Sports Specific first aid FREE to KDFL affiliated clubs on a first come first served basis. Two courses during the month of November facilitated by Keith Conroy. MS Links have now been forwarded to all club secretaries to book your place. First course (Midweek 19 and 20 th November 7-10pm) Second course (Saturday full day 15 November 9.30am to 4pm) Fully certified. ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit do

Sports Specific first aid free to KDFL affiliated clubs on a first come first served basis. Two courses during the month of October facilitated by Keith Conroy, fully certified. An MS Link will be distributed to KDFL club secretaries to book spots. One course will be run over two nights midweek (To accommodate our under 20 managers/coaches/technical staff). The other will be held on a Saturday. Dates and venues will be announced this week. ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please

Martin Moloney Div 1-2-3 Shield (Quarter Final) Kildare Town AFC (D3) 0 4 Kilcullen AFC Kildare Town AFC (Div 3) were no match for Div 1 side Kilcullen AFC in the Martin Moloney Shield (Quarter Final) on Sunday, as the visitors came away with a resounding victory. On a glorious afternoon for football. Kilcullen showed dominance from the very first minute, playing some nice football linking up well down the flanks. The visitors drew first blood on the twenty first minutes whe

ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitely worth the watch. All Paddy's work is evidence based. This video clip is the second in the series. In this video he explores the negatives of performance. He looks at how to achieve full potential as players, coaches and Clubs. Understanding performance psychology will give you the pathway to improve,

Leinster FA Junior Cup Action Grange United FC 4 5 Coill Dubh AFC Coill Dubh travelled to Mullingar for a 2pm kick-off in glorious autumn sunshine, with the excellent facilities at Grange United providing a fine backdrop for what proved to be a thrilling cup tie. Coill Dubh started brightly, and it was no surprise when Ryan Grace struck his 18th goal of the season to put them 1–0 ahead. However, Grange United responded quickly. A defensive slip allowed them to equalise before

Senior Cup Action! Clonmullion FC 0 1 Naas United FC (AET) This was the ultimate smash and grab victory for Naas United as they sent KDFL...

ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together....

Ace Sports Awards Masters Cup (Semi Final) (By Wayne ‘Bubba’ Doyle) Ballycane Celtic FC 1 Leixlip United FC 4 After a disappointing end...

KDFL Lumsden League Cup Semi Final. Clonmullion FC 2 Newbridge Hotspurs FC 0 Lumsden League Cup holders Clonmullion F.C. took on Newbridge Hotspurs in a windswept Canal Road in Rathangan which didn't lend itself to flowing football. Both sides found it difficult to get into any sort of rhythm for the first quarter of the game. The first serious effort on goal came in the 23rd minute when Danny Thompson picked out Cody Mulhall who cut inside on to his left foot and had keeper

CHANGE OF DATE OF COUNCIL MEETING (PLEASE NOTE) Please note the date has been changed for the KDFL September Council Meeting. It will now take place this Thursday 18 September 2025 at 8pm in the Keadeen Hotel. August Monthly award winners will be presented with their awards among other league business. ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definit

KDFL League Shield Semi Finals (Reports by Jamie Connolly) BBC United 1 Rathangan AFC 6 Rathangan FC stormed into the KDFL League Shield final with a dominant 6–1 victory over BBC United in an action-packed semi-final encounter. Rathangan took the lead early when Iain Doyle coolly converted a penalty in the 12th minute. Their advantage was doubled just before the break as a BBC United own goal in the 37th minute made it 2–0. BBC were handed a lifeline shortly after the resta

Christopher Stanley Division 1 Cup Final. Bush Celtic FC 3 Clane United FC 3 (Clane United win 5-4 on penalties AET) Clane United and Bush Celtic served up a six-goal thriller in the Christipher Stanley Division 1 Cup Final in Kilcullen on Sunday. Bush are in the running to win the Division 1 league, whilst Clane have been disappointed with their league form, but both teams have always been evenly matched, so a tight game was always likely. Add to that the big occasion of a C

LFA Senior Cup action ! Naas United FC 0 Templeogue United O35s 3 For the second year running the KDFLs representative in this competition have lost out to Templeogue on a 3-0 scoreline after Clonmullion were knocked out at this stage in 2024 and Naas United fell to the same outcome today. For 60 minutes Naas Utd were well on top and had plenty of possession. Paul Ometeso having a header saved from point blank range, Owen Moran and Scott O’Neill also going close. But three se

CHANGE OF DATE OF COUNCIL MEETING (PLEASE NOTE) Please note the date has been changed for the KDFL September Council Meeting. It will now take place on Thursday 18 September 2025 at 8pm in the Keadeen Hotel. August Monthly award winners will be presented with their awards among other league business. ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitel

Leinster Heat Pumps Senior Division Clane United FC 2 Newbridge Hotspurs FC 3 Clane’s hopes of closing their Senior Division campaign on a high ended in disappointment on Friday night, as Newbridge Hotspurs came from behind twice to claim a dramatic 3–2 victory at Doctor’s Road. The match carried extra significance with Clane sitting three points clear of Hotspurs in second place. A lively opening saw both sides play on the front foot, but it was the hosts who struck first. I

Senior Cup action ! Naas United FC 4 0 Rathangan AFC Naas Utd go through to the Semi Final of the Senior Division Cup after this empathetic win. 2 Goals from Paul Ometeso (8) (86) Along with a goal each from Travis O Neill (53) and Niall Faherty (72) gave United the victory. Goalkeeper Keith Higgins returned from injury today and was outstanding making some good 2nd half saves. Especially from No.9’s penalty kick just after the hour mark. Naas will face the league’s most out

So Fresh Entertainment Women’s Division Clane United FC 6 1 Derry Rovers FC Clane United AFC produced an impressive attacking display at Doctor’s Road to get the best of Derry Rovers AFC in a 7-goal thriller in this evenings KDFL So Fresh Entertainment Women’s Division clash. A first-half blitz, led by the Clane’s trio of Sarah Byrne, Molly Nason, and Mary Hulgraine, set the tone for a commanding home win in front of a vocal crowd. Rovers, sporting their pink and black kit, s

ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitely worth the watch. All Paddy's work is evidence based. Paddy says 'The video highlights the possible problems that players or clubs might have, to help everyone to reflect on their individual experiences. He will be following it up with the solutions to the problems in the next video. The next video wil

ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitely worth the watch. All Paddy's work is evidence based. Paddy says 'The video highlights the possible problems that players or clubs might have, to help everyone to reflect on their individual experiences. He will be following it up with the solutions to the problems in the next video. The next video wil

Senior Cup Action Newbridge Hotspurs 0 Clonmullion FC 4 Clonmullion took only three minutes to open the scoring on a sweltering morning in Snigs Brogan Park. The pacy duo of Brian Byrne and Lee Doyle combined beautifully down the right wing with the latter passing a perfectly weighted ball into the path of the in rushing Nathan Robinson who fired an unstoppable the ball into the back of the net. Two minutes later Doyle won a corner with another overlapping run which was whip