Mayo clubs competing in Gaelic4Mothers&Others National Festival Day
20 August 2024; In attendance at a photocall at Whitehall Colmcille GAA club in Dublin to confirm a renewal of Sports Direct’s sponsorship of the LGFA’s Gaelic4Mothers&Others programme are Kate Steele of Whitehall Colmcille, Mícheál Naughton, LGFA President, Sharon Lancaster, Marketing Manager, Frasers Group, on behalf of Sports Direct, and Jennifer Fitzgerald of Whitehall Colmcille. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
Participants can expect an ‘unrivalled day of energy, positivity and fun’ at the 2024 Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others National Festival Day, scheduled for Saturday, September 7.
The scene is set for another spectacular event showcasing the very best of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s thriving initiative.
The number of participating clubs has risen from 220 to over 500 in the space of three years of the partnership, with 81 new clubs established in 2024 alone.
Tomorrow, it’s expected that almost 3,000 women will make the trip to the Naomh Mearnóg and St Sylvester’s clubs in Dublin for the National Festival Day.
Teams will start to register from 10.15am, with the eagerly-anticipated mass-warm up scheduled for 11.20am on the Naomh Mearnóg Astroturf.
Games on 23 pitches are set to commence at 12pm and after the final games throw in at 3.30pm.
The Mayo clubs taking part are Burrishoole, Castlebar Mitchels and Shrule/Glencorrib.
