What an amazing week of weather 😎 perfect for a puc around or a kick about and an ice cream 🍦– lets hope that’s not our summer done! The boys and girls in St Anne’s 3rd and 4th class were out again early this morning with Emmet and coaches from Ardclough for some hurling before school. Well done to them all – great start to the day 💪
We start as usual around the clubhouse !
🔢Lotto Jackpot is €10,200 this evening 💶💶💶. There is an issue purchasing through the app so please use the link below. Or under Clubhouse on the App we have now added below link under “Lotto”. https://ardcloughgaa.clubzap.com/draws
🗓️Around the Clubhouse Reminder that the clubhouse is open from 5pm today and Saturday, with earlier opening of 12.30pm on Sunday.
Plenty of Championship on the tv this week 🏐 Antrim v Armagh at 12.30pm , LGFA action 🏐 Cork v Galway 3pm & 🏐 Armagh v Kerry 5pm and the big game of the weekend – if you’re not going 🏐 Kildare v Westmeath at 7pm. Come on the lillies
On Sunday its camogie and 🏑 Offaly v Derry starts at 12.15pm and 🏑 Cork play Galway at 2.15pm followed by football to finish the weekend with 🏐 Tyrone v Cavan at 4.15pm
⌚Easter Bar Opening Hours
Friday 18th – 5pm Saturday 19th – 5pm
Sunday 20th – 12.30pm
Monday 21st – 12.30pm
🎙️ Live Music Easter Sunday night – 10pm on Sunday night the 20th
🏇 2025 Punchestown Festival Preview Night on Saturday 26th April. Not long to go . Did you pick up your tickets for our fundraiser – link below for what’s sure to be a great night.
Tickets are available in the clubhouse and you can buy tickets here 🎶Session – Sunday 27th April at 7.30pm - SAVE THE DATE
🧹Facilities
We would ask all members and users of our facilities to read below in relation to our facilities and looking after them.
https://ardcloughgaa.clubzap.com/articles/147939
🏆 Phyllis Finneran Cup , Easter Monday – April 21st starting 1pm
Keep an eye on socials for further details next week 😃
Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Programme (DEYLP)
Huge congratulations and thanks to Fiona Buggy and Jacinta Moran who completed their facilitator training for the DEYLP 👏👏👏. We are so grateful to both of them for giving up their time to attend the training in March. We are hoping to begin this programme for 15- 18 year olds from September.
Please see the link below which gives more information about the programme. We ideally need 1 or 2 more facilitators which makes the job easier for everyone.
The training is 3 hours online for 3 nights. It is a fantastic initiative and if you can give some time to help we would be very grateful.
Our very popular camps are back and bookings are open – dates are below.
Places fill up fast so be sure to book early. There are discounts when booking 2 camps at the same time and the gear looks good too this year ! Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps
🏐🏑On the pitch
Would you like to be a go games ref ? You can see from below and from previous club notes how busy we are on the pitch. None of this can happen without our referees👏👏
We have a fantastic group of young referees in our club who give back to their club and earn some money for themselves each weekend. We are always in need of more!
If you are 16 plus you can attend below course in Hawkfield or there is an online course, see gaa link below.
Once complete, the parent of the child completing the course should email secretary.ardclough.kildare@gaa.ie to be added to our Young Whistlers Group where information about matches and requests for referees are posted.
Such a busy week 😄 Last Friday our U12 Edwards teams played Athy and Castlemitchell with a win for our D2 team and a loss for our D7 team 👏👏 The boys are playing so well and making new friends, great to see, well done
Saturday started bright and early for our Feile hurlers who were unlucky to lose out on a place in the final, with calculators at the ready for points difference 😵– see full link to report below.
And there disappointment for our camogs as the feile B was postponed ! As soon as we have rearranged details we will share 🖤❤️💛
For Go Games last Saturday our U8 footballers hosted Naas, great games. And then our Senior Footballers took on Robertstown at 6pm at home, hard luck to the team.
On Sunday it was all hurling and camogie with our U7s travelling to Round Towers 🤩 they are flying Our U9s at home hosted Kill - amazing ⭐
And our amazing U11 camogs played Maynooth, Coill Dubh and Round Towers - super skills and some first aid required following a lot of "bouncy castling" at the confirmations 🩹🩼
Our U14 D4 hurlers were due to travel to Naas on Sunday but it was postponed due to feile weekend.
On Tuesday our U16s St Patrick’s hurlers had a great win against St Coca’s – well done and lovely picture below 🤩
And our senior hurlers got their leagues underway with a win on Tuesday against Wolfe Tones in Sallins and a home win against Clane on Thursday in Ardclough💪💪💪. Well done to all the lads who played senior hurling for the first time this week 👏👏 👏
Coming up this weekend
Tonight is a big night for our U12 hurlers who play at home in a double header. Our D4 team host Leixlip at 6.30pm with their first chance to play following a conceded match and a bye weekend so very exciting night for the team and supporters. Our D1 team host Maynooth at 8pm. 💪
Then over to Stephen O’Rourke Park, our footballers are playing Ballykelly at 8pm , best of luck to the team.☘️
It’s an U7, U9 and U11 Super Saturday for our footballers. Sunday sees the U8 & U10 hurlers out in Ardclough at 10am and 11am and our U10 camogs are also hosting a blitz at 11am at home. Our Senior Camogs look for a win this Sunday away to St Laurence's at 6pm.
While all our young members are enjoying the easter holidays next week our U16s will be hard at work with St Patricks playing Monday night at 6.30pm , we are awaiting confirmation of a venue.
Then our St Edwards U16 footballers are out on Tuesday both away to Celbridge and Rathangan. Wednesday is a busy night with our U14 D2 hurlers away to Rathangan , our Senior Footballers play Kildangan and our Minor Hurlers play St Coca’s. Then our Senior hurlers in D2 finish the week at home to Maynooth on Thursday at 7.15pm.
Please check the fixture page on Clubzap App for full details in case of changes to venues / throw in times.
💙❤️🤍 Straffard Well done to Straffard PRO Sean on producing Straffard notes 🤩we love them
Have a read below about all things Straffard. Well done to all the girls and coaches too.
🏳️🏳️🏳️County Teams Big night for our county footballers on Saturday at 7pm. Stand tickets are sold out – please see match info below from county board.
And the Kildare Minor Hurlers play in Hawkfield on Saturday at 1pm - best of luck to Darragh Buggle and Colm Walsh 🏳️🏳️🏳️
Celtic Challenge
Well done to the Celtic Challenge team in Armagh last Saturday – Jack Hogan and Logan Fogarty representing Ardclough on the team , well done to both, we are very proud of you 👏👏
📃Club Notes If you would like an item included in our Club Notes please email secretary.ardclough.kildare@gaa.ie and we will include it.
