Sports News from Kildare Now

  • by Daragh Nolan
    Patricians Newbridge School 1-14 Maynooth Secondary School 1-12 Patricians Newbridge took home silverware following an excellent win over Maynooth SS in what turned into a highly entertaining schools final. It was every man behind the ball for the Newbridge school as Maynooth looked to complete a co
  • by Tommy Callaghan
    Kildare U20 Hurling manager, Eoin Stapleton, and his management team have announced their team to take on Laois, this Friday in the Leinster U20 Hurling Championship, at Manguard Plus, COE, Hawield, throw-in 7.30. The team reads as follows: KILDARE U20 v Laois: Ben Loughlin (Naas); Evan O'Briain (Na
  • by Daragh Nolan
    It was a day to remember. A day full of nostalgia. A day for many, including this writer, full of emotion; something I have to admit I was not expecting but from the massive welcome Kildare received when they came on to the pitch; to the National Anthem brilliantly sung by Newbridge Gospel Choir; to
  • by Daragh Nolan
    Kildare & District Football League prepare to kick off their 29th season with the first round of fixtures scheduled to take place weekending April 2, with all divisions junior divisions in action. The Over 35 divisions will kick off weekending April 16, shortly followed by the women’s division on we
  • by Daragh Nolan
    A busy month for Setanta Boxing Academy, Newbridge who return from the RIGA all Ladies Boxing Cup in Latvia with top honours. A team of six boxers went to Riga to take on some of the top nations in the world of boxing and they helped Ireland secure top place on the medals table. There […]
  • by Tommy Callaghan
    Kildare U20s defeated Wexford this evening in Wexford Park and their eight point winning margin should be enough to see them advance, despite losing their opening game to Westmeath last week. Westmeath will play Wexford next week but it seems the Lilies will  make it through to the quarter-finals re
  • by Daragh Nolan
    It was certainly a day like no other we have witnessed over the years as the curtain came down on St Conleth's Park, Newbridge, in front of an excellent attendance, prior to the work commencing this week on the redevelopment of the stadium. It was Kildare's last game in the 2023 Allianz Football Lea
  • by Daragh Nolan
    Lidl National Football League Division 3 Kildare 1-10 Wexford 0-6 Kildare ladies produced a superb performance to beat Wexford in their top of the table clash and final round of their National Football League Division 3 campaign. The win means Kildare claim top spot in their division and will now lo
  • by Tommy Callaghan
    Following their defeat at the hands of Westmeath in the opening round of the Eirgrid U20 Leinster Football Championship, last week, manager Brian Flanagan and his management team have made six changes in personnel and some positional changes for this evening's Round 2 game against Wexford in Chadwic
  • by Daragh Nolan
    Very National Camogie League Division 3 semi Carlow 2-12 Kildare 0-4 Carlow recorded a comfortable win over Kildare in the semi-final of the Very Camogie Division 3A in Abbottstown on Saturday, a game that threw-in at 12 noon. Carlow were a solid Division 2 outfit but were without a number of their