We've hit October and the evenings are getting darker, championship is wrapping up with only a one final round left for some teams and semi finals and finals underway !
🏟️ Around the Clubhouse
💶 Lotto We had no winner of our jackpot last week, congratulations to Diane Brogan & Brian O'Brien who won €50 lucky dip !!
Our jackpot for Friday 1st October is €8,000 - a nice holiday awaits ! You can purchase tickets under the link below:
A huge THANK YOU to all our weekly players - lots of ticket options available !
🚗 Ardclough Club Draw 2026 - Second Draw Friday 15th September - No winner ☹️ The second draw takes place this evening - no Ardclough Winner yet !! - 2 draws to go
🎖️Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Initiative - Module1 kick off Last Friday was our first night of Year 2 of our programme , best of luck to all our participants ! We are really excited to see all the work over the next few weeks
REMINDER TO SAVE THE DATE - HALLOWEEN DISCO - COME IF YOU DARE👻
Always a terrify-ingly brilliant night for our young members - get the date in the diary🧛♀️🧟🎃🐈⬛🍫👻and get the costume sorted !
🍺BAR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - REMINDER IF YOU CAN SPARE SOME HOURS We are looking for some volunteers to help us out in the club bar? Can you give the club some time? Ideally 4 hours a month.
Full training will be provided. If you are interested or think you might be interested please send us a mail on secretary.ardclough.kildare@gaa.ie
🏋️♂️ Fitness Class - 6 weeks We are delighted to welcome Conor to the club as he will be running some classes in October - details below
🏇 Race Day - Saturday 10th October The count down is on for our race day in Naas Racecourse - First race is 1.05pm and we have music after back in the lounge from 9pm - set to be a great day for the club. 👕 O'Neills Punchestown Warehouse Sale - Next Week Always a great bargain to find ! Head over next week 👗👖👟St Anne's - CLOTHING RECYCLING COLLECTION IS BACK The PSG Clothing Recycling Collection is happening again *THE WEEK OF THE 5th of October* Please donate your unwanted clothes & accessories (see attached list of accepted item).
Bags can be left at the School Drop Off/Collection Times (9am/1.50 & 2.50pm) from Monday the 5th to Monday the 12th of October. So if your looking to clear out summer clothes now is the perfect time to put bags aside. All proceeds raised will go towards the school gardens.
If any of the above unacceptable items are contained within our collection they will not be weighed. ♻️ Green Club - Swap Shop Don't forget our Green Club Swap Shop is always open - drop off some gear you don't need anymore or have a look if there's anything you need
Please also check the lost and found section for any items you might be missing !
🏐🥎 On the pitch
Last Friday our U10 hurlers travelled to Maynooth - reports coming back of super skills and team work🔥 - well done 👏 On Saturday our U16C St Edwards footballers headed to Kilcock for their shield semi final. Despite a great effort it wasn't our day - as Kilcock won 2-12 to 1-8. A great effort from the team for the autumn season following their win from Div 4👏👏. Our U16G team play their shield quarter final v Sallins next Tuesday - best of luck to the lads🤞
A great day for our U12 St Edwards footballers on Saturday - our U12A championship team were unlucky to lose narrowly in their shield final. Our U12E team won their final against Maynooth. And our U12 H team have their finals day coming up on 10 October as they play Rathangan, St Laurence's and Naas.
Sunday morning was a wash out for our U7 and U9 hurling teams with the rain not clearing in time for their go games. Our U11s had a great day in Kilmacud though 👏👏
It was back to Kilcock for our U14A hurlers playing St Coca's in their last round game on Sunday morning. A tough game and no better luck for us on Sunday than Saturday ! Despite the loss the team are through to a semi final v Naas on October 11th and our U14D team play St Coca's 2nd team in the shield final - date to be confirmed.
Then it was onto Conleth's (or the sofa as the game was live on Clubber📺) - for our Round 3 local derby with Celbridge ! A place in the semi finals up for grabs. It was a tight game throughout, not for the feint hearted with points exchanged at both ends of the pitch all game. Celbridge went ahead by 7 near the end of the game but Patrick brought us back into the game with 2 points and a goal from Martin. A point from Sean brought us back to within one point and we were sure we'd get there 💪 but Celbridge put a point over and it was all done ! Celbridge head to a semi-final v Maynooth and we head to a relegation semi-final v Confey on the 11th October at 5.30pm in Manguard Park. Great to see lots of scorers with scores for Patrick, Darragh, Seán Coulston, Tim, Cillian, Martin and of course Sean Whelan who sits in 3rd place in the top scorers in the Senior Hurling Championship 👏👏
Then during the week, our U12 camogs faced a strong Naas team on Wednesday night under lights at home. They never gave up and we are so proud of them 🖤❤️💛 and our amazing U9 footballers headed the short distance to Rathcoffey for a midweek game and played brilliantly 👏👏
Thursday we were back on the road to Broadford as our U16 hurlers played their shield semi final against Broadford - they are aiming to hold the world record for the most times two teams can play each other 😄 at least a few home games would help Aido😉 Another night not for the feint hearted - with nothing to split the teams it was tight all the way ! But a Hugh Mangan goal and point in the dying minutes gave the win to Ardclough by 1 point , and we know that on the anniversary of his passing, Noel O'Sullivan was looking down on them very proud of a fine team and a great game of hurling - Ardclough Abú 💪
📅 Coming Up
All Fixtures and Results are available below or in ClubZap
Another week of wrapping up - our U12 hurlers have their finals day on Saturday - best of luck to the 2 teams. Our U14 St Edwards footballers are out on Sunday v Leixlip and Raheens - one in their last round and one in a semi final - best of luck !! Our Intermediate Camogie team play Athy in Grange on Sunday in their relegation play off - best of luck 🤞🤞
Our U16 hurlers look to be out Monday in their shield final (TBC) and our U16G Edwards are out on Tuesday v Sallins and our Minor hurlers have a big game Wednesday - in their semi finals - at home so please come and support
And special mention to St Anne's National School U11 football - girls and boys - and U11 hurling and camogie teams who are all in home semi-finals next week - 4 teams !!! Best of luck to Mr Tyrrell , all the teachers who are doing a fab job coaching and most importantly all the players who have already achieved amazing results by getting to a semi final 🤞🤞💪💪👏👏
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