KERRY footballers Cáit Lynch and Gavin White were at West Kerry’s Inch beach recently to announce details of the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé 2023, the famed club ladies and men’s Gaelic football tournament, taking place all across the Dingle Peninsula from February 24th to the 26th .

This year, current Rose of Tralee Rachel Duffy will line out with her club Cill Óige of Westmeath. Thirteen counties from the four provinces of Ireland as well as one UK club will take part in the 34th edition of the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé, with 22 adult men’s and ladies club teams coming for a weekend of competitive football and social events including popular Irish band Super Céilí at Páidí Ó Sé’s pub in Ventry, West Kerry.

The football festival, which was founded by eight-time All-Ireland winner Páidí Ó Sé, is supported by Lidl Ireland, EJ Menswear, Kerry County Council Tourism Unit, Fáilte Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta, and has attracted over 18,000 club players since it was founded in 1989.

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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. His intention was that they would come back again and again to holiday here. His dream has become a reality. Clubs are really enthusiastic to be involved and we have planned a great weekend of craic and entertainment for them.

Longford’s Clonguish will be attempting to make it a unique three-in-a-row wins in the senior ladies’ competition as they line out against Cavan’s Crosserlough as well as Dublin’s Thomas Davis with one more team to be announced.

Ratoath Ladies are back for the intermediate ladies’ competition alongside Kerry’s Corca Dhuibhne, Dublin’s Clann Mhuire and Cavan side Belturbet. The junior ladies competition sees Cill Óige of Westmeath, Newtownmountkennedy of Wicklow and Annascaul/Castlegregory lining out alongside local side Dingle Ladies

The senior men’s competition sees Galway’s Killannin, Clonguish of Longford, O’Dempseys of Laois and Clara of Offaly. Finally, the men’s junior competition will see Kerry’s Beale up against newcomers Camogue Rovers of Limerick and St James’ of Cork as well as London’s Wandsworth Gaels.

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