🗓️In the Clubhouse this weekend We’re at the end of the group phase of the football and hurling leagues so an exciting weekend ahead. On TV on Saturday 🏑Waterford v Offaly at 4pm and 🏑Cork v Galway at 7.30pm On Sunday its all football with 🏐Louth v Meath at 1.30pm and 🏐 Tyrone v Dublin at 3.45pm.
The clubhouse is open from 5pm on Friday & Saturday , with earlier opening of 12.30pm on Sunday.
We'll also have details shortly for our new pool leagues so keep an eye on Clubzap.
📌Sports Hall Reminder that the sports hall will be closed for the weekend due to works underway in the hall. There will be no access to the hall during this period.
🧹Club Clean Up – Saturday March 29th at 10am We are looking for some help on Saturday 29th March morning with a clean-up of the club grounds. We have a few jobs to get done and would really appreciate if anyone has a spare hour to give this Saturday.
If you are around to help please message Aoife on 087 294 6698.
📃Kildare GAA - Gaeltacht Grant Forms – 2025 Application forms below -
Membership 2025 Thank you to everyone who has paid their membership so far. Reminder that membership is due by the 31st March. Anyone playing or training should be paid as all groups are back now. Contact Deirdre with any queries.
💶National Club Draw 2025 – ticket sales closed Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets for the Club Draw this year. The draw takes place next Wednesday 26th.
Ticket sales from the draw were €1,695 and thanks to Tomsie Buggle who helped to sell tickets again this year.
🥯🧁Ardclough Youth Theatre Bake Sale The AYT are having a bake sale on Sunday morning at 10am in the Ardclough Village Centre - please go along and support. Pick up a cake and come watch the game on Sunday !
🏐🏑On the pitch
Big news this week that our most important club members are back – Little Kickers and Little Devils return this week🎉. We are very excited to meet these two groups and look forward to seeing all the fun you’ll have
Well done to our Go Games hurlers and footballers who returned last week – great picture below of our U8s who hosted Leixlip in Ardclough.
This week our U7, U9 & U11 hurlers and U8 & U10 Footballers take to the pitch and our U11 Camógs travel to Sarsfields for their 1st blitz. We are so excited for our U7 hurlers playing their first game in Ardclough colours🖤❤️💛 . They play at 10am in Ardclough on Sunday.
For our older teams (all codes) from U12 up to Senior – all fixtures and results are being updated after each game so please check Clubzap App under “Games” . There are 8 games on over the weekend so a busy weekend ahead.
The U12 hurlers started their league last Friday at home with a win against Western Gaels.👏
They switch to football this week with two games against Kilcock and Confey tonight – tough night for coach and Confey man Mark 👀 !! Hope he has the Edward’s gear ready😎 !
Our Edward’s minors won their game against Raheens last Sunday leaving them 3rd in the table with 5 games played. Hard luck to the U16 D7 team who lost to Round Towers on St Patrick’s morning.
And our U14 hurlers came away with a strong win away to St Coca’s in D4 on Wednesday night. 👏
Back to this week and it’s a big night this evening as our Minor Hurlers play Naas in D1 at 19.45pm in Ardclough – best of luck to the team.
Saturday sees the start of the Hanlon Concrete LTD Senior Football League. All support welcome as our footballers play Cappagh in round 1 at 5pm in Ardclough – best of luck
St Edwards U16s are away to Suncroft at 4pm in D3. Our Camogs continue their Leinster League on Sunday at 2pm in Ardclough v Lucan Sarsfields. Our U14 hurlers travel to Coill Dubh Sunday for their 2nd game of the league and our U13 Camogs play Sallins on Sunday.
All go !😮💨 Best of luck to the parents too struggling with google maps and Eircodes as they navigate the back roads of Kildare - it's all worth it though 😉
💙❤️🤍 Straffard Best of luck to the U15 team playing Kilcock in Straffan on Saturday at 12.30pm
Come on the Lillies 🏳️🏳️🏳️ The news just keeps on coming - more great news this week on County panels that Elwood McGreal has been selected for the U15 Kildare Hurling Panel, well done Elwood 👏👏
And well done to Issey and Lila from Straffard who were on the U16 panel who beat the Dubs last Sunday in Celbridge 💪
🏳️🏳️🏳️County Teams
Really busy weekend for our county teams as we reach the end of the group phase of the hurling and football.
Saturday 🏐 LGFA – Mayo v Kildare @3pm
🏑Camogie – Kildare v Wicklow @ 2pm in Hawkfield - 2nd last game of the league
🏑Hurling – Meath v Kildare @ 2.30pm – win or draw sees the team promoted !
Sunday
🏐 Football – Kildare v Antrim @2pm with 8 points its all to play for😵 who will get promoted 🏇🏇 2025 Punchestown Festival Preview Night on Saturday 26th April. 📢Big night for the club - well done to the football, hurling, camogie and Straffard committees and players for organising what's sure to be a very popular event.
There will be a dedicated ticket sales desk in the club house tonight from 6.30pm - be sure to get your tickets early and share the link with family and friends. Buy tickets here
🗓️ SAVE THE DATE – FEILE
Really exciting time for our U15 players as Feile dates and groups have been announced – we’ll post fixtures and details as soon as we have them but for now please save the dates!
🏐Football – Saturday 29th March
🏑Hurling – Saturday 5th April
🏑Camogie – Sunday 6th April
🏐LGFA – Saturday 12th April
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