Lotto
There was no winner in the lotto held on Tues 8th May. Numbers were 12, 15, 21 and 28. Winners of €50 were Mick Breslin Jnr, Hallahoise, Seller - Micky Byrne, Lill Kenny, 1646 WPT, Seller - Har Wall. Damo, Athy Post Office, Seller - Gun Club. Tom McGuane, Kilkea, Seller - Har Wall. Next draw will take place on 15th May in the Granite House. Jackpot €6800.

Mens football
The intermediates are currently preparing for the first round of the championship on Sunday 20th May in Kilcullen at 3pm against Ballyteague. The juniors had a good win over Monasterevin on a scoreline of 2-11 to 2-8. Scores came from Martin Farrell 1-4, Gary Mulhall 1-2, Aidan Murphy 0-2, Dan O Keeffe 0-1, Barry Nolan 0-1 and David Byrne 0-1. Best on the night were Brian Nolan, Niall Dooley and Paul Lawler and player of the game goes to James O Reilly


Minor football
Well done to the minor team who created history by winning the division 2 league title for the third year running. Leixlip were first on the score board with a point from Robert Tone. Castledermot replied with a 45 from Aaron Murphy and a well taken point from Eugene Mahon. Leixlip dominated the first 15 minutes and added another 6 unanswered points to lead 0-8 to 0-2. Castledermot came to life and kicked 5 points(one from Murphy and four from Mahon) to go in at the break 0-9 to 0-7 down. The start of the second half saw both teams exchange points. Dave Dooley in the Castledermot goal had a busy afternoon making a string of terrific saves,but there was nothing he could do when the Leixlip full forward burst through and found the back of the net to stretch the lead 1-10 to 0-8. It was'nt looking good for Castledermot at this stage,but our lads didnt read the script. Slowly but surely they got themselves back into it with 3 points from Eugene Mahon and a point from John Joe Mahon to bring them to within a point. When Eoghan Farrell won the ball in the middle of the pitch there was only one place it was going, he sent a great ball into the path of Aaron Murphy,who turned his marker and rattled the back of the net. Castledermot dominated the rest of the game with points from Mahon, Murphy and Adrian Kelly and were 7 points up going into injury time when the ref awarded a questionable penalty to Leixlip. Dooley was unlucky,he went the right way but the ball rebounded off the post and the Leixlip man made no mistake. Credit to Leixlip, they never gave up and won the ball on the kick out, put a few passes together and once again left Dooley with no chance. Castledermot stood up to the challenge and ran out deserved winners on a scoreline of 1-18 to 3-11. Well done to all the lads and well done to mentor Tony Gray and selectors Ollie Murphy and Keith Murphy. Best of luck tothe lads as they prepare for the minor A championship.

Underage Training
U12 raining has moved to Monday nights at 7pm. U11 training is on Wednesdays at 5.30pm. Under 10,9,8,7 & 6 training is on a Saturday morning at 10.30.


Field Day

The GAA are organising a monster field day this year on Sunday 15th July. Mark the date in your diary. It is the Sunday between the Leinster Hurling Final and the Leinster Football Final. Watch this space for the events.

Dinner Dance
The Annual Dinner Dance of Castledermot GAA took place in the Seven Oaks Hotel Carlow on Saturday 28th April. The evening was enjoyed by a large number of guests. Special invited guests for the evening were the Kildare County Board Chairman John McMahon and his wife and the Reverend Father Paul O'Driscoll from Castledermot. The awards table was full this year with presentations going to the under 16 team from 2010, the minor team of 2011, the under 21 team of 2011 and the Senior B team of 2011. Chairman Dan O'Keeffe in his address welcomed everyone to the evening and congratulated the club teams on their achievements in the year gone by. Damien Hendy presented the 2010 under 16 team with their league and championship medals. John McMahon made the presentation of the league medals to the minor team and also congratulated them on reaching the final of the A championship. The Club President Eamon Kane presented the under 21 team with their medals and Fr. Paul O'Driscoll made the presentation to the Senior B team of 2011. The club award for the year were presented by County Board Chairman John McMahon and were as follows: Senior Player of the Year: Anthony Lawler, Junior Player of the Year: Bryan Nolan, Young Player of the Year: Emmett O'Keeffe, Club person of the Year: John Phelan and Hall of Fame: Har Wall.

The club would like to thank all the sponsors who supported them throughout the year and thank them for their continued support in 2012.

Ladies football
The ladies had a comprehensive win over St. Annes Tullow in a challenge game at home last weekend with two thirds of the team getting on the score board.Scores came from Niamh Byrne 2-4, Sinead O'Reilly 2-1, Jackie Whelan 0-6, Roisin Kelly 1-2, Leah Byrne 1-1, Deirdre Buggy 1-1, Laura Byrne 1-1, Betsy 1-0, Catherine Horan 0-2, Louise Kirwan 0-1. Castledermot Ladies had a great win over Rathangan in the toughest league game to date. Castledermot got off to the better start with a point each from Niamh Byrne and Shauna Doyle which were answered quickly by Rathangan who scored 2 points and then a goal. Rathangan led for most of the rest of the game but the girls in blue never gave up and came back from a 7 point defecit with 2 points in succession from Shauna Doyle followed by 2 goals from Catherine Horan. The ladies eventually won the game by 1 point. Scorers for Castledermot were Catherine Horan 3-0, Shauna Doyle 0-3, Leah Byrne 1-0, Michaela Nolan 0-2, Niamh Byrne 0-1, Sinead Deering 0-1. Final score 4-7 to 3-9. Well done to all 20 players and mentors Debbie and Lisa. The club would like to congratulate Michaela Nolan on being part of the Kildare minor team who recently beat Laois in the Leinster final. Also congrats to Louise Kirwan who has made it on to the Kildare senior second team. Tweet

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