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gaa · Saturday 1 August 2026 · Various 
Naas GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2026
At Various · County Kildare
At Various · County Kildare
County hurling championships have a particular quality to them that the national competition rarely matches - tight local rivalries, familiar faces on the pitch, and crowds that actually know the players. The 2026 UPMC Kildare Senior Hurling Championship gives you exactly that, with Naas competing in Group B against Ardclough, Celbridge, and Clane across a summer and early autumn programme running from August into September. Naas is one of the county’s storied hurling clubs, having won the Kildare senior title ten times, with three consecutive championships between 2019 and 2021. Watching them work through a group stage is a good afternoon out for anyone who appreciates the game played with purpose, at close quarters, by people who grew up together.
Group B pitches Naas against three other strong Kildare clubs over a series of fixtures that will be confirmed closer to the season. Naas train and play home fixtures at their grounds on Sallins Road, Naas - a well-appointed club base with floodlit pitches and a proper clubhouse. Specific venues and throw-in times for each round will be published through Kildare GAA and on the club’s own channels as the summer progresses.
County championship hurling in Kildare moves quickly. Matches are tight, the standard has risen considerably in recent years, and there is no dead rubber when three points separate contention from elimination. If Naas make the knockout rounds, expect the pace and the atmosphere to step up further. Bring layers - even August evenings in Kildare can turn cool - and arrive early enough to find a good spot along the wire.
Naas town sits on the M7 motorway, roughly 30 km south-west of Dublin, and is straightforward to reach by car from most of Leinster. The Sallins Road ground is on the western edge of town with parking available at the club. Newbridge, where this event is tagged, is a neighbouring town just a few kilometres along the N7 and shares good transport links with Naas - Irish Rail runs frequent services from Dublin Heuston to Newbridge Station in around 40 minutes, and Bus Éireann route 126 also connects the area with the capital. From Newbridge station, Naas is a short taxi or bus ride.
Newbridge sits on the River Liffey and has a decent town centre with cafes and shops worth an hour of your time before or after a match. There is more to see in Newbridge and across Co. Kildare.
Heading to Various 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.