Kilkenny will face Galway just as they did against Westmeath with Derek Lyng naming an unchanged starting lineup for Sunday's Leinster championship clash in UPMC Nowlan Park.

Kilkenny GAA have confirmed all club games in the county have been postponed this weekend in the wake of a the withdrawl of referee services.

Ireland will start against Scotland just as they did against England with Dannah O'Brien included in the half-backs.

As Newcastle tear Everton apart, details of the Tailteann Cup emerge and championship hurling returns, let's take a check on Friday's headlines on KCLR.

Watch highlights from Man City's rout of Arsenal, get the latest on tickets for Kilkenny v Galway and more in Thursday's headlines on KCLR and Scoreline.ie.

Evergreen's Lee Delaney has been handed his first call-up to the Ireland amateur international team to face Basque Region in May.

The Shark Hanlon-trained Hewick is skipping Punchestown's Gold Cup on Wednesday in favour of better ground conditions for the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on Saturday.

Hewick is out of the Gold Cup, more leagues in Carlow wrap up tonight and the countdown is on to a busy weekend of GAA and rugby action on KCLR.

Recap the latest from the world of camogie including Kilkenny's VERY Camogie League final defeat, their exit from the All-Ireland minor A series and more with Martin and Áine.

Hear from plenty of the Kilkenny GAA camp following a hat-trick of wins over the weekend, recap Carlow's Joe McDonagh Cup performances and more on Full Time.