Girls Football is Booming with Huge Numbers!
There was a huge turnout for the opening blitz of the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol fixture list on Thursday 21st September in Bray Emmets GAA Club. 16 different schools were represented on the day, bringing 31 teams for a festival of football on a sunny September morning! The schools in attendance were: Newtownmountkennedy PS, Greystones Community NS, St Peter’s, St Laurence’s, Ravenswell, St Brigid’s, Scoil Chualann, Roundwood, Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath, Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin, Kilmacanogue NS, Nun’s Cross, Greystones ETS, Gaelscoil Uí Chéadaigh, Holy Rosary Wicklow and Scoil Na Coroine Mhuire, Ashford. It was great to see a range of schools in attendance and giving the opportunity to over 300 girls to take part in the participation blitz. The games were spread out across 13 pitches. Many thanks to team mentors for the refereeing of games and huge thank you to Dave Barry for co-ordinating the pitches on the day. Each school played up to 5 games on the day. The games were played in great spirit and were an enjoyable watch for all spectators. There was a fantastic display of and team work in each match. The coaching in clubs and schools is evident with the level of skill that was on display in the games. Mile buíochas to all schools for making the day an enjoyable experience for all.
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