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 qualifier route in [...]
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 have come close [...]
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 have shocked many. [...]
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 an uncertain future [...]
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 though both teams tried to play [...]
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 Dundalk had to [...]
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 day, as Kilmessan’s superior accuracy in front of the [...]
By Andrew Jennings
sport@kildarpost.com
Kildare senior boss Kieran McGeeney will this weekend run the eye over a host of pretenders hoping to earn a Lilywhite jersey for next season.
The first of several trial challenge games will take place at noon this Saturday in St Conleth’s Park, with the Kildare management team hopeful they can discover some additional [...]