Friday Lunch Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors: Renault & Dacia, Sallins Rd., Naas.

St. Conleth's Park Redevelopment Begins this Month.REMINDER join us this evening from 6.30pm for the Weekend Kildare Sport Preview: GAA, Leinster Senior League and KDFL soccer, URC and AIL rugby, Women’s Super League Basketball and racing.

The long-awaited redevelopment of the Kildare GAA Grounds in Newbridge took a major step forward yesterday, with the signing of a contract with The Elliott Group for the reconstruction of St. Conleth’s Park.

Construction will commence on Monday March 27th and will continue for a period of 18 months.

The Grounds will be completely closed during construction and reopening is anticipated in time for the County Finals of 2024.

The Project includes the complete demolition of the existing stand and dressing room block to be replaced by a new entrance plaza, a new 3000 seat stand which will house dressing rooms, officials changing rooms, Club Kildare Lounge, multi-purpose rooms and shops.

The pitch will have state of the art floodlighting and the full capacity of the newly developed Grounds is expected to be circa 15,000.

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The Kildare Men’s footballers continue preparations for their game against Louth.

Throw in at Ardee is at 2pm on Sunday.

ATHLETICS

It's day 2 of the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

Sharlene Mawdsley has qualified for the semi finals of the 400 metres after finishing second in her heat this morning - she'll be back on the track for her semi final at 4.55.

Sophie Becker and Cliodhna Manning finished 3rd and 5th respectively in their heats and missed out on a place in the semis.

Joan Healy finished fifth in her 60 metres heat and didn't progress to the semi finals.


GOLF

Leona Maguire is in a tie for 21st after her second round at the HSBC Women's World Championship on the LPGA Tour in Singapore.

She is 4 under par for the tournament, six shots behind leader Danielle Kang.


On the PGA Tour, world number one Jon Rahm leads after round one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida.

He carded a 7 under par round of 65 for a two stroke lead.

Shane Lowry and Seamus Power are even par, with Rory McIlroy and Padraig Harrington 1 over.


SOCCER

In the SSE Airtricity Premier Division tonight, leaders Bohemians go to Shelbourne,

Dundalk play St Pats,

Cork City vs UCD,

Drogheda face Sligo Rovers.

Champions Shamrock Rovers host Derry City at 8pm.

RUGBY

After his return from two serious knee injuries, RG Snyman (pr: Snay-man) is on the Munster bench for tonight's URC game against Scarlets at Musgrave Park.

Kick off is at 7.35.

HORSE RACING

Today’s racing is in Dundalk  from 4.55.

REMINDER join Eoin Beatty and Clem Ryan this evening from 6.30pm for the Weekend Kildare Sport Preview:  GAA, Leinster Senior League and KDFL soccer, URC and AIL rugby, Women’s Super League Basketball and racing.