Kildare GAA General Discussion Thread

klairondavis

Christy Ring Cup 1/4 final result:

Kildare 1-17 London 0-15

Mark Delaney got the Kildare goal in the first half. Gerry Keegan to the fore as usual. Meath await in the semi final.

feargale

feargale wrote: »

Hi folks, here's a wiki entry for Castledermot:

St Dermot’s hurling club was founded by Iran natives Mouhammd Kaliki and Halib Kumenstan in 1958.

Is this an April fool joke or is it genuine? ( Just curious.)

Can none of you peatland-dwelling dudes enlighten me on this?

klairondavis

Yesterday's Tom Cross JFC results:

Rathcoffey 1-8 Robertstown 1-7
Kilcullen 0-11 Grangenolvan 0-9
Rheban 2-8 Milltown 0-13


Today's JFC fixtures (venue Newbridge):

Ardclough v Cappagh (5:15)
Ballykelly v Kildangan (7:00)


The draw for the SHC and the IHC will take place at 2:30 and will be broadcast live on KFM.

klairondavis

SHC Rd 1:

Confey v Naas
Coill Dubh v Leixlip
Ardclough v Celbridge
Éire Óg/Corra Choill v Clane


IHC Rd 1:

Kilcock v Naas (2)
Celbridge (2) v Maynooth
Moorefield v St. Laurences
Kill v Ardclough (2)

StupidLikeAFox

feargale wrote: »

Can none of you peatland-dwelling dudes enlighten me on this?

It's 100% true, there are still a bunch of Kalikis living in Castledermot, they have set up a small mosque there but I don't think they are involved in the gaa club anymore

Pagliuca

JFC Result:
Kildangan 0-14 Ballykelly 1-10

Well done to Kildangan, winning their first match back in the junior championship. Just reward for years of hard work that little parish.

klairondavis

max life

klairondavis wrote: »

Any big names missing?

klairondavis

max life wrote: »

Any big names missing?

5 gone from the panel: Tom Corley, Liam Healy, Con Kavanagh, Rob Kelly and Ben McCormack.

I would have kept the two young Sarsfields lads and sacrificed two older players included but maybe they have plans to travel this summer.

klairondavis

Tom Cross JFC:

Cappagh 1-11 Ardclough 1-4

klairondavis

Good win for the u17 hurlers tonight beating Offaly by 2 points in Birr (2-18 to 2-16).

Kildare had beaten North Wexford in their opening game.

feargale

klairondavis wrote: »

Good win for the u17 hurlers tonight beating Offaly by 2 points in Birr (2-18 to 2-16).

Kildare had beaten North Wexford in their opening game.

That looks like two very good results for Kildare. As one who remembers the great team of Pat Dunny and Johnny Walsh I'm glad for Kildare. But I wonder if it's a further indication of the sad decline of Offaly.

klairondavis

feargale wrote: »

That looks like two very good results for Kildare. As one who remembers the great team of Pat Dunny and Johnny Walsh I'm glad for Kildare. But I wonder if it's a further indication of the sad decline of Offaly.

It's a good Kildare crop. This group have competed very well against the likes of Offaly, Laois, Carlow and Westmeath since u14. The panel contains plenty of the Naas players who have held their own in the Kilkenny underage leagues and won the Division 2 All Ireland Féile in 2014 and reached the Division 1 semi final last year. The only downside is we will probably lose some of these lads to football eventually.

feargale

klairondavis wrote: »

The only downside is we will probably lose some of these lads to football eventually.

Unfortunately that's what tends to happen. The most glaring example was Dublin in the 70s. Heffernan, himself a hurler of note, poached Hanahoe, Keaveney and the Holdens, all as good if not better hurlers. It took Dublin hurling three decades to recover.

klairondavis

feargale wrote: »

Unfortunately that's what tends to happen. The most glaring example was Dublin in the 70s. Heffernan, himself a hurler of note, poached Hanahoe, Keaveney and the Holdens, all as good if not better hurlers. It took Dublin hurling three decades to recover.

It's the case at senior level at the moment. Eoin Doyle and Fergal Conway were excellent underage hurlers. Johnny Byrne this year is probably our first dual player at senior level since Adrian McAndrew.

feargale

klairondavis wrote: »

It's the case at senior level at the moment. Eoin Doyle and Fergal Conway were excellent underage hurlers. Johnny Byrne this year is probably our first dual player at senior level since Adrian McAndrew.

Football doesn't need them. Hurling does. GAA should step in with some incentive. I'm off now. Goodnight.

klairondavis

roy rodgers

Sarsfields all the way!!!!

Pagliuca

Will probably do the day in Hawkfield on the Sunday, three good games there.

Can't beat the club championships, hope we get this kind of weather for it.

klairondavis

Niall Kelly will join Daniel Flynn, Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Keith Cribbin and team captain Eoin Doyle on the sidelines for Kildare's championship opener against Wexford on Saturday. Gulp.

Pagliuca

How are we feeling about Saturday?

Hard to know what kind of game we're going to get with all these injuries.

I reckon we might win by 3 or 4.

klairondavis

It's hard to know how Kildare will line out with so many of our important players missing. Some fringe players might have played their way out of contention with their no show against Clare. Morgan O'Flaherty should feature somewhere to try and plug some of the holes we have at the back. I'm hearing Éanna O'Connor may also start.

I don't know a whole lot about Wexford. They still have some names that you'd respect like Banville, Brosnan and Shanley who looked a good prospect for their u21s when they played in Hawkfield earlier this year. They didn't manage to get out of Division 4 though so you would hope a weakened and vulnerable Kildare will deal with them but it's hard to be confident about it.

It's a joke that the Leinster Council in their wisdom have fixed the minor football match for the same day.

klairondavis

Leinster JFC half time:

Kildare 1-10 Meath 1-6

Both sides fielding an u23 selection. Daniel Grehan got the Kildare goal.

klairondavis

Leinster JFC result:

Kildare 2-17 Meath 1-12

The second goal came from Eoghan Boyle late in the day. Chris Fenner and Chris Healy did most of the damage.

Brian Flanagan, Tadhg Fennin and Johnny Doyle on the line for Kildare tonight. Good to see those lads involved helping to develop young players in the county.

klairondavis

Kildare will play Louth in the semi final in two weeks time.

paulie21

Team to face Wexford:

Mark Donnellan
Peter Kelly
David Hyland
Ollie Lyons
Eoin Doyle
Fergal Conway
Emmet Bolton
Kevin Feely
Tommy Moolick
Adam Tyrell
Eoghan O Flaherty
Paul Cribbin
Eamonn Callaghan
Alan Smith
Neil Flynn

klairondavis

paulie21 wrote: »

Team to face Wexford:

Mark Donnellan
Peter Kelly
David Hyland
Ollie Lyons
Eoin Doyle
Fergal Conway
Emmet Bolton
Kevin Feely
Tommy Moolick
Adam Tyrell
Eoghan O Flaherty
Paul Cribbin
Eamonn Callaghan
Alan Smith
Neil Flynn

I wouldn't be surprised if there's a change or two before throw in but O'Neill hasn't really done dummy teams up to this point.

klairondavis

Leinster MFC 1/4 Final:

Kildare 1-4 Westmeath 0-1

Half way through the first half. Westmeath have kicked 5 wides so far.

The Talking Bread

klairondavis wrote: »

Leinster MFC 1/4 Final:

Kildare 1-4 Westmeath 0-1

Half way through the first half. Westmeath have kicked 5 wides so far.

scorers?

klairondavis

The Talking Bread wrote: »

scorers?

1-6 to 0-1

Ciaran Kelly (1-2), Jimmy Hyland (0-3), Brian McLoughlin (0-1), David Kelly (0-1).