James Harris captained the Kildare U20 footballers as they were beaten in the Leinster Championship semi-finals but that despair turned to joy when he was part of Athy RFC's Towns Cup winning squad later in the same week

Athy lifted the Towns Cup for the first time since 1984 by beating Carlow in a final that will be remembered as one of the best ever

Athy RFC Director of Rugby, Ollie Henry, was delighted following Athy’s victory over Carlow RFC in the Towns Cup final last weekend.

Athy RFC make their first appearance in the Towns Cup final for the first time since 1991 and are looking for their first win since 1984

Roger Anderson was part of Athy's last Towns Cup winning team and ahead of Sunday's final, he has been reminiscing about a golden era for the club

Athy RFC player, Craig Miller, says that he is looking forward to this weekend’s Leinster Rugby Towns Cup final, as the Kildare club face Carlow RFC in this Sunday’s decider.

Athy qualified for their first Towns Cup final since 1991 with a thrilling semi-final win over Tullow

Provincial Towns Cup Semi-Final Preview Sunday, April 4 Athy v Tullow Cill Dara RC, 2pm Athy senior rugby captain, Tadhg Foley is looking forward to their Towns Cup semi-final against Tullow RFC on Sunday afternoon.

Athy RFC’s U15 side have had a season to remember, following their U15 Leinster Premier League Final win over Wicklow RFC last weekend, which finished 46-15. This was the side's third Leinster Premier League title in a row.

Athy made sure of their place in the top division of Leinster rugby for next season and on Sunday play in the second round of the Town Cup

It was a dramatic last day of action in Division 1A but Athy safely secured their spot in the top flight again next season as they left the two Carlow rivals to battle it out to avoid the drop

Leinster League Division 1A Athy 25 Tullow 34  Athy let a 17-0 lead slip, having impressed against Tullow in the opening 20 minutes.

U-18 North Midlands Final  Athy 20 Naas 18  Naas and Athy clashed heads in the first match of festival of rugby on Monday 29 in Tougher rugby club, Portlaoise.

Leinster League Division 1A Carlow 13 Athy 20 Athy came away from Carlow with their second win of the season in the Leinster League Division 1A after a closely fought cross-border local derby.

The funding is aimed at improving the accessibility of existing community walking track facilities

Athy's Joey Carbery is being a new life in France this week but before making that move, he told the Kildare Nationalist's Pat Costello that he still have a lot of love for his first club, Athy RFC