Seniors Face Local Rivals:
Kilcullen Seniors will be hoping to get their first league win of the season aginst local rivals Ballymore. The game in Division 1 Group A is at home at 6pm on Saturday Evening.

Ladies Off To A Flyer:
Kilcullen Ladies had a very impressive 9-8 to 0-8 win over Moorefield in Senior Division 3 last weekend. They will be hoping to follow that up with 2 games in the next week. First up is Rathangan at home on Sunday, then an away game to Robert Emmets the following Tuesday.

Underage News:
Fixtures:
Girls Under 16 Championship Division 1 - Kilcullen v Sarsfields - Saturday @ 3pm.
Girls Under 14 Championship Division 2 - Kilcullen v Castledermot - Monday.
Boys Under 14 Football Féile Group 2 - St.Cocas v Kilcullen - Sunday @ 11am.
Registration:
Resistration for all underage teams will take place on Saturday 31st March from 10am to 11am in the clubhouse. All players and parents are asked to attend.

Minors Win Final:
Congratulations to Kilcullen Minors who overcame Caragh after extra time to secure the Division 4 title. Hopes are high that they can follow up on this with a good championship.

Seniors Suffer Heavy Defeat:
Kilcullen Seniors were well beaten away to Celbridge yesterday evening, by 4-16 to 1-8. It was unfortunate that the match had to go ahead after a stag weekend, but hopefully the lads can put it behind them and put in a better performance against local rivals Ballymore next week.

The Passing Of Jim Aspell:
Kilcullen GAA would like to pass on its sympathies to the family and friends of Jim Aspell. Jim's family have a huge history with Kilcullen GAA down through the years, which is still alive today with his Grandsons Ronan, Cormac and Fergus all playing Senior for the club. Please see funeral details on Brian Byrne's website by clicking: here.

Comments:
It's a pity in what is a very busy week ahead match wise for the club, that I have to have this as the main story, but I have no choice. This is a Kilcullen GAA club website. The subscription is paid by Kilcullen GAA club. It is run by me, a member of Kilcullen GAA club. Therefore, I cannot allow any personal attacks on players or anyone else involved in the club on the comments section. Of course, we can have a certain amount of discussion and opinions, but not anonymously. This has gotten out of hand lately and won't be allowed in future. From now on any anonymous or personal critical comment will be deleted immediately.
All other feedback about the website is appreciated, and if anyone would like to help with news or match reports, it would be greatly appreciated, as I only get to the adult matches myself. My email address is aidangleeson@gmail.com

Minors In League Final:
Kilcullen beat Raheens by 2-4 to 0-4 at the weekend to ensure qualification to the Minor Division 4 Final against Caragh. This final takes place in Moorefield at 11.30am this Sunday. Best of luck to all involved.

Seniors Away to Celbridge:
Kilcullen will be hoping to put the unfortunate defeat to Confey behind them, when they make the trip to Celbridge on Sunday evening at 5.30pm.

Ladies Senior League:
The Ladies Senior League begins this week, with Kilcullen operating in Division 3. They play Moorefield at home on Sunday morning at 11am.

Other Fixtures:
U/16 Football League Round 4 Division 3 - St.Edwards v Kilcullen - Sat @ 3pm.
U/14 Football Féile Group 2 - Balyna v Kilcullen - Sun @ 10am.

Confey Snatch Late Winnner:
The Kilcullen Seniors lost to Confey in their opening league match Yesterday. They were very dissapointed, having dominated the second half, actually playing better against the wind. But when the game seemed to be all but theirs, Confey grabbed a late scrappy goal to steal the win. Best for Kilcullen were Brian Fox who had a stormer at corner back, and Mick Williams who kicked a couple of great long range points against the wind. The final score was 2-3 to 0-7.
Kilcullen line-up: B.Hickey; B.Fox, R.Aspell, M.Dooley; J.Lambe(0-1), F.Aspell, G.Shanahan(capt); W.Kinsella, M.Kelly; P.Maher, M.Williams(0-3), B.Bell; P.Jones(0-2), C.Aspell(0-1), J.Whyte.
Sub used: J.Burke.

Senior League Begins:
The Kilcullen Seniors begin their competitive season on Monday against Leinster Intermediate Champions Confey. The game takes place at home in Kilcullen at 4pm.

Welcome Home:
The club is delighted to welcome home Shane Lambe from his travels. We all look forward to seeing back in action for The Rags very soon, provided he makes it back from Cheltenham.

Minor News:
Well done to the Minors who had a narrow win over St.Brendans on Sunday with a scoreline of 0-12 to 1-8. Next up for the young Rags is a home fixture against Raheens at 11.30 am this Sunday.

Under 16 News:
Well done also to the Under 16's who defeated Carbury on Saturday by 2-8 to 1-5, and now play away to Round Towers on St.Patricks Day at 4pm.

Ballymore Challenge:
Kilcullen cancelled the challenge match that had been organised with Ballyteague at the weekend, and instead accepted an invitation to play in the Ballymore Tournament. The Rags lost by 1-7 to 0-8 to Hollywood from Wicklow. In what was a very physical encounter for a challenge game, Kilcullen never really got going. However, despite this Kilcullen should really have won the game, but were undone by some wayward shooting and a couple of questionable refereeing decisions (mainly not enforcing the advantage rule). It was another tough run out and will stand us in good stead for the league ahead, which now apparently begins against Confey and not Athy.
Kilcullen Line-Up:
Paddy Maher; R.Aspell, I.Kinsella, M.Dooley; T.Shanahan, B.Fox, G.Shanahan; W.Kinsella (0-1), M.Kelly; C.Fox, B.Bell, M.Williams capt. (0-1); P.Jones (0-1), C.Aspell (0-4), J.Whyte.
Subs Used:
J.Burke, B.Hickey, Paul Maher (0-1), J.Lambe, K.Fox, F.Aspell, A.Conlan.

Senior Challenge:
Kilcullen play their last challenge before the beginning of the league this Saturday March 10th. The oppositon is Ballyteague, and the game will take place in Kilcullen. Senior training continues every Tuesday and Thursday at 8pm.

Membership:
Membership for 2007 of €50 is currently up for renewal. New members are very welcome. Money can be paid to any committee member or else contact club chairman Martin Whyte on 086-8131794.

Under age news:
Last week's Under 14 game was cancelled due to bad weather. They will play Carbury on Sunday 11th of March in Kilcullen at 11am.

Following on from last weeks draw with Nurney, the Under 16's are at home to Carbury this Saturday at 4pm. Under 16 training takes place every Tuesday night at 6.30pm, new players alway welcome, contact Dan on 086-2590314.

Dan is a very busy man, as he can also be contacted if you are interested in playing ladies football, where training takes place every Monday night at 6.30pm.

The Juvenile AGM was held last week. Martin Creaton was elected as the new Juvenile Chairman with Elaine O'Donnell as secretary. Best of luck to them for the coming year, and I'm sure they will be glad of any assistance any parents etc can offer them.

St.Patrick's Night:
And finally, a reminder to everyone that tickets are now on sale of St.Patrick's night entertainment in the community centre. Tickets are on sale from all committee members and also at Top Twenty Newbridge, Bernard Berneys and The White Horse Inn. A ticket office is also open from 10am to 12pm on Monday to Thursday and from 9am to 5pm Friday and Saturday. The office is situated in the old Post Office.

Friendly Defeat:
Kilcullen lost a challenge game by 2-12 to 0-10 to a strong St.Josephs side on Saturday night. St. Josephs had Joe Higgins, Noel Garvan, Stephen Kelly and Colin Kelly in their starting line-up. However, Kilcullen despite missing several regulars gave them a good close game untill the last ten minutes or so when Josephs pulled away.
Kilcullen Line-Up:
B.Hickey; R.Aspell(0-1), I.Kinsella, M.Dooley; T.Shanahan, F.Aspell(0-1), G.Shanahan (capt); W.Kinsella, D.Barker; C.Barker, Paul Maher, J.Whyte; P.Jones (0-2), C.Aspell (0-3), C.Fox (0-1).
Subs used:
Paddy Maher, B.Fox(0-1), A.Conlon, S.Barker, D.Phelan, K.Fox, T.Davis(0-1).

Under 16s draw:
Kilcullen Under 16s drew 1-8 each with Nurney on Saturday.

Floodlit Friendly:
Kilcullen have a challenge game away to St.Josephs in Laois tomorrow evening at 6pm. St.Josephs are a strong club side in Laois and will provide a good test. They have a number of county players including Tom Kelly, and apparently they will all be playing, as Laois have no game this weekend. The match will also provide the lads with experience of playing under lights, as their first league game is against Athy under lights.