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- ↑ "Kilkenny's Phelan forced to quit hurling". RTÉ Sport. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Former All-Ireland senior winner joins Cody's Kilkenny management team for 2021". The 42. 20 January 202. Retrieved 19 January 2021.