Ollie Baker's Maynooth flew out of the traps and scored the first five points but that was as good as it for them in the Westgrove Hotel Senior Hurling League Division 1 Final as Naas showed their quality once again

The win over Wolfe Tones secures a return to the top tier of the Westgrove Hotel Senior Hurling League for Clane

Brian Dowling will remain as Kildare senior hurling manager for a fourth year in 2027 after missing out on the top job in his native Kilkenny.

Defeat to Kilkenny in Nowlan Park, coupled with Offaly's win over Wexford, means an immediate return to the Joe McDonagh Cup for Kildare

Kildare's Leinster Championship hopes have been bolstered by the return of James Burke after almost a year out but it will be an emotional day for manager Brian Dowling as he leads the team into Championship battle against his native Kilkenny

Kildare held a wind-assisted ten point lead at half-time and it was only in the last ten minutes that Galway were able to pull away 

Kildare were 1-11 to 0-3 down after 28 minutes but showed some good spirit after that to ensure they didn't buckle against top-class opponents

Kildare's U20 hurlers were within three points of Kilkenny in the last ten minutes of their Leinster U20 Hurling Championship clash before Henry Shefflin's team finally pulled clear by scoring the last six points of the game

Kildare will enter the Peadar Ó Liatháin Cup after Laois beat them to a place in Tier 1 of the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

A third win of their league campaign means that Kildare will be playing in Division 1B again in 2027

Jack Sheridan was sent off against Down last Sunday and his bid to get that decision overturned has been rejected

Clare left Newbridge with the expected result, but Kildare pushed them far harder than most anticipated

After the high of a superb win over Antrim last time out, Kildare's hurlers have a difficult test against illustrious opponents on Saturday evening

Muiris Curtin scored two and created the other as Kildare scored three goals in the opening 15 minutes of the second half as they secured a first Division 1B win since 1978

Brian Dowling has confirmed the 35 players he will take with him into the exciting 2026 season

Brian Dowling's team were always chasing the game after conceding two early goals

Kilkenny had to introduce a number of their most experience players to see off Kildare in Callan

After missing over a year through injury, Conan Boran returns to the Kildare hurling squad for the first since 2024 for Sunday's O'Byrne Shield final against Kilkenny

Liam O'Reilly's injury time winner saw Kildare overcome Davy Fitzgerald's Antrim and set up a Walsh Shield final against Kilkenny next weekend

An exciting season for Kildare hurlers begins on Sunday when Galway visit Newbridge

Kildare's success in the McDonagh Cup was one the GAA stories of the year

Naas made it seven Kildare titles in a row but for the second consecutive year had their Leinster dreams ended by Wexford champions St Martins

2026 is sure to be an exciting year for Kildare hurling after the fixtures for the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship were confirmed

As Kildare senior hurlers face into Division 1B of the Allianz League and the Leinster Senior Hurling championship for 2026 County Board Chairman, Mick Mullen, says the county will look to Croke Park for support to assist in these big ventures.

Brian Dowling's team are edging closer to clinching promotion from Division 2 of the Allianz Hurling League

It was the ability of Naas to get scores at crucial times that proved to be the main difference between the sides

St. Laurence’s boss Tony McMullen hoping his players can unhinge Naas again to lift first ever Intermediate Hurling Championship title on Sunday