Player of the match Ava Briscoe struck six points at Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA on Saturday as St Fechin's displayed admirable resolve to secure an extra-time triumph over Kildare's Balyna in a tension-filled AIB Leinster LGFA intermediate club championship final.
Kildare champions Athy will play Meath counterparts Summerhill in the quarter-finals of the Leinster club senior in two weeks' time after both teams emerged victorious from their respective provincial openers this afternoon.
Last year's Munster runners-up Comeragh Rangers from Waterford are through to the provincial decider again this season as action continued in the race for AIB All-Ireland senior club ladies championship at the weekend.
Athy tore up the script at Cedral St Conleth's Park this afternoon to deny Naas in their five-in-a-row bid and claim their first Kildare senior football championship title in five years.
The overall players of the year in the Tailteann Cup football championship and in the Joe McDonagh, Christy Ring, Nickey Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup hurling championships were announced tonight at a special black-tie banquet at Croke Park.
It's another hectic schedule of county senior club football and hurling championship finals this weekend with no fewer than 17 of them down for decision.
History making Kildare are the dominant presence on the 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup team of the year with the Lilywhites claiming a magnificent seven of the coveted slots in recognition of their first ever McDonagh Cup success.
Naas continue to dominate the club hurling scene in Kildare after defeating Maynooth by 3-15 to 0-16 in Newbridge this afternoon to clinch their seventh county senior championship title in-a-row.
Naas and Athy will face off in the Kildare SFC final following their respective semi-final victories over Celbridge and Sarsfields in Newbridge yesterday.
Naas will play Maynooth in the Kildare senior hurling championship final for the second successive year after both came through their respective semi-finals yesterday.
The Steering Group on Integration have shared more details on the core principles that have been agreed as part of the ongoing work towards Integration for all Gaelic games.
Celbridge progressed through to their 12th consecutive Kildare senior football championship semi-final by defeating Moorefield (3-19 to 1-16) in Newbridge this afternoon.