Leinster club SHC quarter-final: Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-25 Kilcormac-Killoughey 1-18
Ballyhale Shamrocks manager Henry Shefflin and Kilcormac-Killoughey boss Declan Laffan have both condemned the ugly scenes after the final whistle of their Leinster club SHC quarter-final during which a spectator grappled with players.
A row broke out at the end of the Nowlan Park contest and as the rolling maul of wrestling players moved towards the Paddy Grace Stand, at least one individual wearing Kilcormac-Killoughey colours entered the pitch to get involved in the fighting.
Gardaí released a statement on Sunday evening: “Gardaí have arrested a man (aged in his 40s) following a public order incident at a Kilkenny sports ground this afternoon, Sunday 9th 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.
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