Showing posts with label tennis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tennis. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Tennis club on membership drive


Kilcullen Tennis Club is seeking new members as it opens registration for the 2026/27 season. 
The club invites both beginners and seasoned players to join and is offering a special promotion of 15 months of membership for the price of 12. This limited-time offer is available starting 1 April. 
Those interested can sign up through the club’s website.

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Tennis Club AGM scheduled


The AGM of Kilcullen Tennis Club will be held on Wednesday 4 June in O'Connell's Bar, writes Brian Byrne. The meeting starts at 7pm.
All members are welcome, and the gathering will provide an opportunity share ideas and help shape the future of the club.
Kilcullen tennis has a pedigree going back to the 1920s and the 'energetic' presidency of Fr Joseph O'Connor. The present club was revived in 2016 and after significant investment in the facilities was officially relaunched in July 2021 by CEO of Tennis Ireland Richard Fahey in the presence of then Minister of State Martin Heydon TD and 70 invited guests. 

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Friday, August 25, 2023

Tennis Club gets approval for lights, clubhouse changes


Kilcullen Tennis Club
has been granted planning permission to erect floodlights on a third court at the facility, writes Brian Byrne.
Conditional permission was granted on 4 August to the club, which had applied for consent to six floodlights on the court, previously unlit.
Nearby residents had objected to the application citing a previous agreement that there would not be lighting on Court 3 and saying that light overspill to their property would be an issue.
For the club, chairperson Peter Ronayne acknowledged the previous agreement but said the experience of the lights on the other two courts 'leads us to feel that the impact on the neighbours is minimal, and adding lights to the third court barely increases this impact at all'. He also noted that under the previous agreement the lights are all automatically turned off at 10pm. 
The 10pm curfew is also a condition in the latest planning approval.
The club was also granted permission to make changes to the facades of the clubhouse, including modification of existing doors and windows and installing new doors and windows. 

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Planning applications by Tennis Club


Kilcullen Tennis Club
has applied for permission to erect six new all-weather flood lights, three on existing poles and the others on new poles. All relate to Court Number 3.
In a separate application, the club is seeking permission to make amendments to the exterior of the club house, to include the installation of new doors and windows and the modification of existing doors and windows, as well as permission for minor internal works and all associated site works.
The reference numbers are 23661 and 23660 respectively. A preliminary decision date has been set for 10 August 2023.
The club was relaunched in 2017 after being inactive for decades. After a €116,000 investment, three new state of the art all-weather courts were opened in 2021.

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Saturday, June 03, 2023

Tennis Club AGM this month


The AGM of Kilcullen Tennis Club will be held in the clubhouse on Monday 19 June.
All members are encouraged to attend the meeting, which will begin at 7pm.
Plans for the clubhouse refurbishment will be included on the agenda, and after the meeting there will be opportunity for social tennis and refreshments.

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Wednesday, November 09, 2022

Looking Back: Kilcullen Tennis Club new courts, 1968


Another from the old photo albums, this time at the blessing of the new tennis hard courts in Kilcullen in 1968.
The blessing was carried out by Canon Furlong, assisted by Fr Cathal Price, and they subsequently played a short game to officially open the facility.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

CPC students work on tennis skills

Pics: CPC.

A group of CPC TY students took the opportunity of the school's Active Week to improve their tennis skills.
By all accounts they showed some very impressive skills.
The school has expressed its thanks to Kilcullen Tennis Club for making available the use of the very impressive facilities.

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Friday, July 08, 2022

Minister for Sport visits Kilcullen TC


Jack Chambers TD
, Minister for Sport, visited Kilcullen Tennis Club today, where he was welcomed by his ministerial colleague Martin Heydon TD
The club has seen a significant growth in membership and has plans to continue development to reach its full potential. The club was relaunched in 2017 after being inactive for decades. After a €116,000 investment, three new state of the art all-weather courts were opened last year
Also in attendance were Cllr Tracey O'Dwyer and Senator Fiona O’Loughlin.



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Thursday, May 12, 2022

Pub Quiz in aid of Ukraine


A reminder that Kilcullen Tennis Club is running a Pub Quiz in aid of Ukraine on Friday 27 May.
The event in O'Connell's Pub kicks off at 8pm.
Everybody welcome. Tickets €40 for a team of four.

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Wednesday, April 06, 2022

Inclusion award for Kilcullen Tennis Club

Pic: Cara Sport Inclusion Ireland.

Kilcullen Tennis Club was recently presented with a Best Community Engagement Programme Award for their work with KARE, Co Kildare.
The awards were given last week by CARA Sport Inclusion Ireland in their Active Disability Services Awards, and was for the club's subsidised inclusive tennis coaching.
Pictured are Eamonn Quirke, KARE; Niamh Crosbie, Kilcullen Tennis Club; and Cormac Doherty, coach at Kilcullen Tennis Club.

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Tuesday, September 07, 2021

Floodlights permission for Tennis Club


Kilcullen Tennis Club has been granted permission to erect 12 new all-weather floodlights on their courts at Logstown.

The installation will be six per court on two of their three all-weather courts.

The permission is in lieu of a previously granted permission. The decision date was 27 August 2021.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Tennis Club seeks permission for new lights system


A planning application for floodlighting two of their tennis courts has been lodged with Kildare County Council by Kilcullen Tennis Club.

The system will involve the installation of 12 6-metre high units.

The application is a new one, in lieu of a system of lights for which planning permission has previously been granted. Submissions may be made by 8 August 2021 and the application reference is 21988.

The club had its official launch last weekend.

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Monday, July 12, 2021

Launching Kilcullen Tennis Club's new courts



An audiovisual take on yesterday's launch of Kilcullen Tennis Club's new facilities.

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Saturday, July 10, 2021

Kilcullen Tennis Club official launch this afternoon



The official launch of the revitalised Kilcullen Tennis Club took place this afternoon, in weather that also celebrated the occasion, writes Brian Byrne.

CEO of Tennis Ireland Richard Fahey cuts the ribbon to launch the club.

In addition to the club officers and committee, there were invited guests with connections to previous iterations of the 70-year old club, including one of the founder members, Pat Lynch. Minister of State Martin Heydon was also there, in recognition of a €66,000 Sports grant towards the €116,000 investment by the club in its three all-weather courts.

Those present heard a short history of the club from Nessa Dunlea, a trustee of Kilcullen Tennis Club, and a short address by Richard Fahey, CEO of Tennis Ireland.

A full report can be listened to on the podcast above.

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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Membership full at Tennis Club


Kilcullen Tennis Club has closed its membership lists for now, following a doubling of members in a month since it reopened, writes Brian Byrne.

The club now has three state of the art hard courts in operation following an extensive upgrading of facilities and investment.

There will be an official launch of the revamped courts in July.

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Monday, May 10, 2021

Coaching for Tennis Club Seniors


Senior Coaching will begin in the next week or two for members of Kilcullen Tennis Club.

Slots will fill very quickly and members are urged to keep an eye on KTC WhatsApp groups.

The club is still taking Senior membership applications on ktcmembershipmail@gmail.com.

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