Senior Defeat:
Kilcullen Seniors were well beaten by Celbridge tonight by a scoreline of 3-10 to 0-8. The Rags played well in an even first half, and looked set to go in level at 4 points each. But a fortuitous goal gave Celbridge a 3 point lead, and they never looked back from there.
Kilcullen Line-Up: Paddy Maher; R.Aspell, J.Burke, M.Dooley; B.Fox, Paul Maher, D.Barker(0-1); M.Kelly, W.Kinsella; J.Lambe, B.Bell, M.Williams(0-3); S.Lambe(0-1), C.Aspell(0-2), J.Whyte.
Subs Used: M.Brophy, C.McMahon, T.Davis, P.Jones, C.Fox.

Ladies Game Changed:
Kilcullen Ladies match against Catstledermot, scheduled for this Sunday, has now been move to the following Wednesday Evening, April 2nd, and will take place in Grange on the Tullow Road, Castledermot.

Rags Away To Celbridge:
Kilcullen travel to face Celbridge in the SFL Division 1 on Sunday at 5pm. The Rags will be hoping to build on last weekend's second half performance against Ellistown and get off the mark for the season. Those wishing to attend the Kildare v Mayo NFL game in Newbridge on Sunday at 2.30pm will face a difficult task in making it to Celbridge by 5pm!

Ragettes Away To Castledermot:
Kilcullen Ladies are also in action this Sunday, when they travel to face Castledermot in SFL Divison 3.

Jayne Stars for Kildare:
Kilcullen's Jayne Peacocke starred for Kildare Under 16's in their narrow Under 16 Ladies Championship defeat by Westmeath. Kildare lost by 2-4 to 0-9 with Jayne scoring 2 points, and also forcing the keeper into a fine save.

Underage Fixtures:
Girls U14 Spring Competition 1st Round: Kilcullen v Maynooth: Sat 29 Mar (throw-in tbc).
Girls U16 FC Division 1 Round 5: Kilcullen v Confey: Mon 31 Mar (7pm).
Boys U16 FL Division 3: Round Towers v Kilcullen: Sat 29 Mar (2.30pm).
Boys U14 Féile B Quarter-Final: Confey v Kilcullen: Sun 30 Mar (11am).

Opening Day Defeat For Rags:
A classic game of two halves was played on a cold night in Ellistown on Saturday. The referee threw in the ball to start Kilcullen's league season but the only side who seemed to notice were Ellistown who immediately started to pile on score after score leaving the Rags down by 1-9 to 0-2 at half-time, both Kilcullen scores coming from Cormac Aspell frees.
However, a much more determined Kilcullen team emerged in the second half, who managed to keep their opponents scoreles for twenty five minutes and made far better use of posession. In fact, the gap was brought down to the minimum 1-9 to 0-11 with 10 minutes left when substitute Darren Barker had a glorious goal chance to put Kilcullen in the lead for the first time in the contest but this was luckily saved by the keeper. It was this passage of play which finally seemed to re-awaken Ellistown however and they managed to put some scores on the board in the closing minutes making the first league points of the season safe for the hosts.

Final score: Ellistown 1-12 Kilcullen 0-12

Kilcullen Line-Up: Paddy Maher; R.Aspell, J.Burke, M.Dooley; B.Fox(0-1), Paul Maher, C.McMahon; W.Kinsella, J.Lambe(0-1); P.Jones, B.Bell(0-1), C.Fox; J.Whyte(0-1), C.Aspell(0-6,4f), S.Lambe(0-1).
Subs used: M.Williams, D.Barker(0-1), D.O'Connor.

Senior Match Changed:
The Seniors game away to Ellistown has been brought forward to 6.15pm tomorrow evening.

Ladies Match Postponed:
The Senior Ladies league match scheduled for this Sunday has now been postponed.

Senior Leagues Begin:
The Senior Leagues begin this weekend, with both the Men and Ladies sections getting their seasons underway. The Ladies team have a home game against Ballykelly on Sunday 23rd in Senior League Division 3 (throw-in tbc).
Meanwhile, their male counterparts start with a tough away game against Ellistown also on Sunday at 4.30pm in Senior League Division 1.
The Minor team will be hoping to keep their fine run going, away to Sallins on Sunday morning at 11.30am in Minor League Division 3.

Minors Win Again:
Kilcullen Minors have kept up their great winning run with a 1-12 to 2-6 win over Ballykelly yesterday morning.

Ladies Minor Final Postponed Again:
The reason why there has been no update on the Ladies Minor Final which was rearranged to be played on Monday night is that it was postponed again. After a drawn out play-off series to decide their opponents and two postponements the girls must be wondering will they ever get to play. I will update on a new date for this as soon as I hear it.

League Fixtures Announced:
The fixtures have been announced for the Leinster Leader Senior Football League Division 1 2008. Kilcullen's fixtures are as follows:
Mar 22 - Ellistown v Kilcullen
Mar 29 - Celbridge v Kilcullen
Apr 6 - Kilcullen v Round Towers
Apr 12 - Athy v Kilcullen
Apr 16 - Kilcullen v Moorefield
Apr 19 - Kilcock v Kilcullen
Apr 26 - Kilcullen v Rathangan
May 10 - Johnstownbridge v Kilcullen
May 17 - Kilcullen v Monasterevin
May 24 - Kilcullen v St.Laurences
May 31 - Allenwood v Kilcullen
Jun 8 - Kilcullen v Leixlip
Jun 14 - Sarsfields v Kilcullen
Jun 21 - Kilcullen v Carbury
Jul 12 - Kilcullen v Clane

Challenge Game Defeat:
Kilcullen lost a challege game against Wicklow champions Baltinglass tonight. Aided by a strong breeze, Kilcullen got off to a flyer with a couple of early goals by John "Chalky" Whyte. However an early injury to captain Mick Williams seemed to unsettle the Rags, and for the remainder of the half failed to convert their domination into scores. Kilcullen were 2-3 to 1-2 up at half time. Baltinglass upped the gears significantly in the second half, and with the help of some great point taking, and some Kilcullen mistakes ran out comfortable enough winners by 3-12 to 3-6. Best for the Rags on the night were Darren Barker, Jamie Lambe and John Whyte.

Kilcullen Line-Up: P.Maher; R.Aspell, J.Burke, M.Dooley; B.Fox, D.Barker, J.Lambe; M.Kelly(0-1), W.Kinsella; A.Carroll(0-2), M.Williams(capt), C.Fox(0-1); S.Lambe(1-0), C.Aspell(0-2), J.Whyte(2-0).
Subs Used: B.Bell, M.Brophy.

Underage Fixtures:
Ladies Minor League Final: Naas v Kilcullen: Mon 10 Mar @ 7pm
Boys U16 League Div 3: Kilcullen v Ballykelly: Sat 8 Mar @ 4pm
Boys U14 Féile B: Ballykelly v Kilcullen: Sun 9 Mar @ 10am
Girls U16 Champ Div 1: Kilcullen v Balyna: Sat 8 Mar @ 4pm

Ladies Minor Final Postponed:
The Minor Final due to be played tonight has been rearranged for next Monday (March 10th) as the pitch was unplayable this evening.

Minor Rout:
Kilcullen Minors put in an outstanding display yesterday morning to beat local rivals Suncroft by 4-11 to 0-3.