Offaly outfit to partake in All-Ireland club 7s

The St Manchan's Gaels club will be among a list of 60 clubs nationwide to participate in this weekend's LGFA O'Neill's All-Ireland Club 7-a-side competitions.

The competitions will be played at the Naomh Mearnóg club in Dublin next Saturday, August 1.

The clubs attending will compete for the senior, intermediate and junior prizes on offer, on the eve of TG4 All-Ireland finals day. The Offaly club, which provides underage football from U12s to U20s for Ballycumber, Erin Rovers, Doon and Tubber, will be competing in the intermediate tournament.

The All-Ireland Club 7s event traditionally marks the start of TG4 All-Ireland finals weekend, with the TG4 All-Ireland junior, intermediate and senior championship finals to be contested at Croke Park on Sunday, August 2.

Trina Murray, president of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, commented: “We’re really looking forward to our All-Ireland Club 7s. Ahead of the TG4 All-Ireland finals, the Club 7s are a perfect appetiser, and keenly contested in their own right.

Clubs from across the country will descend on Naomh Mearnóg aiming for coveted national titles and while there’s a huge element of fun and camaraderie involved on the day, the football is also extremely competitive. I hope to see the many people who are making the trip to Naomh Mearnóg at Croke Park on Sunday, too, for our TG4 All-Ireland finals.”