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Youngsters from local club will play at Croke Park on All Ireland finals day

St Manchan's is among twelve clubs chosen by the the Ladies Gaelic Football Association to feature at Croke Park on TG4 All-Ireland Finals day, Sunday August 4.

St Manchan's caters for all women and girls aged from u6 up, from the Ballycumber, Tubber and Pullough areas.

Roscommon club Four Roads has also been selected.

The lucky teams chosen from a huge number of entries will have the chance to participate in half-time exhibition games on the big day.

Applications closed recently and entries were open to U12 and Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others teams only.

Following a detailed study of submissions, 12 clubs representing eleven counties have been handed the chance to fulfil a dream on TG4 All-Ireland Finals day, by gracing the hallowed turf.

Oileáin Árann (Galway), Aodh Ruadh, Ballyshannon (Donegal), Clonard (Wexford), St Manchan’s (Offaly), Four Roads (Roscommon) and Burren Gaels (Clare) are the six U12 teams who have been selected.

They will be joined at Croke Park by Sports Direct Gaelic4Mothers&Others clubs Wolfe Tones (Armagh), Beart (Donegal), Mungret St Pauls (Limerick), Longwood (Meath), Aodh Ruadh (Tyrone) and Allen Gaels (Leitrim).

The 12 clubs can now begin making their plans for August 4, as they will be part of the action on TG4 All-Ireland Finals day.