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[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

🚨1 Week to Go 🚨

The countdown is on to our Annual Golf Classic in Millicent next Friday.

It's not too late to get involved and all support is appreciated for this club fundraiser.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

A 24-year-old Polish tennis player arrived in Paris last week ranked 114th in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and no certainty she could even pay for her hotel room.

She had to win three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open main draw. Prize money is only paid at the end of the tournament, so a Polish sports drink brand quietly stepped in and covered her hotel bill.

Her name is Maja Chwalinska. And today, she plays in the French Open final.

Before this tournament, she had won exactly one Grand Slam main draw match in her entire career. She had battled depression so severe that in 2021 she couldn't get out of bed. She underwent knee surgery in 2022. She spent years grinding through small tournaments across Europe just to stay afloat.

Then she arrived in Paris, won three qualifiers, and kept winning. Zheng Qinwen. Elise Mertens. Maria Sakkari. Diana Shnaider. Nine straight matches. One set dropped.

She is now the first qualifier in French Open history to reach the final. The last time a qualifier reached a Grand Slam final, it was Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu won.

By simply making the final, Chwalinska has earned more prize money than her entire career combined. The runner-up cheque alone is $1.6 million. If she wins today, she takes home $3.25 million.
One week ago she couldn't pay for her hotel room.

[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

Yesterday's John Reidy Memorial Hurling Tournament was the first time that the club won the overall title and this in it's sixth year in existence.

Congratulations to all the team and management as well as all the organisers for what was a fantastic day of hurling.

[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

Best of luck to our Under-16 Footballers as they take on Naas in the Division 1 League Final in Rathcoffey this evening 🏳🏳

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Andy Robertson. Forever a Liverpool legend ❤️

[odeaboy 🇮🇪 🇵🇸 @odeaboy]

A fantastic win for the @KildareGAA minor footballers tonight in Portlaoise. Serious grit & determination to grind out the win. Especially proud of the 3 @ClaneGAA lads🏳️‍🫱

[Kildare GAA @KildareGAA]

Future Ticketing Minor Hurling League Division 1 Final

Tonight will see the Future Ticketing Minor Hurling League Division 1 final take place in Celbridge GAA.

🏆 Future Ticketing MHL Div. 1 Final
⚔️ Clane v Éire Óg Corra Choill
⏰ 8pm
🗓️ Tuesday 19th May
📍 Celbridge GAA

[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

Best wishes to our Minor Hurlers who face Eire Og Corra Choill this Tuesday evening in the League Division 1 final. Throw in is at 8pm in Celbridge. All support welcome.

[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

2026 Minor Hurling League Division 1 Semi-Final
Full-Time
Clane: 2-15(21)
Naas: 1-7(10)

Well done to the team and management 🏳🏳

[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

Best of luck to our Minor Hurlers as they face Naas in the Division 1 League Semi-Final in the club this evening at 7.30pm.

Come out and support the team and management 🏳🏳

[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

Huge well done to our U16 hurlers in their League Division 1 semi finals vs Coill Dubh this evening putting in a fine performance and winning 4-12 to 1-9. Well done lads.

[Kildare Nationalist Sport @KildareNatSport]

Maurice Colbert won a Leinster U21 title back in 1992 alongside some of Kildare's greatest ever players and on Wednesday evening his son Daniel proved once again that he is a chip off the old block

https://t.co/dKzrxWlcYg

[Kildare GAA @KildareGAA]

Dalata Hotel Leinster U20 Football Championship Final

Full Time
Kildare 0.23
Louth 1.18

Well done to the team and management!

Kildare now progress to the All Ireland Semi-Final vs. Tyrone. Details TBC.

[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

Well done to Danny O'Dea and Killian Dunne who were part of the Kildare Under-15 Hurling squad that took on Kerry last weekend 🏳️🏳️

[Scoil Mhuire Clane @smcsclane]

Well done to Callum Dunne, Killian Dunne and Danny O’Dea who played for the Kildare u15 hurlers vs Kerry at the weekend. Special word for Callum being named captain for the year and Killian being named vice captain.

[Racing TV @RacingTV]

900 career winners for Mark Walsh 👏

[james lawlor 📸 @JamesLawPhotos]

A chip off the old block tonight 💪. #upkildare @KildareGAA

[Kildare GAA @KildareGAA]

⭐️ Leinster U20 Semi-Final ⭐️

The Kildare U20 Football Team play Meath this Wednesday evening Manguard Park Hawkfield in the Dalata Hotels Leinster U20 Football Championship Semi-Final.

🗓️ Wednesday 29th April, 7.30pm
🏟️ Manguard Park, Hawkfield

Come out and show your support for the team in Hawkfield this Wednesday evening!

🎟️Tickets🎟️
https://t.co/fjqaHBmWA7

[Clane GAA @ClaneGAA]

Congratulations to Cian Muldoon, Adam Corbett and Jack O’Dea who made their Senior Hurling debuts last night putting in superb performances in a fine win against St. Laurences. Well done lads.

[Stefan Moore ★ @2StefanMoore]

A final piece of advice from Holly Butcher - written the day before she passed away from cancer at just 27:

“It’s a strange thing knowing you’re going to die young.

At 26, I thought I had time…
To fall in love.
Start a family.
Grow old.

But cancer doesn’t care about plans.

Now, I understand how fragile life really is. Every single day is a gift, not a guarantee.

I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing to remind you: really live.

Stop stressing over little things. Be kind to your body- move it, nourish it, stop criticizing it. One day you’ll wish you had appreciated it.

Go outside.
Look at the sky.
Feel the sun.
Just be.

Spend less time chasing “stuff” - more time making memories. Don’t skip moments with people you love.

Laugh more.
Write a note.
Tell someone you love them.

Complain less.
Give more.
Helping others brings more joy than anything you can buy.

Be present.
Put your phone down.
Show up - really show up.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect body, or a perfect life.

Just follow what makes your heart light up. Say no to what drains you. Make changes when you need to.

And please - donate blood. I wouldn’t have had that extra year without it. And that year gave me memories I’ll hold close… forever.

Thank you for reading this.
Live your life well.

And maybe… we’ll meet again someday.”

Holly 🩷

Repost & share Holly’s important advice. ❤️