Eoin Murphy and TJ Reid are the only remaining players that featured in 2015 All-Ireland final victory
Conor Fogarty’s retirement severs yet another link to Kilkenny’s golden ageRichie Reid was the sub goalkeeper in the 2015 All-Ireland final but he did not feature on the day. Should any of those players also step away over the coming weeks, the severing of the last remaining links to that history-making age will draw ever closer.
Since Kilkenny won their first All-Ireland in 1904 this ongoing drought equals the county’s longest wait between titles – they went 10 years in 1922-32 and 1947-57. The danger now is the barren period dragging on because soon there won’t be any current Kilkenny player with a Celtic cross to bridge the gap between All-Irelands.
But as the natural departures of experienced hurlers continues annually, it leaves behind a panel of players trying to chase down a culture of success which is gradually slipping out the door too. The half-back line in that final was Pádraig Walsh, Kieran Joyce and Buckley. Joyce retired at the end of the 2017 season while Walsh played until 2023. Buckley announced his retirement in August of this year.
Colin Fennelly, Richie Hogan and Reid were named as the Kilkenny half-forward line for the 2015 final. Fennelly officially retired in November 2021 while Hogan stepped away in September 2023.“I can only imagine TJ will go back. Look, he is still one of the best players in Ireland. I can’t see why he would retire,” stated Walter Walsh recently.
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