CARLA ROWE led the rout as Dublin got the defence of their Leinster and All-Ireland crowns off to an impressive start.
Dublin skipper Rowe hit 1-4 at sun-soaked Parnell Park, while Orlagh Nolan, Caoimhe O’Connor and Kate Sullivan also plundered goals.
Kildare — last year’s All-Ireland and Leinster Intermediate champions — were given a baptism of fire to senior Championship football and were 1-4 down after just six minutes.
Hannah Tyrrell opened the scoring from a free, while O’Connor hit the net inside three minutes, slicing through the Lilywhites defence to finish.
Sullivan, Nolan and Rowe all got on the scoreboard with points as Kildare were struggling to win their own kickouts.
The visitors did get an opportunity on eight minutes when Neasa Dooley turned her marker and blasted the ball across the Dublin goals only for it to trail wide.
Kildare did finally get on the scoreboard on nine minutes when Ellen Dowling converted a free.
Dublin were, at times, hungrier for possession and Tyrrell and Rowe kept the scoreboard ticking over with points.
Quick thinking from the impressive Tyrrell set up Dublin’s second goal as she found Sullivan who blasted to the net on 21 minutes.
Jennifer Dunne added a long-range point while Dowling and Niamh Farrelly added a brace of frees to leave Dublin leading by an untouchable 2-10 to 0-3 at the break.
Sinéad Goldrick made a welcome return to the Sky Blues at half-time only to find herself red-carded midway through the second half.
Dublin made a flying start to the second period, their third goal coming from the boot of Rowe on 32 minutes.
Kildare never threw in the towel, Dooley doing all she could to set up Kildare attacks while the industrious Mia Doherty worked hard in a defence.
They were rewarded for their efforts as full-forward Niamh Farrelly found the net twice in the second half — Kildare’s only scores from play all afternoon.
However, Dublin never lost control and with Jennifer Dunne commanding the centre of the field and Leah Caffrey solid in defence, the result was never in doubt.
Tyrrell, Rowe, Dunne, Nolan and substitute Chloe Darby all added further scores to ensure a winning start to their TG4 Leinster campaign.
Next up for Dublin is a trip away to Laois on Sunday, while Kildare journey to Meath.
THE SIDES
DUBLIN: A Shiels; M Byrne, L Caffrey, J Tobin; N Crowley, O Carey, N Donlon; J Dunne 0-2, G Kós; C O’Connor 1-0, N Hetherton, O Nolan 1-3, 1-0pen; H Tyrrell 0-4, 3f, C Rowe 1-4, 4f, K Sullivan 1-1.
Subs: S Goldrick for Byrne h-t; N Owens for Sullivan 35 mins, C Darby 0-1 for Kós 37, A Kane for Tobin 42; A Timothy for Rowe 45.
KILDARE: M Hulgraine; F Troute, A Clifford, M Doherty; L Murtagh, R Sargent, L Gilbert; G Clifford, H McLoughlin; T Duggan, E Dowling 0-2f, C Sullivan, N Dooley, N Farrelly 2-2, 0-2f, A Rattigan.
Subs: E O’Toole for A Clifford h-t; S Munnelly for McLoughlin 40 mins; L Doran for Duggan 41; L Curran for Dowling 46; L Shaw for Murtagh 54.
REFEREE: B Redmond (Wexford).