Feature game (By Jamie Connolly) Clane United AFC 2-0 Newbridge Hotspurs FC Despite heavy overnight downpours, exceptional work by the committee and volunteers at Caragh Celtic ensured the Karina Donnelly Senior Cup final took place on an immaculate surface. Clane United AFC produced a performance brimming with sheer character, tactical maturity, and clinical finishing, overcoming a 23rd-minute red card to defeat Newbridge Hotspurs FC 2-0 and bring the prestigious silver

Casey Division 2 Cup Final. St Anthonys Youths FC 1 Old Fort Celtic FC 4 Old Fort Celtic produced a breathtaking opening quarter of an hour to capture the Casey Division 2 Cup, running out 4–1 winners over St Anthony’s Youths FC to bring the trophy back to Portlaoise for the third time in club history. Old Fort exploded out of the blocks at 100 miles per hour, swarming the experienced St Anthony's backline with a relentless high press that forced uncharacteristic errors. The

KDFL Lumsden League Cup Semi Final Newbridge United FC 2 St Anthony’s Youths FC 0 With both teams making their first appearance in a KDFL Lumsden Semi Final it was Newbridge United who are celebrating their 10th anniversary who claim the coveted spot in this years final, they will face the victors of the other semi involving Kildare Town AFC and Clonmullion FC takes place this weekend. A very slow and cagey first half which saw United dominate possession but never really

KDFL Lumsden Shield Semi-Final Straffan AFC 2 Rathangan 2 (Starffan AFC win 4-2 on penalties after extra time) Rathangan made their second trip of the season to Lodge Park this Seaon, with both teams trying to book their place in the Lumsden Final. Rathangan, missing a lot of key players came with a gameplan to soak up the pressure and hit Straffan on the counter attack. For the majority of the first half Straffan had Rathangan pinned back in their own half, moved the ball

Other Feature. (By Jamie Connolly) Leinster Heat Pumps Senior Division. Clane United AFC 2-2 Clonmullion FC Mulhall Magic Retains Title for Clonmullion Despite Late Clane comeback. Clonmullion officially retained their Leinster Heat Pumps Senior Division crown on an afternoon of blistering drama, securing the single point they required in a pulsating 2-2 draw against fierce title rivals Clane United, to claim the coveted title for the fifth time in six years. Driven by a s

Feature game (By Jamie Connolly) Casey Division 2 Cup (Semi Finals) Newbridge Utd FC 1-3 Old Fort Celtic FC Old Fort Celtic FC secured their place in the Casey Division 2 Cup final with a polished, clinical 3-1 victory over Newbridge United FC. In a compelling semi-final clash between two outfits already celebrating promotion to Division 1 for next season, Old Fort’s ruthlessness in front of goal proved decisive, setting up a mouth-watering showpiece showdown against St.

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