Elsewhere, Galway and Wexford both picked up wins in the All-Ireland MHC preliminary quarter-finals.
KILKENNY ARE THE Leinster minor hurling champions for a 60th time after sealing a four-point victory over Dublin, winning 1-13 to 1-9.
The quarter-finalists will comprise Dublin, Clare, Galway, and Wexford after the latter pair won their preliminary quarter-finals at Semple Stadium. Their opening goal arrived in the 21st minute. Darren Rossiter broke Cathal Sinnott’s delivery down for O’Brien and he took a big hit before offloading for O’Connell Byrne to finish.Rhys Wickham almost had a first-touch goal but was denied by an incredible Adam Lee save but he teed up O’Brien to bury to the net in the first minute of stoppage time.
The Déise had the wind in the first half but mustered just two points to trail by six and the Westerners put their foot down from there.
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