Junior Fixture:
Kilcullen Juniors have a home game in the league tonight against Castledermot. The game takes place at 7.30pm.

Ladies Fixture:
The Ladies team will attempt to continue their good run with an away fixture against Robert Emmetts tomorrow.

Under 14 Fixture:
Kilcullen Under 14's also have a home game, against Ballykelly at 11am tomorrow morning.

Other Fixture:
The relegation play-offs from last year's Intermediate Championship finally take place this week. The game between Eadestown and Rheban takes place in Kilcullen on Wednesday Night (2 May), and will be refereed by Mick Spencer.

Seniors Narrow Loss:
Kilcullen lost by 0-11 to 0-10 in an entertaining game of football last night. Brian Bell was unfortunate to have his early penalty saved by the Allenwood keeper, and then Allenwood inspired by county star Johnny Doyle took off into a 5 points to 1 lead. However The Rags rallied and got back on level terms. The second half was very even but Kilcullen could never get their noses in front. And it was Allenwood who got the victory through good late points from David Hughes and Dermot Doyle, to put them 2 points clear. Substitiute Mick Williams got a consolation point for Kilcullen but it wasn't to be. Best for Kilcullen on the night were Fergus Aspell in midfield, and Shane Lambe in attack who had a great duel with John Wiltshire, while Cormac Aspells free-taking was top class.

Kilculen Line-Up: Paddy Maher; T.Shanahan, R.Aspell, J.Whyte; T.Davis, J.Burke, G.Shanahan(capt); M.Kelly, F.Aspell(0-1); C.Barker, B.Bell, C.Aspell(0-6); P.Jones(0-1), S.Lambe, O.Nolan.
Subs Used: J.Lambe(0-1), P.Maher, M.Williams(0-1).

Juniors Opening Defeat:
Kilcullen Juniors lost their opening game of the league by 1-12 to 1-6 to Monasterevin. They were missing a number of important players, but still played reasonably well in defeat. Best on the night for Kilcullen were Wayne Hegarty, Ian Barker and Ciarán Barker.

Kilculen Line-Up: A.O'Brien; W.Hegarty, S.O'Brien(capt), B.McMahon; H.Hannigan, B.O'Brien(0-1), K.Fagan; D.Phelan(0-2), I.Barker; C.Barker(0-2), O.Nolan, S.McMahon(0-1); A.Clarke(1-0), I.Kinsella, W.Condron.

Seniors Get Overdue Win:
The Senior Team had a good win over defending league champions Rathangan on Saturday night winning by 1-13 to 2-7. Best on the night for Kilcullen were Thomas Davis at half back who also contributed a great point, and Paul Jones who got 4 points from corner forward.

Kilcullen Line-Up: P.Maher; T.Shanahan, R.Aspell, J.White; T.Davis(0-1), J.Burke, G.Shanahan; M.Kelly(0-1), F.Aspell(0-1); C.Barker, B.Bell(1-0), C.Aspell(0-4); P.Jones(0-4), S.Lambe(0-1), O.Nolan(0-1).

Subs Used: J.Lambe, I.Kinsella.

Seniors Home Fixtures:
The Seniors have two home games in the next week. First up on Saturday(21st) at 7pm are defending league champions Rathangan. Then next Wednesday(25th) the opposition are last year's county finalists Allenwood at 7pm.

Juniors First League Outing:
Kilcullen Juniors have their first competitive fixture of the year away to Monasterevin On Monday(23rd) at 7.30pm. The Juniors will operate in Senior Football League Division 5 this year.

Under 16 News:
The Under 16's lost out to a strong Rathangan team last weekend by 3-10 to 2-6. Scorers were D.Fisher(1-4), K.Kelly(1-0) and D.Hickey(0-2). This week they play away to Ellistown on Friday(19th) at 7pm.

Ladies Fine Run Continues:
Kilcullen Ladies fine run continued last week when they accounted for Prosperous by 6-12 to 0-5 and Round Towers by 5-19 to 1-4.

And Finally:
Last, but not least Congratulations to Kilcullen's Sinéad Maher who came on as a sub in Kildare's Under 14 Leinster Championship win over Wexford. The girls won by 2-15 to 0-2, with Sinéad contributing a point.

Juniors Impress In Friendly:
The Juniors had an impressive victory over Hollywood last night. They won by 2-16 to 2-6 in a strong all round team performance. Best for Kilcullen were Kevin Fagan and Wayne Hegarty in the backs, and 'Dotsy' Phelan, 'Dougal' McMahon and Brendan Hickey in the forwards.

Kilcullen Line-Up: B.O'Brien; R.McMahon, K.Fagan, W.Hegarty; T.Dunne, I.Kinsella, H.Hannigan; A.Corcoran, A.Murphy(0-1); A.Carroll(0-2), D.Phelan(0-5), A.Clarke(1-1); S.McMahon(0-4), B.Hickey(1-3), A.O'Brien.
Subs Used: P.Jones, W.Condron.

(ps sorry for posting that match was at home, I was misinformed).

Junior Friendly:
Kilcullen Juniors have their first game of the year tonight, when they take on Hollywood in a challenge match. The game will take place at home in Kilcullen at 7.30pm.

Rags Face Relegation Battle:
Kilcullen look certain to go into the relegation group of Division 1 after another defeat last night. However, they can count count themselves very unlucky after doing so well to get back level in the dying minutes having been 7 points down at one stage. However Athy, got a goal with the last kick of the game.
Kicullen had started very poorly and Athy took off into a strong lead, but Kilcullen kept plugging away, despite a couple of players missing, and then both Tadhg Shanahan and Ronan Aspell having to be carried off with knocks. Also another player took it upon himself to walk off during the first half, further reducing Kilcullen's options. Best for Kilcullen on the night were the midfield of Fergus Aspell and Hook Kelly, and Paul Jones in attack.
Kilcullen Line-Up: Paddy Maher; T.Shanahan, R.Aspell, G.Shanahan(capt); T.Davis, J.Burke, C.Aspell(0-4); F.Aspell, M.Kelly; J.Lambe, B.Bell(1-0), J.Whyte(0-2); C.Barker, S.Lambe(0-1), P.Jones(0-4).
Subs Used: O.Nolan, Paul Maher, A.Carroll(0-1).

Seniors Away To Athy:
Kilcullen face another of last year's championship opponents tomorrow (Thurs) night when they make the trip to Athy. The game will take place at 8.15pm. Hopefully the lads can build on the encouraging performances in the last two games an take a couple of important league points.

Junior Training Commences:
The junior League is due to commence on April 23rd. Anyone interested in playing should note that training begins tonight (Wed) at 7.30pm on the main pitch. Des O'Brien will manage the team this year and his selectors are Johnny Lambe and Danny Cahill.

Under 16 News:
Hard luck to the Under 16's who were defeated by a strong Suncroft team last weekend. The next match is at home to Rathangan this Friday.

Under 14's Defeated.:
Kilcullen Under 14's were defeated by Round Towers in the quater final of the Féile. Best on the day for Kilcullen were Aaron Talbot, S.D.Lavin and Colm Byrne.

Ladies News:
The Ladies play at home to Round Towers in Senior Division 3 On Sunday.
The Under 14's had a comprehensive win over Castledermot last week when they won by 4-13 to 1-4. The main scorers were S.Maher 1-2, E.Kelly 2-7 and A.Smyth 1-1.
Well done to all involved in the ladies section of the club, as they seem to be flying at all levels.

Towers come out on top:
Kilcullen Seniors lost out by 2-10 to 3-5 in an entertaining clash this evening in Kildare town. Led by Glen Ryan and the impressive TJ Waters, Towers took their chances better than Kilcullen. However Kilcullen (minus a few regulars) can take a good few positives from the game with Thomas Davis impressing at half back, and Shane Lambe in his first start since returning, outstanding in attack.

Kilcullen Line-Up: P.Maher; T.Shanahan, R.Aspell, J.Lambe; T.Davis, J.Burke, G.Shanahan(capt); M.Kelly, F.Aspell; C.Barker(0-1), B.Bell, J.Whyte; S.Lambe(2-1), C.Aspell(0-2), M.Williams(1-0).

Seniors Face Tough Away Task:
The Seniors will be hoping to gain a bit of momentum, after getting their first league win of the season last weekend. However, they face a tough task in doing so with an away trip to Round Towers at 6pm on the Bank Holiday Monday. Towers beat the Rags in last years championship group stages but both sides advanced from the group.

Ladies Fixtures:
Ladies Senior Div 3 - Prosperous v Kilcullen - Tue 10th.
Ladies Under 14 Champ Round 3 Div 2 - Maynooth v Kilcullen - Mon 9th.

Seniors Win Local Derby:
Kilcullen Seniors won a hard fought physical encounter with Ballymore on Saturday evening. Having been ahead for the majority of the game, Kilcullen went a point behind after Tommy Archbold's second half goal for Ballymore. However they got a few unanswered scores then, including a goal from substitute Shane Lambe in his first game since returning from Australia. The Final score was 1-10 to 1-8.
Kilcullen line-up:
Paddy Maher; J.Burke, R.Aspell, M.Dooley; M.Williams(0-1), F.Aspell, G.Shanahan(capt); T.Davis(0-1), M.Kelly; Paul Maher(0-1), W.Kinsella, J.Whyte; P.Jones(0-3), C.Aspell(0-3), B.Bell.
Subs used:
J.Lambe(0-1), S.Lambe(1-0).