Kildare V Dublin: How To Watch, TV Info, Team News

After their historic victory over Laois in the Joe McDonagh Cup final Kildare secured Liam MacCarthy hurling for 2026, but they also secured a spot in the All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals.

They welcome neighbours Dublin to Newbridge in what some pundits are saying could be a tricky tie for the Dubs.

Dublin finished third in the Leinster SHC after a final-day defeat at home to Galway saw them lose out on a place in the Leinster final. Niall Ó Ceallacháin's side got the better of Offaly, Wexford and Antrim in the round robin matches but were unable to pick up any points against eventual provincial finalists Kilkenny and Galway.

The Kildare players certainly enjoyed their win over Laois and won't have had the ideal preparation for this Saturday's game but the current momentum behind Kildare hurling and a big home crowd in St Conleth's Park could prove enough to at least make it an uncomfortable evening for Dublin.

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Kildare v Dublin will take place this Saturday at 4pm in Cedral St Conleth's Park, Newbridge.

Kildare v Dublin will not be shown on TV or streamed live on GAA+. The game will be available to listen to on KFM and highlights will be shown on The Saturday Game on RTÉ 2 from 9.30pm.

The decision not to broadcast the game on TV has drawn criticism, including from Cork legend Dónal Óg Cusack.

Kildare have named an unchanged 15 for Saturday's game to the 15 players who lined out in the Joe McDonagh triumph last week, with a few minor positional shifts among the forwards.

📣 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Brian Dowling has named his team for tomorrow evening’s All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Preliminary Quarter Final against Dublin!

📍 Cedral St. Conleth's Park 🕡 Throw-in: 4pm

Best of luck to the team and management as they go in search of a… pic.twitter.com/WNrYgvlr9G

— Kildare GAA (@KildareGAA) June 13, 2025

Kildare: Paddy McKenna; Richie Hogan, Rian Boran, Daniel O'Meara; Simon Leacy, Cian Boran, Paul Dolan; Daire Guerin, Cathal McCabe; James Burke, Gerry Keegan, David Qualter; Darragh Melville, Cathal Dowling, Jack Sheridan

Niall Ó Ceallacháin has made three changes to the Dublin team that lost to Galway in the final round of the Leinster round-robin last month.

Conor Donohue, AJ Murphy and John Hetherton drop out of the starting XV, with Paddy Dunleavy, Fergal Whitely and Ronan Hayes coming in.