LIKE a cornered animal, Offaly have long been renowned as a team that is at its most dangerous when their backs were to the wall.

Kildare 0-15 Offaly 3-9

AN EXPERIMENTAL Cork side carried too much firepower for Kildare in an entertaining senior football challenge at Sarsfields Park, Newbridge on Saturday.

Former Galway defender John Divilly will make his competitive debut for his adopted county of Kildare in Sunday's O'Byrne Cup quarter-final against Laois.

PAUL CARLEY is recalled to the Wexford team for Sunday’s Guinness Leinster SHC final against Kilkenny at Croke Park.

Leinster champions Westmeath open the defence of their crown as they meet Kildare in the provincial quarter-final at Croke Park today.

Kildare boss Padraig Nolan has dropped five of the team that narrowly defeated Wicklow in the opening round for Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against defending champions Westmeath at Croke Park.

Kildare 1-17 Wicklow 2-12

Wicklow 2-12 Kildare 1-17

The Leinster football championship gets underway today with a double-header at Croke Park.

Kildare boss Padraig Nolan has to do without defenders defenders Andrew McLoughlin and Karl Ennis in Sunday's Leinster football championship clash with Wicklow at Croke Park.

KILDARE have been forced to make changes for Sunday’s Leinster SFC clash with Wicklow in Croke Park because of injuries to a number of regular players.

Kildare boss Padraig Nolan has decided to keep faith with the same side that defeated Laois last weekend for today's National Football League Division 1B clash with Limerick in Newbridge.

Kildare 0-13 Laois 0-8

There are four matches down for decision in Division 1B of the National Football League today.

David Hughes has been recalled to the Kildare team for Sunday's National League clash against Galway in Pearse Stadium.

The clash of Kildare and Meath is the tie of the round as the O'Byrne Cup quarter-finals are down for decision today.

Kildare boss Padraic Nolan has risked a potential fans revolt by axing both Glenn Ryan and Anthony Rainbow from his first team.

Offaly 1-15 Kildare 1-8

WICKLOW football boss Hugh Kenny has demanded his dual players to decide between his squad or hurling.

Kildare boss Padraig Nolan has opted to draft in Derek McCormack to his first team in the hope of plundering two precious 1B points in Antrim this Sunday.

Kildare keep faith with the same defence for Sunday’s trip to Casement Park take on Antrim in the second round of Division 2B of the Allianz NFL.

Kildare have included two former minor football stars in their line-up for Sunday's Div 2 NFL opener against Derry in Newbridge.

Ulster 2-13 Leinster 0-16 aet

Leinster football boss Luke Dempsey has included little-known Carlow forward Simon Rea in his team to face Ulster in the Railway Cup opener this weekend.

MICK O’Dwyer steered Kildare to a league final appearance in 1991 in his first season in charge just as he did with Laois earlier this year.

KILDARE have left a vacancy at right half-back on their side while Laois have made one positional change for next Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC final between the midland neighbours at Croke Park.

Kildare have sprung a few surprises for Sunday's Leinster SFC opener against underdogs Longford at Cusack Park, Mullingar.

Laois 1-14 Kildare 1-9

THE Kerry selectors have made numerous enforced positional and personnel changes for Sunday’s clash with reigning Allianz NFL champions Tyrone at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Kildare have made no changes to their side ahead of Sunday's NFL Div 1B clash with Meath in Navan.

Kildare boss Padraig Nolan has axed several players ahead of Sunday's NFL tie with Sligo at Markievicz Park.

Kildare have made several changes to their team for Sunday's National Football League opener against Cavan in Newbridge.

Kildare boss Padraig Nolan has made two changes to his side for Sunday's O'Byrne Cup crunch with Dublin at Portmarnock.