Club Notes – 25th April 2025

We’re under Starters Orders in Club Notes this week – and it’s down to the wire if they get published before training starts tonight !!!

Really big weekend ahead with our Punchestown Preview Night on Saturday with our organising committee on the home stretch. There has been an amazing amount of work put in by the organising committee and we are very grateful to those who have sponsored the night and purchased tickets, the clubhouse looks amazing and there is a large crowd expected for the night. Full details of the night below and details of the raffle on the night.

Around the Clubhouse

Green Club

Thanks to everyone who has completed the survey, last day is today so if you haven’t already please let us know what areas you would like to see covered under Green Club. We will publish results next week.

https://forms.office.com/e/TJpKx4fkkn

Lotto

Jackpot is €10,400 this evening. You can purchase tickets under the link below:

https://ardcloughgaa.clubzap.com/draws

Clubhouse Opening Hours

Clubhouse opens at 5pm today, 5.30pm on Saturday for our preview night. Sunday opening from 12.30pm.

Reminder that we now have GAA+ in the clubhouse so we won’t miss a game , although we might need a few more TVs with so much action on this weekend! And that doesn’t include the premier league !

On Saturday Dublin v Wexford throws in at 16.30pm (GAA+) , Armagh v Tyrone (GAA+) at 4.45pm. On Sunday its Waterford v Clare at 2pm (RTE), Kildare v Louth (GAA+) , Donegal v Down at 3pm (BBC), Cork v Tipperary at 4pm (RTE) and Meath v Dublin at 4pm (GAA+).

Just to note on Saturday the Kildare v Westmeath game throws in at 4.30pm on Clubber .

Entertainment in the Clubhouse this Easter Week

We hope everyone enjoyed the great music on last Sunday with On the Edge, and then Monday GMac live after the Phyllis Finneran Tournament.

This Saturday it’s all about our Punchestown Preview Night.

There are a small number of tickets left. Tickets are available in the clubhouse and you can buy tickets here

5.30pm – Clubhouse Opens
8pm – Panel discussion begins
10 pm – Sean Reddy Live

There’s also a raffle on the night with some great prizes up for grabs – only available on the night by cash or card – €5 for strip and €10 for 3 strips.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there for a great night

Sunday 27th April at 7.30pm – Session with CCÉ Leixlip
On Sunday evening we are delighted to welcome the CCÉ Leixlip to the clubhouse.

EASTER CAMP 2025

What a great week at camp for the boys and girls. Very luck with the weather and huge thanks to Jason and all the coaches for looking after all the kids so well and making it such a fun week

On the pitch
The weather impacted a lot of our games this week. Our U12 Edwards teams were due to play Friday and both games were called off. On Easter Sunday, while our Go Games teams were eating all the chocolate eggs left by the Easter Bunny, our hard working U14 D5 footballers were in Milltown, hard luck to the team.

On Tuesday our Senior Hurlers travelled to St Laurence’s with the pitch declared unplayable shortly before throw in !! The match will now be rescheduled.

Wednesday saw our U12 D1 hurlers head to Cappagh to play Coca’s, not their night but some great skills on display and lots to build on. Over in Straffan our U14 Edwards D3 team came away with a great win against Leixlip.

Our St Patricks U16 hurlers played in Ardclough against Broadford on Thursday night and secured a great win which now sees them through to a semi final most likely against Naas

Phyllis Finneran Memorial Tournament 2025 – Easter Monday 21st

Last Monday we had a great celebration of camogie in the club when along with the Finneran family we hosted the 4th Phyllis Finneran Memorial Tournament

Well done to all the players, coaches and huge thanks to the Finneran family for a super day.

Winning captain Keeva Buggle accepting the trophy

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

This evening our U12 D4 hurlers travel to Cappagh to play St Coca’s and our Senior Footballers will be in Ballymore Eustace for 19.15pm throw in, best of luck to the teams. We also have our U13s travelling to Laois this evening to play Clonad, best of luck.

Saturday is another Super Saturday of football with our U7 / U9 / U11 teams out and then Sunday our U8 hurlers travel to Kilcock and our U10s play at home. U11 Camógs travel to neighbours Rathcoffey for a blitz. Our U14 D4 team are also home to Celbridge on Sunday morning before our U15 camógs play Johnstown Bridge / Cappagh in the afternoon.

Our Minor Hurlers play their last game in D1 on Monday in Ardclough. Tuesday our U14 D3 Edwards team travel to Raheens for a back match and our Senior Hurlers are away to Broadford in D2 throw in 8pm.

Then its all hurling Wednesday night as our D2 U14 hurlers play their last league game against Celbridge looking to make it 5 out of 5 wins for the team. And our D4 travel to Sallins to play Wolfe Tones with a few fixtures still left in D4.

Thursday our Senior Hurlers in D3 travel to Confey and our U14 D4 team travel to Naas to play a back fixture for Feile move.

Best of luck to all the teams playing this weekend hontheclochs

Feile Football
Date for the diary the Feile Football has been refixed for May 10th

Straffard

Club Notes from Straffard for 25th April :

https://straffard.clubzap.com/articles/149824

County Teams

Huge congrats to Lila Issey and Grace who won the All Ireland camogie semi final against Carlow and are now in the final !