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Congrats to Balyna Ladies
Congrats to Balyna Ladies on beating Leixlip last night to qualify for Senior County Final against Convey on weekend 12th Sept Venue to be confirmed. Well Done Girls.

Congrats to Kildare Camogie Ladies
Congratulations to all the Kildare Camogie Ladies who claimed the All-Ireland Junior Camogie title on Saturday. All in the club are especially proud of our own girls including Clodagh Flanagan, Siobhan Hurley, Aoife Trant and Roisin O'Connell.

Hard luck to Kildare lads
Hard luck to the kildare lads on their defeat to Down at the weekend. All in the club would like to say thanks for the great excitement we got from their wins and look forward to seeing them all especially Flano and Keith next year.

Big weekend of Kildare action
It's a big week for the Lilywhites. The camogie women are playing in an All Ireland Final on Saturday in Ashbourne at 2.30pm. With the club represented by Clodagh Flanagan, Siobhan Hurley, Aoife Trant and Roisin O'Connell. Then on Sunday it's up to Croker to cheer on the footballers with Brian Flanagan and Keith Cribbin. Best of luck to all our players involved.

Championship performances
Hard luck to the B's who lost out by two points after they conceded two late goals. Whilst there was a great win for the C team last night on a score line 2-12 v 1-8.

Minors face Sarsfield
The minors face Sarsfield in the next round of the championship.

McNally Cup Final
McNally Cup Final takes place this Friday at 7.30 in the pitch. St Kevin's go head to head with Carbury for the silverware.Photos

Minors championship tables
Balyna lie mid table after 2 games in the championship have been played so its all to play for in the last game. Full table can be downloaded by Clicking here

Mc Nally Cup
St.Kevins face Clogherinkoe in the first game on Tuesday at 7:30pm while JTB take on Carbury at 7:30pm on Thursday night. All support welcome.

Minors face Clane in first round of championship
Balyna have drawn clane in the first round of the championship. For the full draw Click here

C's with one more game to be played
All 3 teams teams have done well in their respective leagues with the Seniors lying in second place in Division 2, the B's third in Division 5 and the C's fifth with one game to play in Division 7. A full list of the current league tables can be downloaded by Clicking here

GAA is our Oxygen
Never mind standing around a mucky field in Naas next weekend, there is plenty of football to be enjoyed. Kildare are out on Saturday against Leirtrim at 7pm in Conleths while the Bridge take on Kilcullen in the pitch Sunday also at 7pm.

June 400 Club Draw
Many thanks to all those who supported the June Draw. The top prize of 1000 euro went to Anne Carroll this month. For full list of prize winners. Click here

Bridge to the fore in county action
The Bridge are to the fore for the county this weekend. First up the camogie women take on Westmeath in Newbridge tomorrow at 2pm. Then we wish Keith, Flano and the Kildare senior footballers all the best in the qualifiers against Antrim up in Belfast at 7. On Sunday the Ladies Footballers get the day off to a start in their game against Dublin in Portmarnock at 2pm, with Ash and Siobhan representing the club and then it's a quick trip to Longford where Sean and Paul are back out with the minors at 7pm. All supporters are asked to come out in force.

Greating Scoring
Johnstownbridge had already racked up 2-2 by the seventh minute to ensure a good winning margin against Rheban last Sunday at Pairc Droicheda Baile Sheain. The Bridge had registered a few draws of late but this win certainly left nothing to chance. Ian Farrell got the game’s first point before Jason O’Keefe added another.Full report

B's top their league table
All 3 teams teams are still doing well in their respective leagues with the Seniors lying in second place in Division 3, the B's topping Division 5 and the C's mid table in Division 7. A full list of the current league tables can be downloaded by Clicking here

New Golf page
We are trialing a transition to using a new website, so as a pilot the golf updates can now be found by clicking here

All 3 teams going well in their Leagues
A full list of the current league tables can be downloaded by Clicking here

Top of the table clash with Confey
Despite the heat sapping the energy of the players, Johnstownbridge and Confey kept the intensity going right to the very end in this entertaining clash last Saturday Full report

More goals from Cathal McNally
Two goals, one at the beginning and one at the end of the first half, from Cathal McNally helped Johnstownbridge overcome a Grange side who made the trip from the south of the county to no avail. McNally opened the scoring with a point before he ran in to beat the keeper at the near post.Full report

Johnstownbridge Camogie win over neighbours Cappagh
On Monday evening last, 17th May the Johnstownbridge Senior Camogie Team travelled the short distance to play their neighbours Cappagh in the Senior League competition. Full report

Camogie Fixtures and Results
The lastest camogie fixtures and results can be downloaded by clicking here

JTB girls part of Leinster Junior Camogie Champions Team
Congratulations to Clodagh Flanagan, Roisin O'Connell, Aoife Trant and Siobhan Hurley members of the Kildare team who beat Laois in the Leinster Junior Camogie Final on Sunday. From all in JTB Camogie club.

Cathal McNally's hat trick sees off Ballykelly
Cathal McNally hit a Hat Trick to help the Bridge make it two from two in the championship this year with a good win over Ballykelly in Sarsfields. Full report

JTB top the Intermediate Championship table
The seniors top the championship table before the break. For championship tables click here

La na gClub a great success
Well done to all who were involved in La Na gClub, especially David, Sinead and Ann, as it was once again a great success. For a list of all winners and photos click here

Camogie U11's trip to Athy
For full match report click here

Lotto Results
No winner of the 4,300 jackpot. Jackpot on the 15th of May is 4,400. For details of 6 30euro winners go to the lotto page.

La Na gGlub
La Na gClub will take place this Sunday the 9th of May in the field. A full list of the action can be downloaded by clicking here

Bridge face BallyKelly
Johnstownbridge face Ballykelly at 7.30pm on Saturday night in Sarsfields.

Camogie Fixtures and Results
The lastest camogie fixtures and results can be downloaded by clicking here

Bridge face BallyKelly
The second round of the championship was drawn tonight with Johnstownbridge being drawn against Ballykelly.

kilshanroe School Table Quiz
Kilshanroe school are holding a fundraising table quiz in the Hamlet at 9pm on Thursday night. Table of 4 costs 20euro.

April 400 Club Draw
Many thanks to all those who supported the April Draw. The top prize of 1000 euro went to Helena Stynes this month. For full list of prize winners. Click here

Newest Member
Congratulations from all in the club to Brendan and Carina McNally on the birth of their baby son Daniel.

Intermediate Football Championship
Johnstownbridge manager Declan Kerrigan must have been looking forward to unleashing his full compliment of county men as he planned for his side’s championship opener. Full report

Screening by a Qualified Sport Scientist
Take the first step to a healthier life with a Health Fitness Screening.
Screening by a Qualified Sport Scientist.
Screening cost €30
I am hoping to organise a group for the end of April in the clubhouse – JTB GAA. Anyone interested please contact Caroline 087 6440774

Camogie Reports and Results
The lastest camogie reports and results can be downloaded by clicking here

Camogie Training Times
under 8 and 9 Tuesday 5 – 6 o’clock
under 10 Tuesday 6 – 7 o’clock
under 11/12/13/14s Thursday 7 – 8 o’clock
under 15, 16, Juniors and Seniors Tuesdays 7 – 8 or Saturdays 11.30 – 12.30

Camogie Fixtures and Results
The lastest camogie fixtures and results can be downloaded by clicking here

Best of luck to seniors
Best of luck to the seniors who take on sallins at half four on Sunday. Latest scores will be posted on facebook for any of our far flung fans.

Congratulations to Jimmy, Paul and Sean
Well done to Jimmy, Paul and Sean as they are part of the kildare minor panel who beat dublin on saturday.

New Club Leisurewear
New leisurewear can now be ordered from David McNally. View the range here.

Newsletter
The first issue of our clubs newsletter can now be downloaded here.

Lotto Results
No winner of the 4,100 jackpot. Jackpot on the 17th of April is 4,200. For details of 6 30euro winners go to the lotto page.

Seniors continue winning ways ahead of championship first round
Johnstownbridge maintaned their good start to the league with a convincing win over Ballymore. With the Punchestown festival soon to be taking place nearby the Bridge won at a canter leaving the home side very disapointed with their showing. match report. Meanwhile the B's game against Sarsfields ended in a draw on Wednesday night at 1-07 a piece, whilst the C's fixture had to be called off due the pitch being unplayable.

Championship Round 1 fixtures
For all round 1 championship fixtures click here

Bridge record second win of league campaign
Johnstownbridge made it two wins from two in Division 2 with a good perfromance on home soil seeing off Clane. Just as in their league opener Cathal McNally found the net inside the first minute and the same man raised another green flag in the second period to help kill off the game.More details

Balyna Racenight
RACE NIGHT on behalf of BALYNA GFC will be held at Clogherinkoe GAA Club on SATURDAY the 10th APRIL at 8.30pm.Your support will be much appreciated.

Great start to the leagues campaign
Johnstownbridge got their league campaign off to a winning start on the plains of the Curragh last Sunday with this convincing win over Moorefield’s second string. The lads from the Moores will be up against it this year but showed midway through the second half that they can compete. More details

March 400 Club Draw
Many thanks to all those who supported the March Draw. The top prize of 1000 euro went to Brendan Maher this month. For full list of prize winners. Click here

Lotto Results
No winner of the 4,000 jackpot. Jackpot on the 3rd of April is 4,100. For details of 6 30euro winners go to the lotto page.

4 Games in 7 days takes its toll
A very strong finish from Kilcullen saw them come back to clinch the Keogh Cup last weekend. Early on Johnstownbridge made light of the missing players with Brian Flanagan, Keith Cribbin, Paul Cribbin and Padraig Hurley were among the absentees. More details

First Final of the year
Well done to the Seniors for winning 3 games in 5 days. Best of luck in the Keogh Cup Final on Saturday at 3pm in Naas and lets make it 4 wins in 7 days :-)

League fixtures for 2010
Planning a weekend away and not sure when we have a football free weekend. Check out the fixtures here.

U21 Medal Presentation
The winning U21 football team will be presented with their county medals in Clogherinkoe GAA on Friday night. All support welcome.

Fixtures for the weekend
The seniors face confey in the keogh cup on Saturday at 2.30pm while the minors take on Maynooth at 11.45 on Sunday. For more details go to the fixtures page.

Lotto Results
No winner of the 3,900 jackpot. Jackpot on the 20th of March is 4,000. For details of 6 30euro winners go to the lotto page.

First senior game of the year
Having trailed for most of the game county U21 man Cathal McNally came off the bench to score 1-2 and earn a hard-fought draw. This was the first game of the year which saw many players unavailable for various reasons. It was a good work out with the final score 1-10 apiece. More....

Congrats Amy, Emily and Sarah
JTB Camogie Club would like to congratulate Amy Flanagan and Emily Blake for making the U14 County panel and Sarah Dempsey on making the U16 County panel. Best of luck.

Kildare Camogie Easter Camp
U13 - U16 in Sarsfield GAA Club, Newbridge
Tues 30th March - Thurs 1st April
10:30am - 1:30pm
Please contact Anne Farrell club secretary for application form as places are limited and you must sign up early.

Lotto Draw Standing order
We are currently setting up a standing order system for playing the lotto. If you are interested in paying 2euro every 2 weeks from your bank account to play your lotto numbers please email elaine@johnstownbridgegaa.com and we will send you on the details.

First 400 Club Draw of 2010
Many thanks to all those who supported the first draw of 2010. The top prize of 1000 euro went to Sheila Greville this month. For full list of prize winners. Click here

Nursery returns on Sunday 28th
The nursery returns to the pitch at 12pm on Sunday the 28th of February. All kids welcome!

St.Mary's to play again
St Mary's Edenderry were all square with St.Pat's of Navan after extra time. For full match report Click here

Best of Luck to St. Marys Boys Tomorrow
Best of luck to all the St.Marys boys tomorrow (especially JTB players Sean, Shane, Jimmy, Eddie & Harry) who play in the Leinster Semi-Final in Mullingar at 2pm.

First Fixtures of 2010
The first fixtures for the 2010 calendar have now been fixed. For full listing Click here

Membership fees for 2010 are now due. The club have teamed up with the Johnstown House Hotel for an exclusive offer to all members for full membership of the hotel leisure facilities at reduced prices. For details of membership subscription and reduced leisure prices. Click here

400 CLUB DRAW
Tickets for the 400 club draw are now on sale. The prize fund for the year is over 20,000euro with a top prize of 1,000euro each month. The ticket for the year costs 100euro or 10euro a month for 11 months, so with such good prizes' each month you may even like to buy a joint ticket with a friend. If you are interested in buying a ticket contact elaine@johnstownbridgegaa.com or Jim McNally. Next draw takes place on Thursday 18th of February. For full list of prizes each month. Click here

Best of Luck to 2010 committee
Best of luck to all on the committee for the coming year. We would also like to wish Eamonn Holton all the best on his well deserved rest following 15 years of service to the club. For all the changes in the committee Click here

AGM
The AGM takes place at 8pm on Friday 22nd of January in the clubhouse. All welcome.

Johnstownbridge GOAL MILE
A big "Thank You" and well done to all those who participated and contributed to the Johnstownbridge GOAL MILE on Christmas Day in the GAA club grounds. This year we managed to raise 1756.05. Considering the trying times we are in at the moment and dreadful weather conditions on the day this is a great achievement.
Geraldine Mooney, Jean Lawlor and Sinead Dixon.

AGM
The AGM takes place at 8pm on Friday evening in the clubhouse. All welcome.

400 Club Draw Results
The top prize of 1000 euro went to Ann Carroll this month. For full list of prize winners. Click here

New year wishes
The club would like to wish all supporters and players a peaceful and prosperous new year.

Annual Dinner dance
A great night was had by all on Sunday night when the Camogie club celebrated their 40th anniversary with a presentation to the '69 and '84 Teams. The football girls received their county final medals. Football player of the year awards were won by Senior - Barry McNally, B's - Rusty Maguire, C's - Ger Quinn, U21 - Will Holton and Minor - Des Holton. Presentations were also made to Eamonn Holton, Jim McNally and Michael McNally for their services to the club. For photos Click here

Great Fight Night
Well done to all the boxers who took part in last nights event it was a great nights entertainment. Thanks for all the support especially for those to those from other clubs who gave so generously. Hopefully we can make it an annual event. If anyone has any good photos please email them to elaine@johnstownbridgegaa.com For current photosClick here

Let the Battle Commence
Best of luck to all the boxers who line out on Friday night in the Hamlet Court. If you don't have your ticket yet please contact Michael O'Brien (087-2516880).The line up includes
PJ "Raging Bull" Doran; Shane "Tricky Mickey" Flanagan; Damian "Gaza the Basher" Doran; Colm "The Blond Bombshell" McNally; David "Not so Rusty" Maguire; "Sugar" Ray Mooney; Diarmuid "Panda" Holton; Damien "Feel the pain" Feely; Jason "Big Daddy" O'Keeffe; Mark "Bang Bang" Stewart; Damian "Intel Inside" Murray; Noel "The Mauler" Cawley; Keith "Run Forrest" Cribben; Roar "Viking Invader" Nyheim; Liz "Bonecrusher" Doran; Anthony "Scratchy" Mullen. For more details and photosClick here

Annual dinner dance
This years dinner dance takes place on Sunday the 27th of December in the Hamlet Court Hotel. Tickets are selling fast so please contact Ray Cribbin or Eamonn Holton if you wish to attend.

Congrats to the U21's
Congratulations to the U21's who put on a fantastic performance to beat St.Laurences in the county final today. The final score was 0-15 to 0-4, with Ciaran Graven getting man of the match. To view more photos click here....

Best of Luck to U21's
Best of luck from all in the club to the U21 football team who face St.Laurence's in the County Final on Sunday. Here's hoping we can make it a double against Laurence's, following the girls victory last week. The game takes place in St.Conleth's park at 2.00pm. Please come along and support the lads.

ABC Nursery Christmas Party
Santa came to meet all the boys and girls of the ABC nursery on Sunday, great fun was had by all.

Congrats to Minor Ladies
Congratulations to Balyna minor ladies who beat St.Laurences in the county final on Saturday. Here's hoping the lads can make it a double against Laurence's next Sunday. To view more photos click here....

Joe O'Donoghue is new Kildare Ladies County Board Chairman
Joe O'Donoghue was elected as the county board chairman last Thursday. His first official duty was a very pleasant one, when he presented the minor trophy to his daughter Aoine.

400 Club Draw Results
The top prize of 1000 euro went to Brendan Bourke this month. Next draw takes place on Thursday 17th of December. For full list of prize winners. Click here

Best of Luck to Minor Ladies
Best of luck from all in the club to the Ladies Minor team who face St.Laurence's in the County Final on Sunday. The game takes place in St.Laurence's at 12.30pm all support is welcome.

AGM postponed
The AGM will now take place on the 8th of January, due to the fact that the U21 county final will take place on Sunday 13th of December.

ABC Nursery Christmas Party
The Balyna ABC Nursery Christmas party takes place on Sunday 6th December next at 1pm in the Clubhouse. All Club members and their families are welcome to attend. The event is free of charge and will include a visit from the man in the red suit!

Camogie Calendar 2010
Johnstownbridge Camogie Club are producing a 2010 calendar to commemorate the club's 40th anniversary. It is full of lots of fabulous photos, includes useful contacts, phone numbers and key dates - take a look at the sneak preview below. It would be a wonderful keepsake or stocking filler for Christmas. Why not order yours now while stocks last? Calendars are priced 12.50 each and may be obtained from any committee member from Monday 1st December: Roberta Farrell (Chairperson) 087-769-5463, Kevin Newman (Treasurer) 087-271-7506, Anne Farrell (Secretary) 087-997-9221, Jean Lawlor (PRO) 087-224-9752, Jo Langley (Registrar) 087-224-9753.

Aisling Holton Kildare player of the year
Aisling Holton receives her player of the year award from Anthony Rainbow.

Congratulations to Nan McNally on 90 years
Congratulations to Nan McNally who recently celebrated her 90th birthday.

U21's reach County Final
Well done to the U21's who came through a tough match against Sarsfields in Clane today to reach the county final. To view some photos which are also available on facebook (apologies again for the quality, we'll organise a better photographer for the final.) click here....

U21's face the Sash
Well done to the U21's who beat Round Towers 4-16 to 0-4 on Saturday. They now face Sarsfields at 2pm in Clane on Saturday so once again best of luck from all in the club.

Footballer of the year
Congratulations from all in the club to Ashling Holton who rounded off a great year of Captaining the County team, winning an Intermediate title with JTB and now winning Footballer of the year.

New arrival
Congratulations to David and Camille on the arrival of their new baby boy, Andy O'Brien. Everyone in the club wishes them all the best on their move to New Zealand later this year.

U21's face towers next
Best of Luck to Peter and the U21's who face Round Towers in the next round of the championship at 2pm on Saturday in Carbury.

Well done to U21's
Congratulations from all in the club to Peter Bourke and all the lads who put on a first class performance to defeat Athy by 11 points in the first round of the championship on Saturday.

Doran Double
Bernard won first prize at the final golf outing of the year on Saturday, while his brother PJ pipped Tipper O'Brien at the post to win golfer of the year.

Junior Camogie 2009
An idea that has been talked about in our house for a few years now finally came to pass this year. The only way to keep the girls over 14 years of age playing camogie in this club was to form a junior team. more

Best of Luck to Roisin
Best of luck to Roisin O'Connell who lines out for Ireland in a Shinty International this weekend in Inverness, from all in Johnstownbridge Camoige club.

400 Club Draw Results
The top prize of 1000 euro went to Michael Reynolds this month. Next draw takes place on Thursday 19th of November. For full list of prize winners. Click here

U21 face Athy in Championship
The U21's have drawn Athy in the first round of the Championship.

Photos for Balyna Annual
If anyone has any photos they would like to go in the balyna annual, please send them to elaine@johnstownbridgegaa.com I'm especially looking for photos of edenderry winning the leinster schools championship.

Referee's course
There will be a Referee's Course next Wednesday night 7th October in Kilcock GAA Club at 8 o' Clock, this course will allow you to referee up to and including u13 Football, please contact Mick Fennin if you have any queries on 087 2700243.

Best of luck to minors
Best of luck from all in the club to the minors who line out against Athy in the Championship Semi-Final on Sunday 27th at 3.30pm in St. Conleth's.

Kildare players fund
Many thanks to all those who supported Brian and Keith's gala dinner on Saturday night and to O'Neill's for the wonderful dinner. A great night was had by all. A golf classic takes place this friday in Knockanally, if interested in taking part please contact Brian or Keith

Gutsy girls win first round in Leinster Intermediate Championship
Congrats to the ladies who showed great determination and heart to win against Kilkenny on Sunday morning having lost in the Senior County Final after extra time on Saturday evening. Those ice baths are worth it now! Best of luck in the next round of the Leinster Intermediate Championships, and hopes for a speedy recovery to Clodagh Flanagan from all in the club. Photos on the following page (including a cameo appearance by Hurley's dog).

U13 Camogie girl's through to Final
Congrats to the U13 girls who made it through to the county final this morning.

Great turn out for 1st ABC nursery of the year
The ABC nursery had a great turn out of kids this morning, who all enjoyed the fine weather. Please Contact David 086 8372383 for more details about joining in.

Intermediate Championship run over
Hard luck to the lads who lost out to Raheens on Saturday afternoon 1-10 to 0-10.

400 Club Draw Results
The top prize of 1000 euro went to Richie Cully this month. Next draw takes place on Thursday 15th of October. For full list of prize winners. Click here

Busy Day
Saturday the 19th of September see's the lads out in the Quarter Finals of the Intermediate Championship against Raheens at 2pm in Allenwood. This is followed by the girls at 4pm in Moorefield who are up against Confey in the Ladies Senior County Final. The Ladies have already won the Intermediate Championship this year and so are aiming for the double (which would be a terrific achievement). Best of Luck to both teams from all in the club and please show your support by shouting the teams on tomorrow.

Support our Kildare Footballers
All members of the Kildare squad have to raise 3,000 euro in the coming weeks for a training camp and other expenses. Brian and Keith are organising a dinner in Sabayon restaurant on Saturday the 26th of Sepetmber in a bid to raise funds. Tickets are 80 euro and a great night of food and craic is expected. If you would like to show your support please contact either Brian Flanagan or Keith Cribbin.

Return of ABC Nursery
Balyna ABC Nursery returns next Sunday 20th September at 12pm in Johnstownbridge GAA grounds for Boys and Girls 4-7 yrs. Cost is �2 per child or �5 for family of 3 or more. Contact David 086 8372383 for more details.

Kildare race night
The Kildare GAA player's fund are holding a race night in the Osprey hotel on Friday the 9th of October. Horses cost 10 euro while races can be sponsored for 40 euro. if you would like to support the night please contact Colm Farrell (087-2310898) to buy a horse or sponsor a race.

Tipper O'Brien wins captains prize
Well Done to Majella O'Donoghue for organising a great captains prize outing in Mullingar on Saturday and congratulations to Tipper O'Brien who won first prize. For photos of the prize giving please click here....

Minors to meet Athy in Semi-Final
Balyna will face Athy in the Minor Football Championship Semi-finals.

Minors through to Semi-Final
Balyna showed great heart and determination to defeat St.laurences 1-10 to 0-10. To view some photos (though it was dark and the lads needed encouragement more than photos, so apologies for the quality) click here.... .

Table Quiz
A table quiz is being held in Sleighe Mor Enfield this Friday 11th of September to raise funds for the 40th anniversary of the Camogie club quiz starts at 8.30 approx.

B's lose out to Moorefield in Quarter Finals
The B's were defeated by Moorefield in the Quarter Finals last night.

Balyna Ladies face Kilkenny in the Leinster Club Championship
Balyna Ladies face Kilkenny at home in the 1st round of the Intermediate Leinster Championship on the 20th of September.

Clodagh Flanagan receives Kildare Nationalist sports personality of the month for August
Congratulations to Clo on receiving sports personality of the month from all in the club.

Seniors face Raheens in Quarter Final
The Seniors face Raheens in the Quarter Finals of the Intermediate Football Cahmpionship on the 19th of September.

Ladies win Intermediate County Final
Balyna put on a great display of footballing skills, including a hat trick of goals from Claire Hurley to defeat Maynooth in the Intermediate football final yesterday. The Ladies now go ahead to represent Kildare in the Leinster Club Championship. Well Done and Best of Luck from all in the Club. To view photos of yesterday click here.....

Seniors lose out to Monasterevin but still qualify for Quarter Finals
The Seniors were defeated by Monasterevin 1-09 to 0-15 in Carbury yesterday evening. Report is on its way but you can view some photos here....

Camogie Junior B's defeat St. Laurence's
A cold evening in Johnstown Bridge, a wet pitch, 18 players and a dog proved too much for the visitors. From the throw in The Bridge were not going to be beaten. Sarah Blake and Tina Mooney fought for every loose ball in the middle of the pitch. Conditions under foot were not great, but looking at the skill shown by both sets of players you would not have guessed. Match Report....

Ladies Intermediate Football Final
Balyna take on Maynooth in the Intermediate football final on Saturday the 5th of September at 4pm in Donore. Best of Luck from all in the club.

Ladies Football fixtures
The Ladies football fixtures and results to date are now available to download from here..... Or can be viewed under the football, fixtures and results link.

B's match postponed until Monday the 7th of September
Due to the weather the B's championship match against Moorefield is now postponed until Monday evening, same time, same venue.

Balyna Ladies defeat Leixlip in Football Championship
The Balyna ladies beat Leixlip by 2-9 to 0-6 in the Senior football championship.

Balyna face St.laurences while Junior B's face Moorefield
The quarter final draw was made last night and the minors face St. laurences on the 9th of September while the Junior B's face Moorefield on the 31st of August.

Senior match fixed for carbury
The Seniors face Monastervein in the 3rd round of the intermediate championship at 6pm on Saturday evening in Carbury.

Last gasp penalty save see's Balyna through
With Balyna winning by 3 and needing a win, Round Towers were awarded a penalty in the last minute of the game. Ed Holton stood firm and pulled off a brilliant save to see Balyna through to the quarter finals with a win 3-16 to 4-10. Well done to all the lads who never gave up and kept coming back.

Minors need to win
The minors need a win tonight by any margin to qualify for the last place in the quarter finals. So best of luck lads. View the current table here

Junior B's qualify but C's are out
The Junior B's have qualified for the quarter finals while the C's narrowly missed out on score difference.

IFC Round Two
Johnstownbridge 2-14 Ballyteague 0-13
This game swung in Johnstownbridge�s favour thanks mainly to Ballyteague�s reduction to 14 men for the last quarter of the game. With the ball gone wing-back Kevin Murphy saw red for a striking offence. At that stage the game was very much in the balance with the Bridge having their noses in front by just a point. With the extra man they powered home to kill off the game in style. more....

Junior C's now in Allenwood
The Junior C match against Athgarvan will now take place in Allenwood at 7pm on Tuesday evening.

Monasterevin next for Seniors
The seniors have drawn Monasterevin in the 3rd round of the championship. Fixtures will be posted as soon as they are announced.

Seniors qualify with one game to go
The seniors beat Ballyteague by 2-14 to 13 this evening in the Intermediate championship. It was a much tougher match than last week but the lads still stood up well to the challenge.

Football teams still in with a shout
Check out the Championship Tables and see what the teams still need to do.

IFC Round One
Johnstownbridge 2-13 Sallins 0-5
In GAA circles the old wisdom is that you never mind the league form once the championship starts, and this certainly rang true last Sunday in Clane as Johnstownbridge dished out a heavy beating to Sallins.more....

400 Club Draw Results
The top prize of 1000 euro went to John O'Connell this month. Next draw takes place on Thursday 17th of September. For full list of prize winners.Click here

Johnstownbridge Merchandise
If you would like to order a replica jersey or anything else from our Merchandise please contact David McNally by Sunday the 23rd of August.

Best of Luck to Kildare Ladies
All in the club would like to wish the Kildare Ladies, and especially our own Ashling Holton and Clodagh Flanagan the best of luck against Cork on Saturday.

Championship Results week of 16th of August
The Seniors beat Sallins on Sunday evening in Clane by 2-12 to 0-5, they now face Ballyteague in the next round. Which will take place in Clane at 3PM on Saturday 22nd. The Junior B's went down 2-09 to 1-10 to Raheens in the first round of the championship on Monday. While the Junior C's drew with Castlemitchell and the Minors lost to Clane on Tuesday evening. The next draws for these competitions will take place later this week.

O'Keeffe avoids tough questions
Red O' Keeffe had a close call on Sunday evening when his wedding ring went missing on the pitch in Clane. However he proved that there is life in the old dog yet when he found it again despite the fact that the subs displayed impressive ground sweeping skills at half time and came up with nothing.

Senior Camogie Championship - JTB V Clane
JTB 3-6 Clane 1-6
11th August 2009
On Tuesday night in perfect conditions and in front of a home crowd, JTB squared up to local rivals Clane in the first round of the Kildare Senior Camogie Championship. With both teams having met twice in the league and with honours even, it was always going to be a close call. However, as we were now in the heat of championship the gloves were off and what went before was of little consequence.Match Report

Minors to meet Clane
The draw for the second round of the minor championship see's Balyna pitted against Clane. The game will take place on Tuesday the 18th of August in Kilcock at 7PM.

Win and a hard fought draw in Championship
The Senior Camogie team recorded a win against Clane last night 3-6 to 1-6 in the first round of the Championship. The minors came back to get a hard fought draw against the Celbridge in a very exciting game, which ended 0-14 to 2-8.

Club championship season begins
The club championship begins with the minors facing Celbridge in Clane on Tuesday the 10th of August at 7.30pm. While the seniors season gets under way in Clane at 3pm on Sunday the 16th of August against Sallins. In Camogie the Seniors face Clane on Tuesday the 10th and Celbridge on Saturday the 15th while the Juniors start with Nurney on Sunday the 16th. Next week's Football action see's the B's facing Raheens on Monday 17th and the C's facing Castlemitchell on Tuesday 18th. While in Camogie the Juniors face Moorefield on Tuesday the 18th.

Congratulations to the Ladies
Well done and congratulations to Ashling and Clodagh on their emphatic defeat of Sligo with Kildare on Sunday which puts them into the All-Ireland quarter final. Best of Luck from all in the club in the next round against Cork on the 22nd of August.

Kildare player's did us proud
All in the club would like to say hard luck and thanks for the memories of a wonderful summer of championship football to Brian, Keith, Des, Paul and Sean. The camogie club would also like to say hard luck to Alison, Clodagh and Roisin. We look forward to seeing them all line out for the club in the coming weeks.

Flano's scoring skills

Marriott Draw
Thanks to all those who took part and helped organise the Marriott training weekend draw. Congratulations to St. Kevin's who won 1st prize of a training weekend awat at the Marriott Hotel in Enfield, 2nd prize went to St. Lawrences Camoige club, whilst Doon in Co. Limerick won 3rd prize. Thanks once again to the Marriott who donated the wonderful first prize.

GAA Summer Camps
This years Summer Camp takes place in JTB GAA grounds from Monday 10th until Friday the 14th of August. Bookings can be made online at http://www.vhiculcamps.gaa.ie or by contacting club co-ordinator Sinead McDonnell at 086-3857691.

Johnstownbridge player's in action with Kildare
The minors are out against Armagh in Breffni park on Saturday at 2pm so best of luck to Paul Cribbin, Des Holton and Sean Hurley. Whilst the seniors face Tyrone at 4pm in croke park on Sunday. It will be a tough test but we're sure the Flano will be more than up to the challenge.

400 Club Draw Results
The top prize of 1000 euro went to Rory Brown this month. Next draw takes place on Thursday 21th of August. For full list of prize winners.Click here

Johnstownbridge hosts Feile matches
Balyna, Na Fianna, Strokestown Roscommon and O'Donovan Rossa Antrim will compete in the Feile competition in Johnstownbridge on Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th of July. PLus the Division 2 semi-finals will be held in Johnstownbridge on Saturday afternoon from 16.30, for full list of fixtures see link. Feile Fixtures....All support welcome

Newest Kildare Supporter
The newest kildare supporter will be attending her first game next Saturday. Charlotte Nyheim will be cheering on the minors with her proud granny and grandad Judy and Michael O'Brien.

Camoige Division 4 League Cup
Three Johnstownbridge Camogie girls: Clodagh Flanagan, Roisin O'Connell and Aoife Trant were on the Kildare Junior Team who won the Division 4 National league cup beating Westmeath � great work girls!.

Injury-time heartbreak for St.Mary's
A last gasp goal from Eanna O'Connor broke St Mary's, Edenderry hearts in the All Ireland Colleges Senior Football A Final. The club lads did us proud on the day including Des Holton, Paul Cribbin and Sean Hurley on the pitch alongside Balyna boys Shane Geoghan, Conor Grehan and Ben Kenny while on the bench were Tom Hickey, Eddie Holton, Jimmy Farrell and Mark Bergin.Match Report....

Annual Golf Classic
The clubs annual golf classic will take place on Friday the 15th of May in Knockanally. We're offering lots of different ways of getting involved this year including an early bird special (play before 11am) at 200 euro, an all ladies team also for 200 euro and finally a team of 4 is 300 euro down from 400 last year. If you would like to sponsor a hole it will cost 50 euro. If you are interested please phone Michael on 087-2516880 or fill out the following form and email to elaine@johnstownbridgegaa.com Form....

Schools Newsletter
Johnstownbridge GAA Club are currently exploring ways of working more closely with the local National Schools to strengthen the link between club and school and increase the profile of Gaelic Football with our children. As a result of this we are pleased to launch our weekly newsletter. If you would like to receive a copy of the newsletter via email please send an e-mail to elaine@johnstownbridgegaa.com and put the word Bulletin in the subject field. A copy of the newsletter can be found at the following link.Newsletter....

St.Mary's through to All-Ireland Schools Final
Congratulations to all the Balyna lads that lined out in the All-Ireland Semi Final for St. Mary's in Longford today. The Johnstown lads were led from the back by captain Des Holton whilst Paul Cribbin and Sean Hurley used their combined class up front to do the club proud. So be there in Portlaoise at 3.15 on easter Saturday to give them our encouragement. Match Report....

News and Views
If you have any news, views or photos which you would like to see posted on the website, please send them along to elaine@johnstownbridgegaa.com.

Clean Sweep
The seniors defeat of grangenolvan on Saturday 1-13 to 1-10 means a clean sweep for the Bridge in Group C of the Keogh Cup.

Keogh Cup Round 1 Johnstownbridge 5-9 v Ballymore 1-6
Four goals in the opening half of the first game of the season was an ideal way for Johnstownbridge to get things going in 2009. With both sides in heavy training and missing a number of players there would be no point reading too much into this result, but for the Bridge it was a good way to shake off the cobwebs. More....

Johnstown Man lifts the Leinter School's Cup
Well done to all the St.Mary's team who won their first Leinster School's Cup on Saturday 28th of February. Special Congratulations from all in the club go to Team captain Desmond Holton, Paul Cribbin and Sean Hurley who contributed hughely to the final outcome. So keep the 28th of March free to support the lads in the All-Ireland Semi-Final. If anyone has any pictures of the game please send them to elaine@johnstownbridgegaa.com and I will post them on the site.

U16 Johnstown bridge 3-1 v Moorefield 0-0
Johnstownbridge under 16 girls have a spring in their step. On a bright clear Sunday they showed a winning display against Moorefield. In the first half Carol Hurley scored a goal shortly into the game followed by two goals from Lauren Murphy with the help of Emily Blake.More....

U16 Johnstown bridge 2-1 v Eire Og 0-0
On a mild Spring Sunday afternoon the camogie season got underway with the home team Johnstownbridge facing Eire Og. For the first time in two years Johnstownbridge fielded a team in the U16 league. Both teams played a fast and skillful game. The only difference between the two sides proved to be JTB Captain Lauren Murphy.More....

New Manager
Welcome back to Declan Kerrigan who has recently taken charge of the senior. Best of luck to Declan and the lads in the coming year.