Big weekend ahead 🤍🤍🤍 and lots going on around the club !
Last day getting up early for our St Anne’s 3rd and 4th class. Well done to them all and huge thanks to Dominic and the school, our GPO Emmet and all the coaches who supported the initiative over the last 8 weeks ! We host the primary school blitz next week to celebrate and see all the skills in action – more details below !
And best wishes to all our members in Scoil Bhride in Straffan making their Confirmation today – have a great day 🎉
We hope all our exam students (and parents!) are doing ok 💪
🗓️Around the Clubhouse
🔢Lotto We had no winner of our jackpot last week, congratulations to Grainne O’Halloran and Richard Kelly on winning the €50 lucky dips. 💸
⏰Clubhouse Opening Hours Normal clubhouse hours this week, opening at 5pm today and Saturday, opens Sunday 12.30pm.
Another really big weekend ahead. All the minor football will be broadcast on TG4 Youtube – with the 🏐 Kildare v Meath Minors on at 4.15pm on Saturday, 🏐 Offaly v New York throws in at 2pm (GAA+) followed by 🏐 Westmeath v Laois (GAA+). Then its hurling at 6pm as 🏑 Limerick v Cork throws in live on RTÉ.
On Sunday we start with 🏐 Waterford v Dublin LGFA at 1.30pm (TG4) and the big game of the weekend for us 🏑 Kildare v Laois at 1.45pm on RTÉ – keep an eye out for the Ardclough jerseys on tv 🖤❤️💛
The Leinster Final throws in at 4pm as 🏑 Kilkenny play Galway, it was nail-biting 2 years ago when our Galway fans thought they had won ! If Kildare win we can’t say we’ll see much of the match 🍾🥂🎉
💓Dillon Quirke Screening On Wednesday 11th we are delighted to welcome ASM screening to the K- Club who are kindly hosting the club as 45 young members receive cardiac screening.
Find out more about what they do and how you can support here The Dillon Quirke Foundation 🗣️🗨️ Ciorcal Comhrá Ard Cloch Art Caifé Céadaoin 10 am - Fáilte Roimh Chách. Great to see this during the week in Art Caifé - Irish Language Group all Levels Every Wednesday 10 am
🏑Hurling Championship Draw The UPMC Senior, Senior B, Intermediate and Junior Hurling Championships took place last Friday in UPMC Clane with Ardclough captains Sean Whelan and Darragh Walsh at the draw .
Dates and times for fixtures will be confirmed in due course.
UPMC Senior Championship
Naas vs Coill Dubh ; Éire Óg Corra Choill vs Ardclough ; Moorefield vs Confey ; Celbridge vs Maynooth
🏐Photo of our Captain Joe Aherne at the previous weeks Tom Cross Junior Championship Draw
**Photos from Kildare GAA photographers, Daniel O'Neill, Brendan Holmes and Donal Harrison.
🏑Joe McDonagh Cup & Leinster Hurling Final – June 8th
Message from Kildare GAA ahead of this Sunday : This Sunday marks a historic occasion for Kildare GAA, as our Senior Hurling team takes to the field in Croke Park at 1:45pm to compete in their first ever Joe McDonagh Cup Final.
This is a massive achievement for the team, management, and everyone involved in Kildare Hurling. We are asking all clubs across the county to come together and show their support by encouraging members, players, and supporters to attend the game.
Let’s show our Senior Hurlers that the whole county is behind them. Cill Dara Abú!
🏑Primary School Blitz – Friday, June 13th
We are delighted to host our school blitz again following the success of 2023. This year St Anne’s Ardclough , Scoil Mochua and Scoil na Mainstreach will take part and we’re really looking forward to seeing all the skills and great hurling and camogie. Games start 10.30 am
🎉🏐U11 Festival of Football – June 14th Next week we host the Festival of Football with lots of plans underway in the background.
We’re really looking forward to a great day and we’re delighted Sportsmaster from Celbridge will be there with a Pop-Up Shop. Keep an eye on socials during the week for throw in times and match schedule.
🏐🏑On the pitch this week We had a very quiet weekend on the pitch compared to normal! On Friday evening our St Edwards U12 D2 team travelled to Clane for a super match that secures both teams semi final places.
Pictured below the full panel ahead of their semi finals🤩
Our U9 hurlers headed to Rathangan for a great game. Well done 👏👏👏
A long but fantastic day for our U12 hurlers who travelled to St Sylvester's in Malahide for a blitz playing teams from Meath, Dublin , Galway and Tipperary
Our U13 Camogs played amazing in their D1 league final against Clane on Sunday, hard luck to the team, your coaches, parents and club are extremely proud of you 🖤❤️💛
On Monday our U14 D3 St Edwards team played Round Towers in the league final, all square at full time , and just lost 7-16 to 5-16 in extra time😟. Hard luck to the team , it was a cracking match and thanks to Fergus Sammon for keeping track of the scores for stressed parents on the sidelines 😅. It was great to see such a big turn out of supporters cheering on the team
Wednesday saw our U8 footballers in action against Clane at home, great 2 matches – the skills were amazing , a credit to your coaches 👏👏👏
These superstars in Little Kickers had great session with Siobhan, Seamus and all of their coaches on Wednesday. Amazing work goes on in both our nurseries on Wednesday and Friday from fundamental skills to game skills to fun and friends. This is where the magic starts 🪄that we see in all our games every week. We'll feature our Little Devils in next week Club Notes 🤗
We finished the week with a great game of hurling on Thursday with our D3 Senior Team playing Confey at home and in extra time coming away with the win – 4-22 to 4-18.👏👏👏
Just to note the league final date in last club notes was draft !
Really busy week ahead !
Saturday is a big day we have our football teams travelling away with U7s in Ballyteague and U9s in St Kevin’s and our Seniors away to Ballykelly at 6pm - best of luck 🍀
Then over in Clane our D1 and D4 U12 hurlers play their league final. Best of luck to the two teams.🍀
Then on Sunday our U8 hurlers and U10 camogs game is postponed as they travel to Croke Park 🚌, and our U10s have an early start against Maynooth at 9am to get their game played before they travel !
On Monday our U13 hurlers travel to Laois for their last group game.
We have our Primary School Blitz on Friday , U11 Festival of Football on Saturday and our U12 St Edward’s teams will have their semi finals on Friday 13th also . 😅 is it holidays yet 🏝️
U15s More great county representation with Elwood McGreal who played on the winning team against Down in the Hibernia Cup. They play a challenge game against New York on the 17th June in Éire Óg Corra Choill.
Celtic Challenge Best of luck to Jack and Logan who will represent Kildare in the Celtic Challenge Final v Armagh in Abbotstown on Saturday at 1pm
🏳️🏳️🏳️County Teams
🏑Camogie & LGFA Double header coming on June 14th for the Camogie and LGFA - save the dates and times
🏐 Joe McDonagh Final Team – Sunday 8th June 1.45pm Brian Dowling and his management team have named the Kildare Senior Hurling Panel to take on Laois this Sunday, 8th June at 1.45pm in the Joe McDonagh Cup Final in Croke Park.
🏐Minor Footballers- All Ireland Final !! Best of luck to the Minors playing Saturday
📃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.
Please keep the photos coming in 📸 to May or Aoife
Finally to the 150+ Ardclough members travelling to Croke Park on Sunday - have the best day, great memories are made from days like this
What started as something small with Sean Buggle in 2016 - some familiar faces below - has turned into a big day out for our club , thanks to all the coaches and parents who do the work around our club 👏👏you are amazing
We are really looking forward to seeing this year's pic 📷
