Combines 4 Charity was founded in 2009 when a group of ten cereal farmers came together to set a new world record for the most combine harvesters at work simulataneously in a field. They smashed the previous record by having 186 combines working at once at a field at Platin, near Duleek. As well as breaking the world record, they also raised €300,000 for four charities - Barnardos, Self-Help Africa, the National Rehabilitation Trust and the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre. Following from this success, the committee went on to acquire the open farm with all proceeds going to charity.
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Kildalkey Golf Society launched its 2012 season when its first outing of the year took place on Saturday 31st March, 2012 at Royal Tara Golf Club. There were 25 participants making up 7 three balls and 1 four ball. There was 1 rookie this year. Anyone wishing to join and to see outings for the rest of the year click here

Kildalkey GAA weekly fundraising Lotto can now be played online from anywhere in the world. So you don't need to miss out on playing if you have moved away.

Select any 4 numbers from the 1 to 30 to be in with a chance of winning the weekly jackpot.

You can play our Lotto Online from anywhere in the world Here

Details of our Lotto draws also included Here

5 Mile Road Race and Fun Run organised by Fr. Murphy Athletic Club in aid of local St. Vincent de Paul Society. Starts Saturday 17th March at 14:00 meeting at Kildalkey Parish Hall. Also encompasses Meath Athletics 5 Mile Road Race Championships 2012

Entry fee: €15

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced details of 219 new major school building projects which will begin over the next five years as part of a €2 billion capital investment programme. These new projects are in addition to 56 major school building projects that he already announced for 2012.

The five year plan outlines when the major projects will proceed to construction. These projects comprise:

• 106 new schools at primary level
• 65 large-scale extensions at primary level
• 43 new schools at second level
• 49 large-scale extensions at second level
• 8 new special schools and extensions for 4 further special schools.

So it looks like the 2011 announcement by the former minister for Education & Skills, Mary Coughlan where the Kildalkey new NS featured on the list entitled "Projects where briefs will be formulated in 2011 and the process of appointing a design team will commence" hasn't been progressed.

See the 2012 announcement and the pdf lists here

Hurling League Div 2A

Clann na nGael 0-7 : 1-11 Kildalkey

Hurling League Div 1A

Rathmolyon 2-10 : 0-16 Kildalkey

Kildalkey GAA Development team is running the White Collar Boxing Event again this year on February 25th 2012 commencing at 19:00 at Trim GAA. Contact any member of executive team for tickets. Tickets cost €20 or 2 for €30. Discounted for students.

It's the season for yearly awards and Derek Doran gets the Hogan Stand.com award for most medals.

The talented attacker won a Kehoe Cup medal with Meath senior hurlers, an U21 B hurling championship, senior league and senior championship with Kildalkey along with junior football championship medals at county and provincial level with Ballivor.  more...

Congratulations to the Kildalkey Minors who capped off a wonderful season for the club by securing the Minor Hurling B Championship with a 4-10 to 2-03 victory over Dunderry on Saturday.

Results/Tables and Match Reports HERE

There's no stopping the Kildalkey hurlers right now as they've just added the U-21 B Hurling Championship title to their Div 1 title and the not insignificant three-in-a-row Senior Hurling Championships.
They overcame Moylagh/Kilskyre by 2-17 to 3-09 in Dunganny this evening.
Calling all local carpenters to submit designs for a new bulging tropy cabinet.

Kildalkey 2-17 v 3-09 Moylagh/Kilskyre

Results/Tables and Match Reports HERE

Kildalkey Hurlers continue to make hurling history in the county as they secured the HL Div.1 title for the first time yesterday in Trim by overcoming Rathmolyon.

The O'Growney Cup was added to Kildalkey's trophy cabinet alongside the three-in-a-row Jubliee Cup.

Kildalkey 0-17 v 1-08 Rathmolyon

Results/Tables and Match Reports HERE

Meath County Council wishes to advise consumers in the Athboy Area of a water supply shutdown to facilitate essential maintenance works to the water mains on Monday night the 17th of October 2011 from 8pm – 6.00a.m. Areas in Athboy that will be affected are Athboy Town and surrounding estates, Kildalkey Village and Kildalkey Rd.

The Kildalkey hurlers achieved an historic victory in the Meath Senior Hurling Championship final today in Pairc Tailteann in Navan by overcoming Navan O'Mahony's by 3-11 to 0-10. This standalone victory is an achievement in itself for such a small village given Kildalkey's previous record in the competition.
The fact that this win is on the back of two previous titles in 2009 and 2010 is all the more historic as a 3-in-a-row Meath Senior Hurling Championship victory. We are proud to say that Kildalkey is now the home of hurling in Meath. In case we don't ever get to say that again let us just say it again. Kildalkey is now the home of hurling in Meath.

Kildalkey got of to a great start with a long ball, wind assisted that beat everybody and bounced into the net within the first minute. It was quickly followed by a point to lead 1-01 to 0-0 after just two minutes. Another goal and a point left it 2-02 to 0-0 after seven minutes. If O'Mahony's were stunned by this, Kildalkey must have thought that despite the conditions, all the other gods were with them.

While it was essential to put up a good score in the first half playing with the wind, this start was surely a God send. This match was never a classic, as the constant stop start spolit what could have been a better game for the spectator. Conditions were slippery underfoot which didn't help. That eight point gap after the first seven minutes was to prove decisive as O'Mahony's only ever managed to reduce it to six at one point during the entire game. The final score of 3-11 to 0-10 could have been more in favour of Kildalkey had it not been for the wide count in the second half against the breeze.

Great credit is due to all involved in this historic moment in the history of Kildalkey GAA. Only 1 SHC title back in 1951 shows what these titles mean to the Village. Rarely in any team sports does a bunch of men/women come together with such spirit, form, class and energy to win titles and in quick sucession. Just like the golden ages of the Irish Soccer team qualifying for World Cups and European Championships, and the current Irish Rugby team who won a Grand Slam in 2009, this Kildlalkey team will go down in village folklore from now to eternity. And we hope that they're not finished just yet.

Results/Tables and Match Reports HERE

Meath will have one of its own defending the country's coastline after a young Kildalkey woman was commissioned as a naval cadet last week.
Sarah was one of just eight cadets graduating from the gruelling Officer Training School of the Naval College, following 21 months of intensive training, which included navigation, seamanship, weapons training, leadership, communications, marine engineering and naval warfare.
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Galway-based inventor Johnny Hesnan, who is originally from Kildalkey, is seeking investors for his latest product, which is aimed at combating bullying, primarily in the classroom.

Hesnan is in the process of developing 'BullyToones' a multimedia anti-bullying programme and the project, which is still at the prototype stage, has already attracted financial support from Enterprise Ireland.
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Kildalkey have just beaten Trim in the quarter final of the Meath Senior Hurling Championship 2011. Derek Duxie Doran scored 3-04 in this encounter to set up a mouth watering tie against Kilmessan in the semi-final in two weeks time.

Kiltale will face Navan O'Mahonys in the other semi-final having won against Dunboyne earlier this evening by 2-19 to 1-11

Result: Kildalkey 3-20 v 0-17 Trim

Results/Tables and Match Reports HERE

Kildalkey secured a quarter final place to stay in the 2011 Meath Senior Hurling Championship with a good win over Killyon to keep the three-in-a-row hopes alive.

Kildalkey now face neighbours Trim who finished second in Group A behind Navan O'Mahonys.

Kiltale and Na Fianna will contest the other quarter final. Kilmessan and Navan O'Mahonys secure semi-final spots as group winners.

Result: Kildalkey 4-18 v 2-07 Killyon

The Census 2011 preliminary results indicates that the population of Kildalkey has increased by 21% over the 2006 Census figures. The population has increased by 215 from 1,025 persons to 1,240.

The breakdown shows that there are currently 609 males up from 515 and 631 females up from 511 in 2006.

The population of the County of Meath is now 184,034 persons, an increase of 13% over 2006.
The total population of the Republic now stands at 4,581,269.

The CSO Census 2011 preliminary results document can be viewed here

Kildalkey v Kiltale SHC RD4 Athboy Sunday 17-Jul-2011 at 15:30

Please support your team.

Cheer the boys on toward an historic 3-in-a-row.

Result: Kildalkey 3-09 v 3-10 Kiltale

Kildalkey 5-16 v 2-5 Longwood

Derek Doran scored 3-6 as champions Kildalkey proved too strong for Longwood in this Ted Murtagh Clothing & Footwear SHC Group B round three fixture at Trim on Saturday evening. Paddy Conneely and Gary Kelly were the other Kildalkey goalscorers posting 1-3 and 1-2 respectively as the Jubilee Cup holders made it two wins from three outings.
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An enthusiastic group of Parishioners have got together to organise an American Tea Party next Sunday 29th May at 5.00pm on the lawn of the Pastoral Centre (weather permitting), otherwise it will be held in the Parochial Hall. It is hoped this event will be a catalyst for binding the relatively new parishioners with parishioners of long standing in the Community as well as raising funds to reduce the debt on the Parish. The event starts at 5pm and continues until 8pm.

Come and dine with me, jump and jive to the music of Erin’s Pride and Father Devine. Buns and cakes a plenty. Don’t mind your weight; it will come back in place. If you were omitted, we apologise, Just come along, you don’t need a ticket. Sit in the Sun and have good fun.
Minimum donation €10.

The village of Kildalkey came to a standstill last week to pay tribute to community activist and GAA figure, Brendan Davis (78), who died on Monday 2nd May, peacefully at his residence, following an illness. As well as being a loyal servant to Kildalkey Hurling Club, Mr Davis was a former chairman of the Meath Hurling Board and Juvenile Hurling Board. more...

We wish to alert our community to strange vehicles and persons loitering in the village and outlying areas surveying and looking for opportunities for their criminal intent.

The ploy is to observe and then knock or ring to check if there is someone at home. If they get no answer they can go about looking over the property. If you answer to them they ask for directions to somewhere else. Recent unlawful events give cause for vigilance.
If you have cause for concern or information on suspicious activity etc. please contact you local community visitor (details here) or the PRO at 046-9435201. In an immediate emergency dial 999 or 112. Please also pass on any information to the local Gardai in Trim at 046-94 31 222 or Ballivor at 046-95 46 002

Saint Dympna, Nine Days of Prayer

Kildalkey's Patron Saint, St. Dympna was a Christian daughter of a 7th century pagan king. He murdered her, when she refused to enter into an incestuous marriage with him. St. Dympna is the Patron Saint of the nervous and emotionally ill. She is also the Patron Saint of our Parish and is venerated each year on May 15th.

The Novena commences on Saturday 7th May during the 6pm Mass. The Novena prayers will be recited at Mass each day. It will conclude after the 10 o’clock Mass on Sunday 15th May with a visit to St. Dympna’s Well where the Rosary will be recited. The individual nine days of prayer are available in the Church.

Kildalkey New School Fundraising Event

A Monster Bread and Cake sale will take place in Kildalkey National School next Friday 6th May at 9.30am. Please lend your support to the first of many events being organised to raise money for a much-needed new school.

The following is a passage by a Local Community Activist

I am the “me” in community

The Greeks took pride in their (the first) fledgling “democracy”. Every citizen had a duty to have an interest in those matters that affect the populace. Those that did not engage in civic affairs and only concerned with their own affairs were called “idote” from which the modern word idiot is derived.

Being an “idiote” is far from being stupid; it is having an understanding of life that is not in keeping with the reality of society. Modern technology and the effects of mass media entertainment have provided the public with unreal models of what life is about and what it is that we are to get out of life.

Sex may be desirous, but in reality its function is procreation regardless of the consequences. Wealth may be desirous its value is notional and whimsical as the money markets show. We are human, family is who we are and community is how we live. The community, be it immediate or extended are the only supports we can rely on in life. With wealth or without it we still depend on fellow humans for support.

The local community is your first line of defence against the perils of life. Rich or poor, you will need it most when you are at your weakest. It is wise to strengthen the community about you by doing something which makes you and it stronger by being part of it.

There is no “I” in team, but you are the “I” in the community.

Kildalkey Cleanup Week commencing 9th April 2011

At the last Community Initiative meeting held on Wednesday 6th April 2011 to draw up plans for involving the Community in the Kildalkey Cleanup during April. It was noted, that the Parents Association of Kildalkey National School are presently engaged in playing their part with the cooperation of the School Principal Mr. Fox and members of his staff, encouraged on by the members of the Kildalkey Active Retired Group and members of the Kildalkey Community Initiative who started their involvement in the cleaning process this Saturday from 10 to 12 noon. They will continue their efforts each day and evening during the following week.

The Kildalkey Scout Group will devote next Saturday 16th April from 10am starting at Parochial Hall. Last year a limited effort was made with spectacular results. Starting earlier this year, the message that needs to be conveyed to all in Kildalkey is that “It’s our Village” and all we need is to have a spontaneous reaction to achieving a Tidy Village. When Litter is seen, we all need to take responsibility for removing it and not leaving it to someone else to so do.

Scrap Saturday in Kildalkey 26th March 2011

Here is your chance to get rid of some unwanted items and at the same time support future development in the Parish.

We want your scrap metal. The following items will be accepted:

Food/Drink cans (empty), saucepans, kettles, electric knives, toasters, ironing boards, food mixers, cookers or ovens, washing machines, dishwashers, sink tops & taps, radiators, clothes lines, gas heaters, solid fuel cookers, stoves, cast iron/steel fireplaces, steel coal buckets/bunkers, steel/aluminium window frames/doors, bicycles, go-karts, trampolines, swing frames, goal posts, golf clubs, boilers, steel garden furniture, steel oil/diesel tanks, steel/aluminium gutters, copper wire/pipe, all brass/lead/aluminium, and all types of fencing wire.

Cars, trailers, tractors, and anything made of metal.

Your help with this fundraiser will be greatly appreciated.

The drop off point will be on the edge of the Village and will be sign-posted.

If you require assistance with any objects please contact the following:
087 125 1774 / 086 386 2872 / 087 225 6413 / 086 170 1568 / 087 964 2800 / 086 806 8852

Winners come in all shapes and sizes, but it was the giants of Meath sport that were honoured at Knightsbrook Hotel on Friday night as national hunt jockey Barry Geraghty and Kildalkey senior hurlers were honoured as Outstanding Achievement award winners.

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The Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Mary Coughlan, TD, today announced details of the work that will be proceeding under the Department’s school building programme in 2011.

The programme includes the building of new schools, the refurbishment of existing schools and the appointment of design teams to proposed new schools.

Kildalkey National School project appears on the list defined as "Projects where briefs will be formulated in 2011 and the process of appointing a design team will commence"

See the announcement and the pdf lists here

New players wanted

For details contact Susanne Ledwith on 086-3585826

or email: ledwsus@ie.ibm.com

We also have the following juvenile teams:

U8, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16

Want to Sing or Dance but never really got the chance? Well now's your chance.

Aisling Group International Charity presents Stars in Your Eyes on 28th January 2011 and Strictly Come Dancing on 3rd and 10th February 2011 in the Knighstbrook Hotel Trim. Should be great fun on those nights.

If anyone is interested in participating please contact us on 046-9074300 or e-mail us on friendsofaisling@eircom.net

We are looking for people to participate in either event as we are relying on these fundraisers to stay open.

Proceeds to our children and families project and a small portion to Ireland's 4 man Race Across America team.

The Aisling Group International was set up in 1988 by Marie Byrne in response to the overwhelming demand from individuals, families, organisations and communities across the country for support. Aisling provides counselling, support, training, education, life skills, information, therapeutic recovery programme and prevention dealing with the negative effects surrounding drugs and alcohol misuse.
www.aislinggroupinternational.ie