Countdown is on to Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé 2024
January 16, 2024
Páidí Óg Ó Sé presents Cromane captain John Michael Foley with the Páidí Ó Sé Memorial Perpetual Cup (Junior Men's).
Fifteen teams, including one from the UK, will take part in the 35th edition of the Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé in West Kerry next month.
The famed club ladies and men’s Gaelic football tournament will be held across the Dingle Peninsula from February 23 to 25. Founded by eight-time All-Ireland winner Páidí Ó Sé, the football festival is supported by Lidl Ireland, EJ Menswear, Kerry County Council Tourism Unit, Fáilte Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta, and has attracted over 20,000 club players since it was founded in 1989.
Comórtas chairman, Pádraig Óg Ó Sé said: “We are thrilled to keep driving forward Páidí’s vision to attract new people to the peninsula every year to play Gaelic football. Clubs are really enthusiastic to be involved and we have planned a great weekend of craic and entertainment for them.
“A special mention is due to Lidl who are in the seventh year of their partnership with us and who have contributed enormously to promoting ladies’ football in the country, being a key driver of the growth of Ladies Gaelic games in Ireland through their LGFA sponsorship. Kerry County Council Tourism Unit and Údarás na Gaeltachta who are backing us also to continue with the Comórtas, as they understand the big benefit in terms of local tourism.
“We are also delighted that fashion retailers EJ Menswear of Sligo, who are related to the Ó Sé family, are again partnering up with us to ensure it will be a weekend to remember.”
The clubs taking part as as follows:
Senior Men
Clane (Kildare), Kilannin (Galway), Courtwood (Laois), Killrossanty (Waterford)
Intermediate Men
Lispole (Kerry), Newry Shamrocks (Down), Crettyard (Laois), Ballycumber (Offaly)
Junior Men
Beale (Kerry), Cahir (Tipperary), Galbally (Limerick), Renvyle (Galway)
Senior Ladies
Easkey (Sligo), Drumlane (Cavan), Foxrock Cabinteely (Dublin), Clonguish (Longford), Burrishoole (Mayo), TBC
Intermediate Ladies
Corca Dhuibhne (Kerry), Ballymore (Longford), St Maurs (Dublin), Belturbet (Cavan)
Junior Ladies
Dingle (Kerry), Skerries (Dublin), Gráinne Mhaols (Galway), Round Towers (London, UK)
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