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Kilkea Castle Hotel and Golf Resort Announced as New Punchestown Accommodation Partner.

 

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 21st January: As the business end of the jump racing season gathers pace, Punchestown Racecourse today announced that Kilkea Catle Hotel and Golf Resort are to join the sponsorship and accommodation portfolio at the home of Irish jump racing.

 

The Kilkea Castle Hotel & Golf Resort Maiden Hurdle on 16th February will kickstart the campaign to establish this beautiful historic property as a leading choice for the horse racing community not only for the upcoming Punchestown Festival but throughout the year. Conveniently located in the heartland of racing country and within thirty minutes of Punchestown and an hour of Dublin, the 180-acre estate is an ideal home from home.

 

Aidan O’Sullivan, General Manager at Kilkea Castle, looked ahead to this partnership at Punchestown: “The Kilkea and Punchestown teams share a vision for this partnership and it is to create an exceptional and memorable overall experience for visitors.  A day at the Punchestown races is a special occasion and should begin and end with excellent hospitality, food, transfers to the track and super customer service in beautiful surroundings. This is where Kilkea Castle aims to meet and exceed expectations to establish ourselves as a leading choice for the racing community”.

 

With a history dating back to 1180, Kilkea Castle was once the medieval stronghold of the FitzGerald’s, Earls of Kildare and is one of Ireland’s oldest inhabited castles. The family owned and managed resort has 140 bedrooms including original castle rooms and resort lodges provide options for a variety of group sizes and budgets.   A challenging 18-hole championship golf course, excellent spa and delicious culinary offerings allow for a tailored racing and relaxation experience.

Welcoming the historic resort to the accommodation  panel, Punchestown’s Janet Creighton said: “We are so pleased to welcome Kilkea Castle as an hotel partner because we know that when we recommend this property to clients not only will they will be impressed with the stunning setting, history and heritage but beyond that, the Kilkea team will deliver an excellent level of service and look after the Punchestown visitors so well.

Kilkea Castle Hotel and Golf Resort are now taking bookings for the 2025 Punchestown Festival and beyond. The team are happy to tailor packages to include transfers, golf and spa packages, after racing dining options and group bookings. Please visit www.kilkeacastle.ie for the best value rates or call us on 059 9145600.

 

The 2025 Punchestown Festival runs from Tuesday 29th April to Saturday 3rd May. For full event details, season fixtures and ticket options please visit www.Punchestown.com

 

**ENDS**

 

Plenty to look forward to for all families this weekend at Punchestown on 23 and 24 November:

 

 

The chance for one lucky family to win an adventure to Lapland this December.

THE PRIZE – FULL DETAILS

This one-day Lapland adventure will be on Saturday 7 December travelling from Dublin airport. The highlight of this memorable experience will be meeting Santa in his log cabin after visiting Kittila’s Snow Village where little ones can zoom on the snow slide, learn how to drive a miniature skidoo, enjoy a short husky-led sleigh ride and visit get involved in arty activities and warm up over lunch in the cafe.

Read about the full trip HERE.

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Schools in the Punchestown Community Programme 2024/2025

  1. An Linbh Iosa, Ballycane
  2. Ballyshannon National School
  3. Caragh National School
  4. Halverstown NS- St Josephs NS
  5. Hollywood NS
  6. Kill National School/ Scoil Bhride
  7. Killashee Multi Denominational National School
  8. Lacken
  9. Rathmore National School
  10. Scoil Mhuire National School, Ballymore
  11. Scoil Bhride National School, Kilcullen
  12. Scoil Brid, Oldtown Naas
  13. Scoil Chorbain
  14. St Marys J.N.S, Blessington
  15. St Marys SNS, Blessington
  16. Marks Newbridge
  17. Naas Community National School
  18. Ursaille Naofa, Twomilehouse
  19. Valleymount