Milltown take part in Páidí Ó Sé Tournament
Milltown ladies performed well in the senior ladies cup at the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé 2025, the famed club ladies and men’s Gaelic football tournament, which took place all across the Dingle Peninsula last weekend.
Milltown were up against seasoned opposition with previous multiple Comórtas winners Carnacon of Mayo in their first round, with the half-time score Carnacon 1-3 to 0-2. Despite heroic play at midfield from Leanne Slevin, the Westmeath girls lost on a final score of 3-5 to 1-5.
Next up was Fingallians and the teams were even at half-time (0-2 to 0-2) with Fingallians full back Muireann Ni Scanaill blocking two point-blank shots on goal from Milltown. The wind was with the Dubs in the second half and Milltown failed to score as Fingallians pushed ahead, winning in the end by 1-7 to 0-2. The Westmeath girls can take some consolation as Fingallians went on to win the final against Burrishoole of Mayo convincingly, 6-5 to 2-4.
In total, 16 counties from the four provinces of Ireland took part in the 36th edition of the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé, with 28 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, Medel Healthcare, Dooctor.ie, Fáilte Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta, and has attracted over 30,000 club players since it was founded in 1989.
Comórtas Chairman, Pádraig Óg Ó Sé said; “A big thanks to Milltown for coming down and also they conducted themselves very well. We were gifted with great weather conditions and luckily there were no injuries of note to report over the weekend. We thank all our title sponsor Lidl who are a key driver of the growth of Ladies Gaelic games in Ireland through their LGFA sponsorship. They contribute every year to the vision my father had, which was to promote the club game and also to attract people to the beautiful Dingle Peninsula.”