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PHOTOS: Another Feast Of Football Out West At Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé

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Comórtas chairman Pádraig Ó Sé presents Dublin’s St Anne’s captain Sam Blood with the junior men’s cup at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament which took place all over West Kerry at the weekend.

IT’S 35 years since the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé began and there is no stopping this juggernaut of a GAA club festival with over 600 players playing football, socialising and filling up hotels and BnB’s across the Dingle Peninsula last weekend, a huge economic boast to the area during the off-season.

As usual, some well-known people were part of the line-up including former Down 1994 All-Ireland winning captain DJ Kane who managed Cooley Kickhams in the senior men’s cup, Multi All-Ireland winning Dublin all-star Lyndsey Davey who lined out Skerries Harps in the junior ladies cup, Dublin legend Joe McNally, who managed St. Anne’s to victory in the intermediate men’s cup and Johnny B O’Brien of The Two Johnnies who was player/manager whose native Cahir GAA of Tipperary lost the junior men’s final by one point to Galbally of Limerick.

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. It’s a big organisational and financial undertaking and special mention has to go to Lidl, our title sponsor.

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“They have really changed the ladies game in Ireland and have been with us for six years now, which shows their commitment to our national sport. We also have strong partners in Dooctor.ie, Medel healthcare, EJMenswear.ie, Udaras Na Gaeltachta and Kerry County Council Tourism Unit who see the value of being part of one of the most well- known GAA club tournaments in the country.”

Pádraig Óg Ó Sé continued, “Our volunteers and locals clubs who give us their pitches are vital and the goodwill is unreal from everyone involved to make this happen annually.”

Scartaglin supporters enjoying the Lidl Comórtaas Peile Páidí Ó Sé GAA football tournament in West Kerry at the weekend was (L to r) Ann Boyle, Melissa O’Callaghan and Anna Kerins.

There was no silverware for Kerry clubs this year. Corca Dhuibhne, Scartaglin and MKL lined out in the ladies intermediate round-robin competition. Corca Dhuibhne had a winning start beating Ballymore of Longford 4-6 to 1-3 but fell to St. Maur’s of Dublin 2-11 to 4 points. On the other side of the draw, Kerry’s MKL and Scartaglen lost out on their matches to Sligo’s Eoghan Rua, the eventual winners of the cup who beat St. Maur’s of Dublin in the final by 3-4 to five points. Scartaglen did get a victory in their final round-robin match, beating MKL by 2-8 to 2-2.

Daingean Uí Chúis lost out in the junior ladies first round to eventual cup winners Round Towers of London by 1-10 to 0-2.

Galbally of Limerick beat Kerry’s Beale, last year’s champions, in the junior men’s cup straight semi-final after extra time by 2-14 to 2-9 in Castlegregory. Galbally went on to beat Johnny B’s Cahir of Tipp by a single point on a scoreline of 2-8 to 13 points.

St. Anne’s of Dublin, managed by Dublin footballing legend Joe McNally won the intermediate men’s final, beating Ballycumber of Offaly 4-20 to 2-9.

In the senior men’s final, Clane of Kildare coasted to victory this one against Courtwood of Laois by 5-10 to 6 points while last year’s ladies senior cup winners CLonguish of Longford lost to Burrishoole of Mayo by 13 points to six points. Scroll down for photos…

Pictured is Tipperary’s Cahir GAA club who reached the final of the junior men’s cup, losing to Galbally of Limerick at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament which took place at the weekend.
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London’s Round Towers Captain Roisin Kelly being presented with the junior ladies cup by Debbie O’Neill, Lidl at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament which took place all over West Kerry at the weekend.
London’s Round Towers were crowned the junior ladies cup champions at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament which took place all over West Kerry at the weekend.
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Pictured is Corca Dhuibhne at Gallarus 2 pitch who competed in the intermediate ladies cup at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament which took place all over West Kerry at the weekend.
Johnny B O’Brien of The Johnnies comedy duo having a chat with Comórtas chairman Pádraig Ó Sé in Gallarus before his team Cahir of Tipperary competed in the junior men’s cup at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament which took place in West Kerry at the weekend.
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Limerick’s Galbally GAA club who won the junior men’s final at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament which took place all over West Kerry at the weekend.
Dublin’s St Anne’s team that won the junior men’s cup at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament which took place all over West Kerry at the weekend.
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Members of the MKL Gaels LGFA team taking part in the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé which took place at the weekend in West Kerry. L to R: Caoimhe Evans, Claire O’Sullivan, Liam Flood, Emma Tagney, Maeve Rochford, Mairead Lehane and Niamh Broderick.
Enjoying the Lidl Comórtaas Peile Páidí Ó Sé football tournament at Gallarus in West Kerry at the weekend are (L to r) Betty Ní Chonic, Kathleen Jordan and Edel Úi Chiobhain from Gallarus.

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