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Man arrested following Ballyhale Shamrocks v Kilcormac-Killoughey club hurling clash

Man (40s) arrested following public order incident, Gardaí confirm.

LAST UPDATE | 10 Nov 2025

A MAN HAS been arrested and charged following the Leinster club SHC quarter-final between Ballyhale Shamrocks and Kilcormac-Killoughey.

Fractious scenes marred the end of Sunday afternoon’s game at Nowlan Park, which Ballyhale won 1-18 to 0-25.

A statement issued by Gardaí to The 42 confirmed that a man was arrested in relation to a “public order incident” and has been charged.

The full statement reads: “Gardaí have arrested a man (aged in his 40’s) following a public order incident at a Kilkenny sports ground this afternoon, Sunday 9 November 2025.

“He has since been charged, and is scheduled to appear before the courts at a later date.

“As this is now before the courts, there is no further information available at this time.

“Investigations are ongoing.”

Kilcormac-Killoughey, meanwhile, say the club “do not condone the behaviour that was seen” at Nowlan Park. 

A statement reads: “Today was the end of a journey for our senior A hurling team. The lads have done the club proud after winning three senior A county titles in a row and winning our seventh overall since we won our first in 2012.

“Seven county final wins in 13 years is some feat which not many teams achieve.

“As a club, we do not condone the behaviour that was seen today.”

Additional reporting by Emma Hickey of The Journal

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