Monday Lunch Sport Update, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Football & hurling: Kildare v Derry next Sunday; Women away to Offaly; O'Mahoney new IRFU contract; Rahm World No.1; Kildare Scoreboard, 6.30pm Kildare Weekend Sport Review - GAA, Local Soccer, Rugby, Basketball, Racing, including interviews.

Following yesterday’s dramatic one point win over Clare, Kildare men footballers next outing is at home to Derry next Sunday.

Derry top the Division 2 table on 6 points, from Dublin, also with 6

Kildare have 2 points and are 2^nd from bottom, below Clare on score difference.

The Kildare hurlers also play Derry next Sunday at 12.30pm in Owenbeg.

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Diane O Hora’s women footballers lost their unbeaten record by a point to Louth in Hawkfield.

Louth top the table on 12 points, from Kildare, Wexford and Down on 9 points each

Next up for Kildare is away to Offaly next Sunday at 2pm

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Ireland and Munster backrow Peter O'Mahony has signed a year long extension to his IRFU contract that will run until the end of the 2023/24 season.

The 33-year-old made his Ireland debut against Italy in 2012 Six Nations championships and has won 91 caps.

He’s captained Ireland on 10 occasions and also skippered the Lions in the opening Test of the 2017 series against New Zealand.

He has represented Ireland at two World Cups – 2015, 2019

The flanker has represented Munster on 171 occasions scoring 15 tries

The kick-off time for this season's Heineken Champions Cup final has been confirmed.

The game will start at 4.45pm on Saturday, May 20th, with the Challenge Cup final at 8pm the night before.

Both games take place at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.

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Jon Rahm has reclaimed his place as the the world's Number 1 golfer with victory at the Genesis Invitational in California.

He finished two shots ahead of American Max Homa on 17-under-par.

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Ireland conclude their campaign at the T-20 Cricket World Cup in South Africa against India at 1pm.

It's Ireland's fourth match at the tournament, after losses to England, Pakistan and West Indies.

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Finally, a reminder to join Paul Power from 6.30pm this evening Kildare Scoreboard will review of all the weekend Kildare Sport: GAA, Socccer, Rugby, Boxing, Basketball and Racing – results and interviews.

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