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gaa · Sunday 23 August 2026 · Various 
Athy GAA Senior Football Championship 2026
At Cedral St Conleth's Park · Newbridge, Co. Kildare
At Cedral St Conleth's Park · Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Athy are one of the heavyweight football clubs in Kildare, and their group-stage run in the 2026 Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship is well worth catching. The club from south Kildare faces three group opponents across late August and September - Kilcock, Sallins, and Raheens - all three matches hosted at Cedral St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge. If you want to see county championship football at its competitive, no-nonsense best, this is a good place to start.
Group C of the championship runs across three rounds, with Athy’s opening match against Kilcock taking place on 23 August at 3:45 pm. Further fixtures follow on 6 September (v Sallins, 2:00 pm) and 20 September (v Raheens, 5:00 pm). The round-robin group format means every result carries weight from the first whistle - clubs are fighting for quarter-final spots, and the intensity shows.
Athy have a strong track record in the county championship and tend to draw a loyal crowd. The atmosphere at Cedral St Conleth’s Park is proper club GAA - knowledgeable, loud in the right moments, and friendly to visitors who are there to watch the football rather than just the scoreboard.
Cedral St Conleth’s Park sits in Newbridge town, about 40 km south-west of Dublin on the N7/M7 corridor. By car from Dublin, take the M7 and exit at Junction 10 for Newbridge - the ground is a short drive from the town centre. Newbridge railway station is served by Irish Rail’s Dublin Heuston to Portlaoise/Limerick line, with regular services running most days; the stadium is walkable from the station in around 10 to 15 minutes. There is car parking in the vicinity of the ground, though spaces fill quickly for popular fixtures so arriving early is advisable.
Newbridge is a lively Kildare town with good options for food before or after a match, and the nearby Curragh Plains - one of the great open grassland landscapes in Ireland - is worth a short detour. There is more to see in Newbridge and across Co. Kildare.
Heading to Cedral St Conleth's Park in Newbridge? Kildare has plenty more to see. Read the Newbridge area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.