By Darragh Dunican Sports Editor Sport@kildarepost.com SIX MEMBERS OF Carbury Martial Arts returned home to Ireland in an exuberant and celebratory mood after they clinched 10 medals at the recent WKC World Championships in Albufeira, Portugal. The select group, who represented Ireland at the games along with the best of the best from around the [...]
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By Darragh Dunican Sports Editor KILDARE SELECTOR NIALL Carew revealed that the four week break his side has had to prepare for Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final clash against Down could not have come at a better time. Following a first round Leinster championship defeat to Louth, Kildare bounced back and came through the [...]
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By Darragh Dunican Sports Editor SINCE 2003, THE majority of the Irish nation has had to watch bitterly in recent years, Tyrone and Kerry take centre-stage in the month of September as the race for Sam Maguire drew to its conclusion. While Cork briefly threatened to end the pair’s dominance, in truth, no other teams [...]
Click here to read "Sam welcomes new faces to the feast"Kildare senior boss Kieran McGeeney has spent the past month scouring the county in an attempt to unearth buried treasure ahead of the new season.
Click here to read "Pieces of Eight"St Kevin’s crowned a remarkable year on the football field by clinching two further titles over the weekend.
Click here to read "Year of the Saint"Sarsfields……6-12 Naas………… 2-3 Girls U-15 Autumn League Division 1 Final Now here was a surprise. These teams have met in the odd semi-final and plenty of finals since they were 11-year-olds, and there was never more than a single score between then. That Sarsfields recorded such an overwhelming win over Naas on Saturday will [...]
Click here to read "Brilliant Byrne"By Andrew Jennings sport@kildarepost.com A sweeping wind of emotion swept through the bowels of Station Road last Friday night as Kildare County crashed out of the Eircom League following defeat to Mervue United in their promotion/relegation play-off. The Thoroughbreds fell to a shocking 3-0 defeat at home to their Galway opponents and now face [...]
Click here to read "END OF THE ROAD"Monkstown……33 Newbridge……..5 Leinster League Division 1 Halfway through the league campaign and Newbridge have just a solitary bonus point to show for their efforts. The bad news continued at Monkstown where Newbridge failed to be clinical in a match affected by the official’s interpretation of the new ELVs in the ruck and maul. Even [...]
Click here to read "Newbridge finding it tough going"Kildare County…..1 Dundalk…………..6 The one thousand plus fans that turned up at Station Road for this crucial (for Dundalk) tie were treated to a night of high drama, the likes of which are unlikely to be witnessed again for a long time. County were already condemned to face a two-legged playoff against Mervue, while [...]
Click here to read "High drama at Station Road"Kilmessan…….0-17 Confey………. 1-9 By Andrew Jennings sport@kildarepost.com Meath senior hurling kingpins Kilmessan had five points to spare as they recorded a comfortable victory over Confey in this Leinster Intermediate tussle played in Radley Park, Leixlip. The winning margin is probably a fair reflection on the gap between the teams on the [...]
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