And we’ve made it ! Midterm break is here, and the cold weather arrived just in time – winter coats, hats and gloves at the ready for the last few games of the season. We felt every bit of the weather last weekend with many games cancelled due to rain on Sunday.
Lots going on as always around the club!
Around the Clubhouse
Lotto
We had no winner of our jackpot last night, congratulations to Mary Kelly & Mary Christian on winning the €50 lucky dips.
Our spooky jackpot for Halloween night, Friday 31th October is €3,200. You can purchase tickets under the link below:
https://ardcloughgaa.clubzap.com/draws
Golf Classic – 17th October
We had some great team photos from the golf last week, and were delighted to have all our teams back to the clubhouse for a presentation of prizes. We’re already looking forward to next year’s event ! And rumour of a potential junior golf day are circulating (not looking at Luan & Caroline !!)
Huge thanks to all our Tee sponsors, some of whom are pictured below
Senior Hurling Awards – Saturday
What a fantastic night Saturday was as we celebrated the successes of our adult hurling teams, promotion to division 1 and division 2 , and a win in the Minor 7-aside competition.
Our hurling chairman Ger Buggle welcomed everyone and acknowledged it was a successful year for the teams by winning the 2 leagues and retaining our senior status. Our chairman John Ryan spoke about the recent passing of Noel O’Sullivan who was greatly missed on the night. Richie Hoban was on hand to present the medals to the successful Minor 7-aside winners with Ger presenting medals to the D3 team and John presenting medals to D2 team.
A special presentation was made to Richie Hoban and Tim Ryan to acknowledge their part in the incredible win of the Joe McDonagh Cup by Kildare this year.
A very exciting 2026 ahead for Ardclough and Kildare!
All the paparazzi were on hand to get the right shot. We’re looking forward to seeing Bridie’s always fabulous photos and huge thanks to her for being there on the night.
Come If You Dare
Mark your calendars for the spookiest night of the year – our Halloween party on Sunday October 26th!
ASDS & AYT Karaoke Night – 8th November
A great night ahead for a great cause , tickets €10 are available on the night. We’re really looking forward to the panto and we know how hard lots of our members are practicing.
Scór na nÓg – 14th November
Reminder that Scór na nÓg county finals take place on November 14th, lots of preparation underway by our entrants.
Straffard end of year party – Friday November 21st – Ardclough GAA
We plan on celebrating another successful year for Straffard with music, pizzas and treats. ??
6.30 – 8pm – U7s to U12s (Ardclough Hall)
8 – 9.30pm – U13s to Minor (Ardclough Clubhouse Bar)
Date for the diary
Our 3 club AGMs are now confirmed – save the date !
- Camogie AGM – Monday, 17th November
- Straffard AGM – Wednesday, 19th November
- Club AGM – Wednesday, 26th November
Ardclough Club Draw 2025 in association with Club Kildare
The final club draw took place on Friday 24th October, no Ardclough winners ! Huge thanks to everyone who supported the draw.
Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Programme
We’ve reached the half way point in our Module 1 of the programme with participants completing session 7 & 8 on Friday night. With a break for mid-term we’ll be back on 7th November for our next 2 sessions
Yoga in Ardclough
We’re delighted to welcome Elaine Parker Yoga to Ardclough starting from November – see details below.
ON THE PITCH
All adult fixtures are finished up while we wait for our U20 camogie and U23 St Edwards football leagues to begin.
Juvenile Teams
Our U10 footballers had a great game last Saturday the 18th against Maynooth, while our U8s had a break as Clane were unavailable.
The weather meant no game for our U7 hurlers but no such luck for our U16 footballers who braved the downpours in Hawkfield for their Shield Final. After a tough start, they won comprehensively against Leixlip. Great picture of joint captains Ethan Collins and Eoin Regan receiving the shield below.
With the rain passing over our U9 hurlers played two great games against Celbridge.
And our U11 hurlers played 2 cracking games against Naas.
On Sunday afternoon our U8 hurlers welcomed Commercials, Western Gaels and Coill Dubh to the club for a blitz. Great skills and friends made and a few goodie bags to finish up.
It was a mixed result for our camogie teams this week. Hard luck to our U14 camogie team who lost their shield final to Clane on Sunday and huge well done to our U16 team who beat Johnstownbridge/Cappagh team on Monday and they now play St Laurences on 4th November in Ardclough.
Our U11s had two cracking games against Straffan and Kilcock as they hosted their last Go Games blitz on Tuesday. Great skills and teamwork from all the girls
Also on Tuesday over on the main pitch, our U14 hurlers welcomed St Laurence’s in their B championship semifinal. A great game of hurling saw our team come away with the win and they now play Maynooth in the county final on November 8th . Huge well done to the team and coaches.
On Friday night our U12 hurlers played St Coca’s in the semi final of the A Championship , in a very tight and tense game, only 2 points separated the teams at the end , with our young hurlers showing great determination to come away with the win. They now play Naas in the county final on November 9th
To finish off a great week on the pitch our St Edwards U14s played two shield finals on Saturday.
Hard luck to our U14 H team who came up against a strong Celbridge side with 4 early goals for Celbridge crucial for them for the win. Our U14B team had a tough and close battle with Kill, with the two teams very even throughout the game, we eventually came away with a 3 point win.
Huge well done to the team and coaches. Picture below is captain Fionn Kelly accepting the shield for the team.
Coming up this weekend
Please check the fixture page on Clubzap App for full details in case of changes to venues / throw in times. https://ardcloughgaa.clubzap.com/fixtures
We have a busy weekend of Go Games football on Saturday afternoon with our U7 , U9 and U11 footballers in action. On Sunday our U8 and U10 hurlers have no game due to the bank holiday.
Monday sees the conclusion of the U12 A Football Championship with our St Edwards team playing Naas in the Shield Final in Clane at 2.45pm.
Best of luck to our Straffard U16 Division 9 team who are in semi-final action on Bank Holiday Monday over in Kill GAA. Throw in 1pm.
Then we have a break until the 4th November when the U16 camogie team play their D2 final, followed at the weekend by the U14 and U12 hurling finals on November 8 / 9th
Best of luck to all teams !
Straffard
Another fab update from Sean below on all the action from the girls in Straffard
Straffard LGFA | Straffard Club Notes – 24th October 2025
Junior Infants Admissions Process 2026-2027
The application window for applying to enrol in our Junior Infants and Autism class for the 2026-2027 school year will close on the 5th November 2025. Applications received after this date will be treated as late applications. Please share this information with families who might not currently have children in our school.
https://stannesardclough.ie/information-for-parents/admissions-26-27/
Club Notes
If you would like an item included in our Club Notes please email secretary.ardclough.kildare@gaa.ie and we will include it.
Thanks to everyone who sends in photos each week , don’t forget to send them onto May or Aoife
Ní neart go cur le chéile – Ard Cloch Abú