The Brian O'Hare Cup & Shield U12 Football 9-a-side will take place at An Riocht (Down) on Saturday 6th May; Coralstown-Kinegad (Westmeath) Cup holders, Shane O'Neills (Armagh) Shield holders.

The Jim Mulholland Cup & Shield P5/P6 Football 11-a-side will take place at An Riocht (Down) on Saturday 20th May; Bellaghy Wolfe Tones (Derry) Cup holders, Loughmacrory St Teresa's (Tyrone) Shield holders.

The Adrian McAlinden Cup & Shield P3/P4 Football 11-a-side will take place at An Riocht (Down) on Saturday 3rd June; O'Donovan Rossa Magherafelt (Derry) Cup holders, Skyrne (Meath) Shield holders and Burren (Down) Plate holders.

Each day the first games throw in at 10.30am, the knock out stages begin at 1.30pm with the Finals from 3pm; there will be up to 9 pitches in use.

These tournaments are sanctioned by Croke Park. The emphasis each day will be on playing against new teams, making new friends and enjoying the occasion. Teas and hot food etc will be on sale all day. Last year 139 teams from 13 different Counties took part in our tournaments.

For further information or to enter any of the tournaments contact [email protected]  

Testimonials from last year's tournaments

Best tournament we've ever been to, congratulations on having great teams at it, already looking forward to next year

Kilcoo

A big thank you for having us, the kids really enjoyed it, pity about the weather but that can't be helped.

Michael Davitts Belfast

I would like to thank you sincerely for affording us the opportunity to play in a wonderful tournament, and winning the Shield made the 170 mile round trip more enjoyable. Your hospitality was second to none.

Glenullin

Many thanks and appreciation for the invite to your tournament. It truly is a carnival of underage football and great advertisement of all that is great in our Association. Credit to the organisers in your Club.

Fr Rocks Cookstown.

Many thanks, we thoroughly enjoyed our day.

Mullahoran GFC Cavan

Just a quick note to say thanks for the hospitality on Saturday - the tournament was fantastically organised - a credit to your club. The standard of the teams and quality of the football was super.

Loughmacrory

Thanks for inviting us, really well run, an absolute credit to your club and the people who help. The boys really enjoyed it and it gave us a fantastic opportunity to play teams we would never meet in local blitzes.Kickhams Creggan

We would like to thank your club for the fantastic event you hosted on Saturday past. Once again the whole affair was a credit to your club. Our management and players had a fantastic day and your hospitality was as usual top drawer. Go raibh mile maith agaibh,

Keady Michael Dwyers
Thanks for letting us take part in your tournament on Saturday. Everything was well run; the people were friendly and the weather was perfect. Some good football on show.

St Peters

It's the first time we entered your competition and we would like to thank your club and all your volunteers for the amount of effort put in. I'm sure a lot of preparation went into it which was seen on the day as it was flawless. Our players had a wonderful experience, thanks for having us and we look forward to next year,

Armagh Harps

I would like to say a massive thank you for the invite to your tournament. I would like to commend the club on the way it was run. It was a fantastic day and the children enjoyed themselves immensely.

Wolfe Tones GAC Bellaghy

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