Kildare are perennial contenders in Leinster yet have only won two titles (1998 and 2000) since 1956. The last of their four All-Ireland senior crowns was won in 1928. The hurlers' home ground is ...

THE GAA WILL monitor pitches ahead of this weekend ... club football semi-finals Crossmolina Deel Rovers (Mayo) v Caragh (Kildare), Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, 1pm – Spórt TG4 ...

Leinster intermediate football final Naomh Mearnóg (Dublin) v Caragh (Kildare), Parnell Park ... v St Brigid’s (Laois), Galtee Rovers GAA, Tipperary, 2pm.

sign-up to our GAA newsletter here. It's all over and it's a comfortable victory for Kildare. They win by 12 points in the end. Another Laois score. This time from Pádraig Kirwan.