come face-to-face as Dublin took on Cork in a repeat of the previous All-Ireland final. On this occasion Cork defeated Power's side by 5- to 0–2. In 1929, Power collected a National Hurling League title with Dublin. Dublin were later defeated by Kilkenny in the Leinster final. The team bounced back in 1930 and defeated Laois by 5–7 to 2-2 giving Power a fifth Leinster title and passage to the All-Ireland final. Dublin faced Tipperary on that occasion, however, Power ended up on the losing side that day. In 1931 Power availed of the newly introduced non-resident rule and declared for his own native-county of Kilkenny. That year he won a sixth Leinster title following a narrow win for Kilkenny over Laois. A defeat of Galway in the penultimate stage of the championship set up a championship decider with Cork. On that occasion both sides finished level on a score line of 1-6 apiece. One month later both teams returned to Croke Park to participate in the replay. Once again Cork took the lead at half-time, however, Kilkenny fought back, and both sides again finished level with 2-5 each. On 1 November, Cork and Kilkenny returned to Croke Park for the third time. Cork went on to win the game by 5–8 to 3–4. In 1932, Kilkenny were back and Power collected a seventh Leinster title following a victory over Dublin. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Power's side take on Clare. It was the first ever meeting of these two teams in the history of the championship. In a close match, Kilkenny took the lead thanks to goals by Power, Lory Meagher and Martin White. Clare fought back, however, Kilkenny hung on to win the game by 3–3 to 2-3 giving Power a third All-Ireland medal. Kilkenny retained their provincial dominance in 1933 with a defeat of Dublin giving Power an eighth Leinster medal. A defeat of Galway in the next game set up an All-Ireland final meeting with Limerick. In another tight game Kilkenny sealed the victory with a 1–7 to 0–6 score line giving Power his fourth All-Ireland title, Kilkenny lost their provincial title in 1934, however, Power won a ninth Leinster medal in 1935. The All-Ireland final saw Kilkenny take on Limerick for the second time in three years. Once again the match was a close one, however, Kilkenny clung on and won by a single point