in the All-Ireland series.
Wexford 3-16 Galway 0-22
53 mins - Galway reduce the gap to three.
Kildare 0-13 Offaly 1-23
60 mins - Offaly are all but home and hosed in Newbridge.
GOAL FOR GALWAY! Joe Rabitte raises their first green flag, and levels matters at 1-22 to 3-17.
Dublin 1-23 Kilkenny 0-21
62 mins - Cian Kenny with Kilkenny’s latest score as they chase the Dubs. The tension is rising.
Wexford 3-17 Galway 1-25
58 mins - Galway have hit the front!
Dublin 1-24 Kilkenny 0-21
64 mins - Conal Ó Riain again for Dublin. They lead by six.
Latest scores
Dublin 1-25 Kilkenny 0-21
68 mins – Burke with a ’65 to bring his tally to 1-11. Seven in it.
Dublin 1-25 Kilkenny 0-22
69 mins - Cian Kenny with a much-needed score for Kilkenny, but time is running out.
SAVE! Eddie Gibbons does well to keep a Kilkenny goal chance out. Three minutes added on as the ’65 is lobbed in.
Latest scores
GOAL FOR GALWAY! Conor Cooney penalty.
FULL-TIME: Dublin 1-26 Kilkenny 0-22
Dublin are in the Leinster final and KILKENNY ARE OUT OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP!
FULL-TIME: Kildare 0-15 Offaly 1-29
OFFALY PROGRESS FROM LEINSTER!!!!
FULL-TIME: Galway 2-31 Wexford 3-20
Huge Galway comeback. They will meet Dublin in the Leinster final for the first time since 2013.
Huge disappointment for Kilkenny and Derek Lyng as their summer comes to a premature end – for the first time since 1996.
Massive day for Offaly.
Declan Bogue is in Parnell Park for us, and here is his match report:
Dublin dump Kilkenny out of Leinster and All-Ireland in sensational Parnell Park shock
That’s all from our Leinster SHC match tracker, thanks for joining. Keep an eye on The 42 for plenty more GAA coverage throughout the day. Slán!
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