Countrywide Forklift Training Division 1 Monasterevin AFC 0 Kilcullen AFC 4 Monasterevin AFC 0-4 Kilcullen AFC A cracking day for football in Monasterevin as Kilcullen made the short trip to Tougher Rd. A cagey affair at the start with no real chances from either side. The game sprung into life on fourteen minutes when some nice football from Kilcullen saw the ball arrive at Dave Wilsons feet he flicked it to Luke Mc Williams who played a through ball into Ryan Dunne who sma

League action Old Fort Celtic FC 1 2 Kildare Town AFC Old Fort Celtic and Kildare Town played out a tightly contested, entertaining affair for their fourth meeting of the season. Despite both squads missing a number of regular players, it was the visiting Kildare Town who ultimately walked away with a narrow 2–1 victory. Kildare Town started the brighter of the two sides and found the breakthrough just eight minutes into the match. Sam Murphy triggered the move with a delig

League action Clonmullion FC 2 Newbridge United FC 1 Newbridge United were the latest visitors to Micheál O Neill Park on a glorious Saturday evening in perfect conditions. The first real effort on goals came in the tenth minute from a Jake Nicholl throw in that was cleverly flicked on by Cody Mulhall to Chris Chanders but his shot flew just over the bar. United were next to threaten when Ryan Kearney put Kennedy through but Michael Lawless saved comfortably. The home side ha

Leinster Power Flushing Premier Division Suncroft AFC 3 St Anthony Youths 3 Familiar opponents Suncroft AFC and St Anthony's faced off in the Community grounds on a fine Wednesday evening . St Anthony's started the brighter of the two teams and could've been awarded a penalty two minutes in when a tangle between two former Suncroft team mates Tommy Doyle and Ross Dowling but was brushed away by referee Eddie O Sullivan. The deadline was broken on the quarter hour mark when J

Coill Dubh AFC 0-1 Clane United AFC A depleted Coill Dubh side, missing no fewer than seven players, produced a spirited display despite falling to a narrow 1–0 defeat against Clane United in Cusack Park. Conditions were perfect for football, and while the result didn’t go Coill Dubh’s way, the performance showed tremendous resilience and determination from a side operating with just 13 available players. As expected, Clane enjoyed the majority of possession, but it was Coill

KDFL Lumsden League Cup (Round 2) Newbridge Hotspurs FC 1 Newbridge United FC 2 United Hold Their Nerve as Coffey Steals the Show in Derby Thriller Newbridge United booked their place in the Lumsden Cup quarterfinals after a fiercely contested derby that had every ingredient you’d expect from a local cup tie: crunching tackles, fiery duels, and a relentless battle for every blade of grass. The opening forty five minutes were a war of attrition. Both sides struggled to find rh

Alan Conlon League Shield Round 1 Corbans Celtic FC 4 Enfield Celtic FC (O35s) 0 Corbans Celtic Cruise Into Next Round with Four-Goal Victory An action-packed opening round of the Alan Conlon League Shield saw Corbans Celtic FC secure a convincing 4-0 victory over Enfield Celtic FC. While the scoreline reflects a dominant win for Corbans, the match was a hard-fought battle where weather conditions and clinical finishing ultimately decided the outcome. The match began with bo

League Cup Action. Clonmullion AFC 5 Prosperous United 0 Clonmullion welcomed Prosperous to Micheál O Neill Park for this round 2 game of the Lumsden League Cup on a beautiful Saturday evening in perfect conditions. Emmet Donoghue was first to get a shot on target albeit from distance after good approach play with Sean O Connor after ten minutes. This seemed to spark the home side into life and Cody Mulhall beat the low block and squared to Noel Kelly who's left footed effor

Lumsden Cup Action. Suncroft AFC 0 4 Clonmullion FC The defending champions travelled to Suncroft on a breezy Friday evening to begin their Lumsden League Cup campaign. They had a great chance to open the scoring after just 4 minutes when Michael Lawless brilliantly picked out Cody Mulhall with a pinpoint pass. Mulhall expertly controlled the ball as it dropped out of the clouds and with his second touch rolled the ball into the path of Joe Doran but he shot straight at Doyle

Coill Dubh AFC 4-0 Corbans Celtic FC Senior side Coill Dubh AFC secured their passage into the second round of the Lumsden League Cup with an emphatic 4-0 victory over a depleted Corbans Celtic FC side at a rain-slicked Cusack Park. While the final scoreline suggests a completely one-sided affair, it mask a contest where the visitors created a succession of golden opportunities, only to be denied by a combination of the woodwork and clinical opposition counter-attacking.Desp

Maynooth Town AFC 0 Newbridge Hotspurs FC 1 Hotspurs Hold On to Edge Tense Masters Battle in Maynooth A solitary second-half strike and a magnificent display of goaltending ensured Newbridge Hotspurs FC took all three points on the road, grinding out a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Maynooth Town FC. In a tightly contested Masters Division 1 encounter where there was virtually nothing separating the two teams, Hotspurs’ defensive resilience under pressure proved to be the winn

Hill Mechanical & Electrical Division 2 (By Jamie Connolly) BBC United FC 3 Newbridge United FC 4 Seven-Goal Thriller at Moyvalley as Newbridge United Edge Past Brave BBC Fightback Spectators at Moyvalley were treated to an absolute classic as BBC United and Newbridge United played out a breathless seven-goal thriller. Billed as a massive clash in the Division 2 calendar, the game more than lived up to its heavyweight expectations. A devastating attacking performance from N

Old Fort Celtic FC 4 Newbridge Hotspurs FC 3 Old Fort Celtic welcomed Newbridge Hotspurs to Portlaoise this morning and with both sides scoring and conceding goals, this promised to be a cracker. Within the first minute, Old Fort had a penalty after Patryk Staniec was bundled over in the box. Up stepped Liam Brown but his penalty was well saved by Hotspurs keeper Stephen Mulpeter. That didn’t deter Old Fort who remained on the front foot and dominated the early exchanges. The

Countrywide Forklift Training Division 3 Dunlavin AFC 5 Allenwood Celtic FC 0 Five-Star Dunlavin win as Geoghegan Masterclass to sink Allenwood Dunlavin AFC put on a clinic in clinical finishing to comfortably dispatch Allenwood Celtic FC in a one-sided 5-0 victory. The headline story of the day belonged entirely to Aaron Geoghegan, who produced a sensational four-goal masterclass to systematically dismantle the visitors' defence and secure an undisputed Man of the Match pe

Kildare Town AFC 4-3 Old Fort Celtic FC Seven-Goal Friday Night Thriller as Kildare Town Edge Past Resilient Old Fort A sizable crowd at Rathbride Road was treated to an absolute classic on Friday evening as Kildare Town AFC held off a fierce, spirited fightback from Old Fort Celtic FC to secure a breathless 4-3 victory. A blistering first-half avalanche of seven goals gave way to an intense, end-to-end tactical battle in the second period, with both teams trading golden oppo

Leinster Power Flushing Premier Division. Moone Celtic FC 0 Rathangan AFC 3 Clinical Rathangan Secure commanding victory. Rathangan FC continued their strong campaign with a professional and clinical 3-0 away victory over Moone Celtic FC. From the very first whistle, the visitors established their dominance, dictating play and maintaining high levels of possession. Despite their control, Rathangan initially found it difficult to break the deadlock due to some desperate, l

Coill Dubh AFC 2-4 Clonmullion FC The league leaders made the long trip up to Cusack Park for a late Friday night kick off and didn't take long to create the first chance. A Jake Nicholl free kick just inside the halfway line picked out Shane Foley at the back post and he headed the ball back into the 6 yard box to Chris Chanders whose header went just over. Two minutes later Rossy Cardiff was fouled just outside the box and Danny Thompson seen his free kick tipped over the

By Derek Byrne Kildare Town AFC 1 Clane United FC 2 Clane United made the visit to Kildare Town on Sunday morning in a game that saw two teams that have title ambitions go head to head on a perfect morning for football. Clane came into the game in good form on the back of two wins but it was the home side that started the stronger and were dominant for the first fifteen minutes. Clane struggled to settle and were pushed by a well drilled physical home side. Chances were at a

Newbridge Hotspurs FC 1 3 Kildare Town AFC Kildare Town opened their Senior league campaign with a hard - fought victory over a dogged Newbridge Hotspurs side on Sunday morning. Both sides started a bit nervously and found it difficult to get control of the game. Leon Tsang saw an effort go just wide on 10 minutes after being set up by Jack Downes who had the home defence on edge all game. Downes was to the fore again on 25 minutes when some neat footwork saw him skip past th

KDFL Under 20 Shield Final. Kilcullen AFC 3 Moone Celtic FC 2 Kilcullen AFC Edge Moone Celtic in Five-Goal Shield Thriller In a pulsating KDFL U20 Shield final that lived up to the pre-match hype, Kilcullen AFC emerged victorious with a narrow 3-2 win over Moone Celtic FC. The match was a relentless, end-to-end spectacle defined by clinical finishing and heroic goalkeeping at both ends of the pitch. Moone Celtic started with intent, testing Kilcullen’s shot-stopper Ben Scanl