It's the 2nd last week of Caman Lets Hurl with Michael and Emmet putting the boys and girls through their paces today ! Only one more early start for them, very proud of them getting our of bed extra early to play sports.
Nice long weekend for everyone hopefully this week, here's hoping for good weather
🗓️Around the Clubhouse
🔢Lotto We had no winner of our jackpot last week, congratulations to Liz Hogan & Tom Graham on winning the €50 lucky dips. 💸
⏰Clubhouse Opening Hours Normal clubhouse hours this week, opening at 5pm today and Saturday , opens Sunday 12.30pm. Bank Holiday Monday opening 3pm
Really busy GAA weekend with the 🏑 Nicky Rackard Cup, 🏑 Lory Meagher Cup and 🏑 Christy Ring Cup games all on TG4 Youtube channel on Saturday.
On GAA+ we have 🏐 Cork v Kerry at 16.45pm and 🏐 Tyrone v Mayo at 7pm . Then on Sunday 🏐 Fermanagh v Wexford at 13.45 (GAA+) followed by 🏐 Derry v Galway at 2pm (GAA+) with 🏐 Dublin v Armagh on RTE at 4pm
👿Hell and Back – Results are in ! Overwhelming Dee ! We're going next year 🎉
🏐Tom Cross Junior Championship Draw
The draw for the football championship took place last Friday, May 23rd. Our captain Joe Aherne represented Ardclough at the draw. We were drawn in Group B.
Group B
Ballykelly
Cappagh
Ardclough
Robertstown
Rathcoffey
Athgarvan
🏑Hurling Championship Draw
The UPMC Senior, Senior B, Intermediate and Junior Hurling Championships will take place on tonight at 6:00pm at UPMC, Clane (W91 W535). The draws will be broadcast live on Kfm Radio, with local media representatives in attendance on the evening. Our captain Sean Whelan and Darragh Walsh will represent Ardclough at the draw.
Ardclough are in Senior A group with Celbridge, Coill Dubh, Confey, Eire Óg, Maynooth, Moorefield and Naas. And in Junior A with Cappagh , Clane 2, Coill Dubh 2, Leixlip 2, Moorefield 2, Round Towers.
🏑Joe McDonagh Cup & Leinster Hurling Final – June 8th
What a weekend next week will be – Kildare playing Laois in the Joe McDonagh Cup Final🤩. It’s what dreams are made of for our players , supporters, young and old(er), all the many Ardclough players who represented our County at so many levels and all our young hurlers who take to the pitch each week. As the Two Johnnies song goes, “When I grow up I want to play county.. climb the steps of the Hogan Stand”. 🏳️🏳️🏳️🏳️
Kildare GAA are calling on all supporters to get behind the team and Leinster GAA are providing 20,000 children's tickets to the final.
The order from Ardclough has gone in and we are really excited to head to Croke Park that day 🤍🤍🤍
🎓Exams !
With secondary school finished today 👀 (seriously already !) for our 1st , 2nd, 4th and 5th years, we want to wish our members and supporters the best of luck in their Junior and Leaving Cert next week.
Remember you are more than an exam! We are so proud of all that you have achieved already and you’ve got this !!
🎉🏐U11 Festival of Football – June 14th Registration 1pm Details of the teams for our football blitz below - set to be a great day
🏐🏑On the pitch this week What a way to finish a week. Our two U12 hurling teams were in action on Friday night in their D1 and D4 semi-finals. 😰
Our D4 team played St Coca’s in a great game at home coming away with a win 7-5 to 1-2.
Over in Maynooth, there was no thought of nerves as the boys from both teams served up a cracking match😰. 4 points down at half time the team fought back to get all square, and then a free , turned into a 65 and the game finished 2-9 to 2-10. Both U12 teams now play in the finals – D1 v Naas and D4 v Maynooth on Saturday 7th June in Clane.👏👏
We had no football on Saturday with low numbers meaning no game for our U7s , our U9s played during the week and our U11s played Cappagh on Thursday in a great game at home.
On Sunday , our U8 hurlers played the most favoured fixture in the calendar 👀as they travelled the short distance to neighbours, friends and school mates in Celbridge.
Our U10s took on Naas at home, well done👏👏👏
And our U11 camogs travelled to a blitz to play Leixlip, Kill and Celbridge just escaping the downpours !
Over in Naas our U13 D1 camogs had a great game against Naas in their semi-final which sees them through to the final against Clane this Sunday.👏👏👏
On Monday our U14 D4 hurlers travelled to St Laurence’s to play Clane in the League Final winning 1-12 to 1-4 👏👏👏 Captains Sean Houston & Donnacha Flynn accepted the trophy for the team. Great speeches ⭐and well done everyone👏💪
🎂 Camogie Birthday Our U11 / U10 / U9 team ! celebrated their 2nd birthday this year from when they first came together for training ! Keeping our numbers growing 💪always a good sign 👏 and never not a good time for cake 🍰
🏫Cumann na mBunscoil It was a very busy week in St Anne’s last week and this week for Mr Tyrell and the teachers with the Senior Hurlers and Camogs playing last Friday and the Senior Boys Football, Senior Girls and U10 Boys Football finals all on this week.
Looking fab also in their new school jerseys 🤩
It is fantastic to see such support for playing sport in the school. 👏👏👏and to have very strong club - school links 💪
Hard luck to this crew .. U10 boys and Mr Fitzgerald, it wasn't to be but reports from the game are that you played your hearts out and we are very proud of all our boys🖤❤️💛 On Wednesday our U13 hurlers headed to Ballyfin for their Laois fixture. Well done to the team on a win 2-8 to 0-4 which sees them in 2nd place with one game remaining.
Over in Allenwood our U14 St Edward’s D3 team played their semi final against Alymer Gaels. Down at half time they turned the game around in the 2nd half with a 2-11 to 1-18 win. They now play their final v Round Towers on bank holiday Monday👏👏👏
🗓️ Coming up this weekend
Please check the fixture page on Clubzap App for full details in case of changes to venues / throw in times.
We have a quiet weekend ahead with the bank holiday. Our U12 St Edwards team play Clane tonight in Clane. Our U8 football game v Clane from Saturday has moved to Wednesday and U10 football postponed.
On Sunday our hurling Go Games are postponed due to bank holiday.
Best of luck to our U13 camogs playing their final in Clane on Sunday at 1pm – call in if you are around and support them 🍀🍀
And our U12 hurlers travel to Malahide for a blitz – enjoy the day 🎉
Back to Senior games then next week as most of our underage leagues are finished. Our Senior D3 hurlers play Confey on Tuesday night in the league semi final at 8pm – best of luck.🍀
Next Saturday 7th our senior footballers play their last game against Ballykelly.
And save the date ! the Senior Hurling League Final v Naas is on 13th June at 8.45pm
Special mention to the U14 who take on Kill in the U15 Div 10 league final in Celbridge GAA. Throw in is at 1.15 and tickets can be bought at the link below. As much Straffard support possible would be great to help the girls!
U14s Great to see our Ardclough U14s in action against Wicklow, Laois and Westmeath last Saturday - well done to Adam, Ben, Tom , Nathan, Louis, Tom and Eoin. Missing Niall .. who is just back from injury during the week ! Celtic Challenge Well done to Jack and Logan playing on the U17 Celtic Challenge team who won against Kerry in the semi final 2-17 to 2-13👏👏
🏳️🏳️🏳️County Teams
🏑Camogie The Kildare Camogie team start their Intermediate championship this Saturday away to Down at 3pm ,
🏑Kildare Hurlers Message of Support
Kildare GAA invite all Clubs and Schools throughout the county to show their support for the Kildare Senior Hurlers as they prepare for Joe McDonagh Cup Final on Sunday, June 8th.
Send your videos of encouragement and support to Seán McMullen by:
Email: pro.hurling.kildare@gaa.ie
WhatsApp: 083-151 3951
Let’s get behind the team and give them the support they deserve!
🏐 Football – Sunday 1st June 2pm
Final group game of the Tailteann Cup, on Sunday 1st June in King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon at 2pm.
