Mayo clubs to take part in Gaelic4Mothers&Others Festival this weekend
Attendees participate in a mass warm-up at the 2025 LGFA/Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others National Festival Day at Naomh Mearnóg GAA club in Portmarnock, Dublin. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile
Two Mayo clubs will take part in the Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others Festival Day tomorrow.
Castlebar Mitchels and Kiltane will be among the clubs from every corner of Ireland making their way to Naomh Mearnóg GAA in Portmarnock, Dublin for what has become one of the standout dates on the Ladies Gaelic Football Association calendar - a celebration of the LGFA's hugely popular initiative, proudly backed by Sports Direct.
The growth of the programme in partnership with Sports Direct tells its own story: participating clubs have surged from 220 to over 650 in just five years, with representation now stretching across every county and into the LGFA’s International units.
Tomorrow, it’s estimated that 2000 women are set to descend on Naomh Mearnóg for the National Festival Day, with 98 Gaelic4Mothers&Others clubs registered to soak up the unique festival day atmosphere – a chance to come together and play in a fun, non-competitive setting.
Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others ambassadors have been building excitement in the lead-up with a series of social media previews.
Registration gets underway from 10am on Saturday, building towards the eagerly-anticipated mass warm-up at 11.40am on the Naomh Mearnóg Astroturf. Games throw in from 12.10pm, with live music taking over once the final whistles blow.
Participants can also look forward to the Sports Direct zone, packed with attractions on the day including Crack the Code, Disco Dome and Hang Tough - and with the event fully subscribed once again, demand for this year's festival has been as strong as ever.
The Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others programme remains a brilliantly simple idea: introducing women to Ladies Gaelic Football in an environment built around fun, inclusivity and connection.
