As always, it’s a busy weekend of sports action across the county and we’ve compiled all the adult sports fixtures across basketball, GAA, rugby and soccer.
We have the first club GAA action of 2026 with the return of the Kelly Cup while there is also cup soccer action for a selection of Laois teams as well as crucial Leinster League games for Portlaoise and Portarlington rugby clubs.
You can check out the full selection of fixtures below.
BASKETBALL
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Women’s SuperLeague Basketball
Portlaoise Panthers v Killester in St Mary’s Hall at 3pm
GAA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Kelly Cup Group B
Ballyroan-Abbey v Clonaslee-St Manman’s in Ballyroan at 2pm
Kelly Cup Group C
Rosenallis v Crettyard in Rosenallis at 2pm
Kelly Cup Group A
St Joseph’s v Arles-Killeen in Kellyville at 6pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Ladies NFL Division 3
Laois v Limerick – in Rathkeale at 2pm
RUGBY
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Leinster League Division 1A
Boyne 1 v Wexford Wanderers 1 at 3pm
Suttonians 1 v Tullow 1 at 3pm
Wicklow 1 v Athy 1 at 3pm
Seapoint 1 v Tullamore 1 at 3pm
Metro League – Division 9:
Athboy 1 v Portlaoise 2, at 3pm
Metro League – Division 10:
UCD 4 v Portarlington 2 at 3pm
Seconds League (J2) – Division 1A
Wicklow 2 v Athy 2, at Ashtown Lane, 1:30pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Leinster League – Division 1B:
Co Carlow 1 v Dundalk 1 at 3pm
Leinster League – Divisions 2B and 3
North Meath 1 v Ratoath 1 at 3pm
West Offaly Lions 1 v Birr 1 at 3pm
Roscrea 1 v Portarlington 1 at 3pm
Midland Warriors 1 v Arklow 1, at 3pm
Portlaoise 1 v Garda Westmanstown 1 at 3pm
Seconds League (J2) – Division 1B:
Co Carlow 2 v Dundalk 2, at Oak Park, 1.30pm
SOCCER
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
First-named team at home unless stated otherwise.
Carlow Division 3
Killeshin FC ‘B’ v Parkville Utd ‘C’ at 8pm
Carlow Ladies League
Nurney Villa v St Pat’s at 8pm
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
First-named team at home and all games at 2.30pm unless stated otherwise.
CCFL U-17 Division 1
Abbeyleix Ath v Clonaslee Utd
CCFL U-18 Women’s Division
Mountmellick Utd v Temple Villa
Carlow Youths League Division 1
St Joseph’s v Crettyard Utd
St Fiacc’s v Bagenalstown AFC ‘A’
Carlow Youths League Division 2
Hanover Harps ‘B’ v St Pat’s
Carlow Premier Division
Burrin Celtic v St Pat’s at 7.30pm
Kilkenny U-18 Youths League Division 1
Thomastown Utd v Lions AFC at 2pm
Kilkenny Junior McCalmont Cup
Lions AFC v Fort Rangers at 7.30pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
First-named team at home and all games at 11am unless stated otherwise.
John Farrell Combined Counties Cup 2nd Round
Spink Celtic v Frankford FC
Longford Rovers v Stradbally Town; 2pm in Gainstown, Mullingar
Gracefield Utd v Killeigh FC A
Rosenallis v Longford Shamrocks; 2pm
CCFL Senior Division
Clonaslee Utd v Mullingar Athletic A
Coolraine v Monksland Utd A
Idle – Mountmellick, Willow Park
CCFL Division 1
Kinnegad Juniors v Abbeyleix Athletic
Gallen Utd v Highfield Utd
Idle – Mullingar Celtic
CCFL Division 3
Ballybrittas Utd v Walsh Island Shamrocks
Tullamore Town B v Killavilla Utd B
Portlaoise v St. Michaels Athletic
CCFL Division 4A
Mountmellick Utd B v Killeigh FC B
Hollywood FC v St. Aengus
Idle – Maryborough FC, Capakeel Utd
CCFL Womens Premier Division
Mountmellick Utd v Mullingar Athletic Swans; 2pm
Carlow Premier Division
Hanover Harps v Crettyard Utd
Parkville v Killeshin AFC
Carlow Cup
Crettyard Utd ‘B’ v St Joseph’s at 2pm
Carlow Division 2
Wolfhill Athletic v Mill Celtic at 2pm
Carlow Division 3
Nurney Celtic v St Anne’s Ballylinan at 2pm
Kilkenny Junior Division 3
Clover Utd ‘B’ v Bridge Utd ‘B’ at 11am
Kilkenny Junior McCalmont Cup
Newpark v Clover Utd ‘A’
Kilkenny Women’s League
Lions AFC v Fort Rangers at 11am
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