Kildare Senior Football Championship Group D 2026

Club championship football in Kildare carries a particular intensity, and Group D of the 2026 Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship brings together four clubs with contrasting histories and followings. Moorefield and Naas are long-standing heavyweights of Kildare club football; Clogherinkoe and Eadestown represent smaller rural communities with plenty to prove. The group stage runs from late August through to mid-September, giving supporters six individual fixtures to attend across two of the county’s best grounds. If you follow GAA or simply enjoy watching competitive local sport played at a high standard, this is an accessible and thoroughly enjoyable way to spend a Friday evening or a Sunday afternoon.

What to expect

The round-robin format means every game matters from the first whistle. Group D runs three rounds of fixtures, with the opening weekend falling on 21 and 22 August 2026:

• Round 1: Moorefield v Naas at Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge (Friday 21 August, 7:45pm); Clogherinkoe v Eadestown at Manguard Park Pitch 1 (Saturday 22 August, 6:30pm)
• Round 2: Both games on Saturday 5 September - Clogherinkoe v Moorefield at Manguard Park (3:00pm) and Eadestown v Naas at Cedral St Conleth’s (3:30pm)
• Round 3: Saturday 19 September - Eadestown v Moorefield at Cedral St Conleth’s (4:45pm) and Clogherinkoe v Naas at Manguard Park (4:45pm)

Cedral St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge was fully redeveloped and reopened in late 2024 at a cost of around €18 million. It now holds 15,000 spectators with 3,000 covered seats in the new stand - a proper county ground with good sightlines. Manguard Park at Hawkfield is Kildare GAA’s training and games campus a few kilometres outside Newbridge, with multiple pitches used for club fixtures throughout the championship.

Getting there

Both venues are in or just outside Newbridge, which sits on the main Dublin-Limerick road (N7/M7). From Dublin, it is roughly 45 minutes by car or a similar time on the Heuston-Limerick rail line - Newbridge train station is about a 15-minute walk from Cedral St Conleth’s Park. From Kildare town, either venue is under 10 kilometres away. Parking is available at and around both venues; for evening fixtures in Newbridge town, street parking near the ground fills up quickly so arriving 30 minutes early is sensible.

While you’re in Kildare

Newbridge itself has a good selection of pubs and cafes if you want something before or after a match, and Kildare town with its cathedral and National Stud is only a short drive south. There is more to see in Kildare and across Co. Kildare.

Good to know

• Dates: Round 1 - 21-22 August 2026; Round 2 - 5 September 2026; Round 3 - 19 September 2026
• Times: Vary by fixture - evening kick-offs (6:30-7:45pm) in August; afternoon (3:00-4:45pm) in September
• Price: Entry prices vary by fixture; check kildaregaa.ie for confirmed gate prices
• Venues: Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge, and Manguard Park, Hawkfield
• Organised by: Kildare GAA
• Fixtures and updates: kildaregaa.ie/fixtures-results