There is plenty of Kildare involvement in the Leinster, Munster and Connacht squads this weekend, with four of those selected to start and another two ready to make an impact off the bench.

Trainer Adrian Keatley and jockey Conor Whitley combined to end up in the winners' enclosure 

The National League starts this weekend for the Kildare men and ladies football teams

The Kildare duo are named in the Ireland XV squad who will face England 'A' in Thomond Park

A persistent hip injury forced David Hyland to recently announce his inter-county retirement, he sat down with the Kildare Nationalist's Pat Costello to discuss that decision and look back on over a decade in a Kildare jersey

Charlie Dunny was named MVP after scoring 21 points

It was a third first round defeat in a row for the Clane based school.

Ireland start their Six Nations in Paris at the start of February

Sunday was a special day for Brian Dowling as the Kildare boss managed a game against his native Kilkenny for the very first time – and what a display it was from his charges.

The coveted Provincial Towns Cup gets underway this coming weekend, with a number of Kildare teams on the hunt for a big scalp. 

After a year of Division 3 and Tailteann Cup football, Brian Flanagan’s Kildare are making a considerable step up in class when they head to Healy Park, Omagh for Saturday night’s National League Division 2 opener against last year’s All-Ireland semi-finalists.

Eoin Cully and Conor Duke scored early goals to set Maynooth University on their way to the last eight of the Sigerson Cup

It’s a whole new ball game for the Kildare ladies footballers when they begin their National League campaign away to Cork on Sunday

Conan Boran made his first appearance back after over a year out injured when Kildare took on Kilkenny over the weekend. 

Breaking National Records has already started and we are just barely into the 2026 season.

MU Barnhall overcame first-time finalists Enniskillen on Sunday afternoon in Dundalk to successfully retain the Energia All-Ireland Women’s Junior Cup - their fourth title in a row. 

Another Kildare derby took place in Division 2A of the Leinster League this weekend as third-place Newbridge hosted North Kildare. 

“If he jumps a clear round, that’s all he needs to do.” 

Foul trouble late in the game hampered FloMAX Liffey Celtics' attempts to retain their Domino’s Women’s Super League National Cup title

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