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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Annual reminder that Johnny Doyle is incredible. 42 years old and still never missed an Allenwood Championship game and still leading his team to victories
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
On this day ten years ago, the most emotionally charged Kildare game ever played took place as Dermot Earley turned out for his county on the same day that he buried his legendary father. A game that nobody who was there will ever forget
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
We are heartbroken to report the death of our friend and colleague Adrian Melia. He fought an inspirational battle against his illness over the last couple of years and despite everything he was going through remained remarkably positive throughout. He will be sorely missed.
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
We’re quite happy with the headline in this week’s paper using an old nursery rhyme to highlight Paddy McDermott’s brilliant winning point for the Kildare U20s!
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
All of us @KildareNatSport are deeply saddened by the news that Photographer, Pat Tinsley, has passed away. Pat was a great friend to the @k_nationalist and was a frequent contributor to both the news and sports sections of the newspaper. May he Rest in Peace.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Wasn’t Kildare rose Emer Fogarty absolutely fantastic? She did her dad, all her family and the whole county extremely proud
@RTEOne
RTÉ One
5 years
A stunning rendition 'The Parting Glass' from Kildare Rose, Emer Fogarty. #RoseofTralee 2019 continues Tuesday at 8
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
3 years
Leinster U20 Hurling Championship Full Time: Wait for it! Kildare 0-16 Wexford 1-12. Incredible! 13 man Kildare beat Wexford and the Referee!
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
How to celebrate winning an intermediate title? Two Mile House players and supporters looking for a lost engagement ring on the St Conleths Park pitch!
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
What a sensational result for @CBSNaas ! They’ve beaten Pobailscoil Chorcha Dhuibhne from Dingle by 0-20 to 0-14 to become the first Kildare school to reach the Hogan Cup Final at Croke Park! What an achievement for Ronan Joyce and his team!
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
A town, a club, a county celebrates. Congrats ⁦ @SHNaas15 ⁩ ⁦ @NaasGAA
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
There’s no words for what Moorefield have just done. Unbelievable, just incredible
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
Two Mile House claiming that Didier Cordonnier was shown a second yellow by the referee because he thought the goalkeeper was giving him a false name when he was showing him his first yellow card!
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
3 years
Glenn Ryan is to be recommended as the new Manager of the Kildare Senior Football team with a Management team of Anthony Rainbow, Dermot Earley and Johnny Doyle.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
It’s appropriate that, on the cusp of St Brigid’s Day, a Round Towers man, Glenn Ryan, should lead @KildareGAA for the first game in Division 1. A new era that will need patience and, most definitely, support. We wish Glenn and the team every success today and for the year.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Think it is right to say that today’s appearance in the championship extends Johnny’s record to 22 years without missing a championship game for his club since his debut back in 1997
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Fantastic news for @KildareGAA today with the news that a government grant of €4.875m has been confirmed for the redevelopment of St Conleths Park
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
3 years
Congrats to Liam and the Miley Family of ⁦ @StLaurencesGaa ⁩ ⁦ @KildareGAA ⁩ on qualifying for the Final of Ireland’s Fittest Family on ⁦ @RTEOne ⁩ tonight 👍
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
On this day in 2012 - Who remembers @StLaurencesGaa man Padraig Fogarty climbing off the subs bench to kick Kildare to their first national title at senior level since 1928?
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Young Johnny Doyle is on in the 34th minute!
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
20 years ago today! What are your memories of the day Bryan Murphy put the ball in the Meath net??
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
Kildare has a new champion. The dream has come true for @ericdonovanbox EU super feather weight champion. What a battler.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
His performances for @KildareGAA and @SashGAA place Niall Buckley firmly among our county's best ever players says @kildaregaa365
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
A very early night’s work for @eric_donovan60 and he records his 7th pro win in impressive style with a second round stoppage. Too fit, too strong and too good for his opponent
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Johnny is now going old skool and recreating his look from the 2009 Leinster Final. Walks straight back onto the field after treatment to an eye injury and kicks his 6th point. Allenwood 0-12 Kill 0-6, 53 mins
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Outstanding performance by Lilywhite Lightening @eric_donovan60 Superb to perform so well above his weight. Still great future, still one of our own. Keep it going Eric. 👍
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
The Kildare Nationalist fully supports the stance taken by the @KildareGAA county board, Cian O’Neill and the playing squad, and call on the GAA to apply their own rules. #NewbridgeOrNowhere
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Paddy McDermott kicks a huge winning score for Kildare in injury time. The introduction of McDermott and Alex Beirne swung that game in Kildare’s favour but you’d really have to question whether this game should have been played at all. Kildare 1-7 Offaly 0-9, f/t
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Maynooth’s @marktravers40 becomes the first Kildare man since Mick Kearin in 1971 to win a senior Irish international cap. Well done Mark and best of luck!
@IrelandFootball
Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪
5 years
Mick McCarthy makes ten changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Switzerland as @marktravers40 and @JoshCullen make their international debuts! #IRLBUL #COYBIG
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
16 year old Lauren Dempsey, from Suncroft and who boxes out of the Ryston Club in Newbridge, has this morning won a gold at the European Junior Boxing Championships in Russia! What an achievement! Follows on from the bronze medals won by Michael Donohue of St Michaels Athy &
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Is it really a sporting event around Ireland if Kildare sporting Superfan Jennifer Malone isn't there? She turns 21 today and to help her celebrate we've collected some of her best sporting pics. Happy birthday Jennifer!! @donnamalone21
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Monasterevan bounce back from defeat in last year’s Intermediate final to beat Leixlip in this year’s decider by 1-8 to 0-7. Padraig Nash was named man of the match after scoring 4 points!
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
The good weekend continues for @Naas_CBS as they’ve just won the Hogan Cup by beating St Brendan’s Killarney 3-14 to 2-15 in Croke Park. Congrats to Padraig Cribben and the team 👍
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
3 years
Kildare hurlers celebrate the Christy Ring Cup victory
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
The lengths a manager has to go to motivate his players these days 😂😂
@PhilieWolfe
P̴h̴i̴l̴i̴e̴ W̶o̶l̶f̶e̶
5 years
Promised to drop these boys down to EP if they won this evening, who be a manager these days eh.
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
One of Kildare's best, @kildaregaa365 looks back over the career of Martin Lynch
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
In the space of four days, Cody Mulhall has scored eight goals in the first two games of the KDFL season for Clonmullion and fitted in a Championship win for Castlemitchell in between
@TheMullFC
Clonmullion F.C.
4 years
It's 6 4. @CodyMulhall gets his 5th of the game. #Yaathemull 💙💛
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Kildare are into the Leinster Minor Football Final for the 6th time in 7 years after a 0-12 to 1-6 win over Laois tonight in O'Moore Park. A fantastic run of success when you consider that they only contested 2 of the previous 22 finals
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Great to see Ciaran Kelly feature so prominently in attack for Moorefield on his first championship start since the 2016 county final. He faced a long journey back after suffering a bad injury that day but has made a remarkable return to full fitness
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Paul Divilly and Mark Delaney have been named on the Irish squad for the Hurling/Shinty international in Abbotstown on Saturday. James Dolan is named in the U21 squad.
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
20 years ago today, what a day that was in the history of @KildareGAA . @pcsportandpromo looks back on Kildare's famous comeback win over Dublin
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
3 years
Battling performance by Kildare’s @PaMonahan1986 to finish 12th in the Marathon in a time of 1:32:54 Great achievement by the Caragh man. 👍
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
8 years
At the launch of the redevelopment plans for St Conleths Park, ambitious plans for a new stand & clubhouse
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
The champions are home!
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Claire had a very special supporter cheering her on from courtside! Glenn Ryan took time out from a family holiday to take in Claire’s debut and see her brilliant performance
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
What a debut for @Claire12799 for @SJUHawks_WBB !
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
1 year
Big News: Eric Donovan @ericdonovanbox has decided to retire from boxing. What a servant he has been to Athy, Kildare, Ireland and Irish Boxing. What a journey he brought us on. Delighted he has retired as champion. Thanks for everything, Eric. Best of Luck for the future.
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
DID YOU KNOW? On this date, across two finals, @nflynn15 scored a total of 0-21 in two Leinster U21 finals against Dublin but lost both games
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
One of the all time great Kildare GAA performances at any level. Kildare are into the U20 All-Ireland Final!
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
Eric Donovan is the Champion Brilliant
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Moorefield have been fantastic Kildare champions and went closer to the 3 in a row than any side in almost 70 years but today was all about Sarsfields. What a job Davy Burke has done with a very talented squad and they deserved their win today
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
“Sure, if we can cause half the stir Micko did we’ll be delighted” - Jack O’Connor
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
The Kildare county board has proposed former Kerry manager Jack O’Connor to be the man to replace Cian O’Neill as the manager of the Kildare Senior Football team
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Veey sad news reported this evening of the death of champion jockey, Pat Smullen at the age of 43 following a battle with cancer since 2018. A native of Co Offaly, Pat was Champion Jockey on nine occasions. Our condolences to his wife, Frances, and family. May he Rest In Peace.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Katelynn wins in the 6th as she promised. Three world titles. Congrats to Katelynn and to her Coaches, her Dad, Paddy, and Niall Barrett. 👍
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Athy’s David Hyland will captain the Kildare senior footballers in 2020, Mick O’Grady is the vice captain
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Jimmy Hyland snatches a late draw for Kildare with a nerveless free from almost the last kick of the game. Kildare trailed by 5 with about 15 mins to go so will be pleased to take home a point. Kildare 0-14 Armagh 1-11, f/t
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Lilywhite Lightning @eric_donovan60 moves to 10-0 after a win in London! There’s no stopping this man as he continues to move up the rankings and get closer to European level. He’s fighting at a European level already, he just needs the opponents to match @LoveIrishBoxing
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Kildare back on television at Sunday dinner time! Who is tuned in to TG4?
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
St Laurence’s 0-9 Naas 0-7, f/t. Div 1 champions Naas in big trouble after their 2nd defeat in the group stages, they’ve only scored 15 points in those 2 games. Padraig Fogarty has scored 17 pts in the 2 group games, and got 7 today in a wonderful full forward display
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Another brilliant article from @kildaregaa365 , this time looking back on the career of Kildare stalwart, Davy Dalton.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Podge Nash, David Malone & Aaron Masterson all kicked their first points in a Kildare senior jersey
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
Huge congrats to Kildare ladies football PRO Donal Fitzpatrick @kildarelgfapro who was named as PRO of the year in the @LadiesFootball 2018 LGFA Volunteer of the Year awards. The work this man does for ladies football is incredible, there won’t be a more deserving award winner
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Incredible turn around in Kildare GAA’s finances revealed at convention today. There was a surplus of almost 500k for 2019 and the much talked about Croke Park loan of 2012 has been pretty much cleared
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
3 years
Very Hard Luck to the Miley Family. They gave it everything and did @StLaurencesGaa @KildareGAA themselves and the county proud in Ireland’s Fittest Family.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
On the first anniversary of his death, our old colleague Adrian Melia is never far from our thoughts. There were plenty of occasions this year that brought back memories of him and just weren’t the same without him there to capture the moment - the county finals, the Lumsden Cup
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
3 years
It’s a knockout! Gary Cully with a superb left shot knocks Kotochikgov out midway through Round 2 to win the WBO European title. Kildare had another Boxing Champion.
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
3 years
Double for Kildare at Cheltenham as Monasterevin trainer, Peter Fahey wins the County Hurdle with Belfast Banter with Nurney native Kevin Sexton on board. Up the Lilywhites 👍
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Wonderful result and achievement for @NewCol_Official . 50 years on from their last Senior Cup win can they now go all the way??? It’s a Kildare derby between Newbridge College & Clongowes Wood in the final
@DaireJWalsh
Daire Walsh
4 years
Full-Time: Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final - Newbridge College 25 St Michael's College. Johne Murphy's side knock out the defending champions to reach their first final since 1996.
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
Great result for @KildareGAA U20's as they have reached the @gaaleinster Final by defeating defending Leinster and All Ireland champions, Offaly by 2-11 to 0-15 in Tullamore this evening. Congrats to Brian Flanagan, his Management Team and players. 👍
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
U16A Final - Naas 1-4 St Laurence’s 0-6, h/t. Decent crowd have paid into St Conleths for this game so pity the budget couldn’t have stretched to some linesmen and turning the scoreboard on. The best young players in the county deserve better.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
The Hogan Cup Final between Naas CBS & St Michaels Enniskillen will take place in Croke Park at 2.45pm next Saturday afternoon
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
First Leinster title of the week in the bag for @MoorefieldGaa ! @chrismur11 has been named as Leinster PRO of the year by @leinstergaa for her work as @KildareGAA pro. Well done Christine, well deserved and thanks for all your help through the year!
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
What a way to start off the weekend! Hard to single out individuals in that Kildare performance, each man in a Kildare jersey was nothing short of superb
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
Congratulations to @NaasGAA who have qualified for the AIB All Ireland Club Intermediate Hurling Final following an 0-18 to 0-13 win over Tooreen of Mayo today 👍
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
2 years
Congrats to @Davyb11 and the @MaynoothUniGAA team who have qualified for the Sigerson Cup Quarter Finals following a 2-6 to 0-10 victory over St Mary’s College in Belfast today. @ClaneGAA Shane O’Sullivan among the scorers. Report to follow.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
It’s Big Fight Night! All of Athy, All of Kildare, All of Ireland is full of support for #LilywhiteLightening , @eric_donovan60 as he faces Zelfa Barrett in an IBF Intercontinental super featherweight title fight tonight. Eric weighted in at 129.10 yesterday. Good Luck Eric. 👍👍
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
On this day in 2013, Kildare won their first Leinster minor title in 22 years at Croke Park and sparked a run of unprecedented success at that level for the county
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
Huge night for @eric_donovan60 tonight. All of Athy, Kildare and Ireland is behind the Lilywhite Lightning!
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
8 months
Kildare senior and intermediate football county finals to be held as a double header in Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow on 22 October confirmed at Co Board meeting tonight.
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
The very best of luck to @Emerf59 at the Rose of Tralee Festival. The former Kildare footballer and @StLaurencesGaa girl has done the county proud so far and we are sure she will make us even prouder when she gets on stage in the Dome tonight
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5 years
Great celebrations for Naas CBS, they are into the Leinster final for the second successive year! They beat Colaiste Eoin 4-9 to 2-9
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
7 years
Father & son pairing with the goals for Eire Og today! Dad, Joe Dempsey, aged 44, scored 1 & son, Evan, aged 22, got 2.
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
It's a first Championship win for Raheens since their return to Senior football as Frank Hanniffy begins life as manager in the Championship with a win
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
4 years
"It was messy and it should never have come to that" Kildare legend Johnny Doyle insists that it was a mistake to let Kieran McGeeney go in 2013
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
7 years
Congrats to @KevinFeely92 who has been included on the Irish team for the International Series in Australia
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
1 year
Eirgrid Leinster U20 Final Full Time in Extra Time Kildare 0-16, Dublin 0-13. Defending Leinster Champions, Kildare are Leinster Champions once again. Congratulations to Brian Flanagan, his Management Team and Players 👍
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
Well done to @_johnball_1 who has been named as goalkeeper on the Minor Football team of the year
@ElectricIreland
Electric Ireland
6 years
The Electric Ireland Minor Football Team of the Year 2018 has been announced! #GAAThisIsMajor
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
SFC - Castledermot 0-11 Naas 0-9, f/t. Naas were spoken as potential dark horses for the Championship after their recent Division 1 win but they fall to a shock defeat against a very well organised Castledermot side. Big credit to Damien Hendy’s coaching
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
Great to see the Kildare hurlers taking such a strong stance over the ridiculous scheduling of the playoff game v Antrim. Lower tiers of hurling have been treated as inconvenience for far too long & it’s about time the GAA got serious about promoting the game through all counties
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
5 years
For the eighth time since 2001, and first time since 2016, it's the Newbridge rivals Moorefield and Sarsfields who will compete in the Kildare Senior Football final and the Dermot Bourke Cup will be staying in Newbridge for another year
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Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
Ahead of Sunday's U20 All-Ireland final, Kildare manager Davy Burke told @GerMc31 about how he stumbled into coaching, the importance of an understanding wife & the significance of the final being played on the 15th anniversary of his father's passing
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@KildareNatSport
Kildare Nationalist Sport
6 years
At tonight's KDFL soccer league awards in the Keadeen Hotel, FAI CEO John Delaney announced that photographer Adrian Melia will be posthumously awarded an award for services to football at the next FAI AGM.
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