Website Downtime:
Due to upcoming technical changes to the blogger system which is used by this website to publish updates, the Kilcullen GAA website maybe out of action for some time. We are curently working on a solution to this problem and hope to be back up and running as soon as possible.

Regards,

Conor Gleeson

Ragettes Beat Croft:
Kilcullen Ladies had a 0-16 to 0-8 win over Suncroft this evening. They took advantage of a strong wind to take a 0-11 to 0-4 lead into the break, with some very well taken points, particularly from the left boot of Jayne "Arne" Peacocke. Suncroft came back into it in the second half, but the Ragettes finished strongly to take a deserved win. Best for Kilcullen were Jayne Peacocke, Laura Comerford, Lorraine Schwer, Sinéad Maher and Claire Kelly.

Kilcullen Line-Up: A.Moran; C.Kelly, K.Bell, E.Vaughan; L.Comerford, Z.Afolabi, A.Smyth; L.Schwer(0-1), E.Doyle(0-1); A.O'Toole(0-2), C.Kelly(0-2), S.Maher; C.McDonnell(0-2), J.Peacocke(0-7,3f), C.Mulrennan(0-1).

Championship Draw:
The draw for the second round of the Intermediate Championship has taken place, and Kilcullen have been paired with Castledermot. The sides will be very familar with each other, having faced each other twice in last year's championship. Castledermot won the opening round clash, but the Rags gained revenge in the quarter finals. The game will take place on the weekend of May 7th-9th.

Senior League News:
Kilcullen's game against Rheban which had been rescheduled for tomorrow night, has been postponed again. Next up, now for the Rags is a home game against Moorefield's B team, on Saturday at 6pm.

Ladies Derby Day:
The Kilcullen Ladies team have a home game against local rivals Suncroft at 7pm this evening. All support appreciated for what is sure to be a keenly contested game.

Junior Defeat:
A depleted Junior team suffered a narrow defeat to Straffan last night, losing by one point.

Minor Match Rearranged:
The Minor league game between Kilcullen and Suncroft, which had been called off on Sunday, has been refixed for tomorrow night. Throw-in is at 7.15pm in Kilcullen. A win for the young Rags will guarantee them a semi-final place.

Get Well Soon:
Best wishes to Club President Billy Aspell who is in hospital at the moment.

Congratulations:
Congratulations to club captain Kevin O'Brien and Vicky Jones on their recent engagement. Also congrats to Rags supporter John Berney and Michelle on their marriage last week.

Under 11's:
Well done to the Under 11's who have won 2 out of their first 3 games.

Club Lotto:
Numbers Drawn = 3,14,20,22.
No Jackpot winner.
€50 winner = Tony Keenan
€20 winner = Albert Keenan

Senior Match Postponed:
The Senior team's league match away to Rheban which was scheduled for today has been re-fixed for Wenesday evening at 7:30pm.

Junior Fixture:
The Junior team will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they travel to Straffan on Monday night. Throw-in for this match is at 7pm.

Ragettes Run Riot:
The Kilcullen Ladies team returned to action with a bang, beating Kilcock by 4-16 to 1-8 in their opening league game last night. Next up is a home game against Suncroft on Tuesday.
Scorers: J.Peacocke(1-9), E.Doyle(2-3), C.McDonnell(1-1), C.Kelly(0-3).
Others to play well were Amy Moran, Claire Kelly, Emily Vaughan, Sinéad Maher and Laura Comerford.

Minor Derby:
The Kilcullen Minors have a home game against local rivals Suncroft on Sunday at 11.45am.

Return Of The Ragettes:
The Kilcullen Ladies have their first game of the season tonight, when they travel to face Kilcock in the league. The game throws in at 7pm.

Moors Too Strong For Rags:
A strong Moorefield Junior team had a convincing win over Kilcullen in SFL Division 5 last night.

Rags Lose Championship Opener:
Kilcullen lost the first round of the Intermediate Championship on Sunday after an impressive first-half from opponents Ballyteague was enough to settle this opening round match. Kilcullen got off to the worst imaginable start when in addition to conceding 1-1 in the first ninety seconds, goalkeeper Paddy Maher was carried off with a nasty looking injury after bravely coming from his line for a dropping ball. Any hope that this stoppage would halt Ballyteague's momentum was quickly dashed when another well taken goal and some excellent long range scores saw the teams come in at the break Ballyteague 2-8 Kilcullen 0-4.

The second half saw a resurgence from the Rags with the introduction of Fergus Aspell in midfield providing the link play which was badly missing in the first. Scores from play were still proving hard to come by but when Darren Barker burst up the field for a well taken goal the gap was down to 4 with time to go. However this was as close as it would get with Ballyteague closing out the match by tagging on two more points to make the final score 2-12 to 1-9.

The Rags can point to two incidents in either half which looked like they should have had a penalty and the calling back of a quick-free which would also have been an excellent goal scoring chance but in reality will know that this performance was not good enough to reach a similar stage of the Championship as last year. The most positive note to mention is that with four rounds in this year's group stage Kilcullen should have sufficient chance to turn their year around.

Kilcullen Line-Up: P.Maher; C.McMahon, J.Burke, M.Dooley; B.Fox, K.O'Brien(capt), D.Barker(1-0); W.Kinsella, T.Davis; J.Lambe, B.Bell(0-1f), P.Jones(0-5,0-3f); J.Whyte, S.Lambe, C.Fox(0-4f)
Subs Used: B.McMahon, F.Aspell, R.Aspell, C.Howard, P.Bell

Championship Begins!:
The Intermediate Championship begins this weekend, and Kilcullen will be striving to go one better, after losing the final last year to eventual Leinster Champions Maynooth. However, the Rags have a tough opening game against Ballyteague. The main threat from Ballyteague will probably be Gavin Smullen, who was a star forward on the Kildare Under 21 team who reached the All-Ireland Final two years ago. The game takes place on Sunday at 4pm in Moorefield.

Juniors Take Kill:
The Junior team showed great battling spirit last night to take a one point victory over Kill. The Rags dominated the first half, and should have held a bigger lead than the 1-3 to 0-2 half-time score. The goal was a wonderfully taken effort from Christy Howard, who appears to be flying fit, since returning from his travels. Kill clawed their way back into the game in the second half, and got back on level terms, but Kilcullen did just enough to claim a hard fought victory. Man of the match was Paul Bell, who scored points at crucial stages of the game to keep the Rags in pole positon. Others to shine were Mark Dooley, Danny Fisher and Christy Howard.

Kilcullen Line-Up: D.McMahon; S.O'Connor, M.Dooley, G.Bond; O.Nolan, F.Shortt, D.Fisher(0-1 45); A.Carroll, M.Kelly(0-1); T.Shanahan(capt), C.Howard(1-1), J.Caples; P.Bell(0-4,3f), W.Jones, R.Kiely.
Subs Used: D.O'Connor, M.Brophy, R.Toft.

Next up for the Juniors is a home game against Moorefield on Monday night at 7pm.

Other Fixture:
The Intermediate Championship game between Castledermot and Kill takes place in Kilcullen on Sunday at 6.30pm.