Football and fun galore for Wicklow students at school blitz in Coláiste Eoin Hacketstown
Over 200 students from five schools enjoy a busy afternoon
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Happy Rathcoyle National School footballers.
A team of footballers from Rathcoyle National School.
Thumbs up! Scoil Aodán Naofa footballers in Colaiste Eoin.
The Tynock National School footballers ahead of the schools blitz in Coláiste Eoin Hacketstown.
Footballers from Tynock NS.
Damp but happy! Scoil Aodán Naofa footballers ahead of the schools blitz in Hacketstown.
Mad for football! Footballers from Scoil Aodán Naofa in Carnew.
A team of footballers from Scoil Aodán Naofa in Carnew.
A team of young footballers from Rathcoyle National School.
Two Talbotstown NS football teams at the blitz in Coláiste Eoin in Hacketstown.
One of the Scoil Niocláis Naofa teams who took part in the football blitz at Coláiste Eoin in Hacketstown.
Tynock NS footballers made for action in Coláiste Eoin.
All smiles! Scoil Aodán Naofa footballers ahead of their opening game at the schools blitz in Coláiste Eoin.
A Scoil Aodán Naofa Carnew side ready for action in Coláiste Eoin Hacketstown.
Talbotstown NS footballers at the schools blitz in Coláiste Eoin.
Bring it on! Scoil Aodán Naofa students ready for football in Coláiste Eoin.
Best buds! Scoil Aodan Naofa footballers ready for action in Coláiste Eoin.
Scoil Aodán Naofa footballers from Carnew ready for action in Coláiste Eoin.
A talented group of footballers from Dunlavin at the schools football blitz in Coláiste Eoin in Hacketstown.
Tom O'Brien and Harry Kavanagh from Scoil Aodán Naofa in Carnew who attended the schools blitz in Coláiste Eoin in Hacketstown last Wednesday.
Action from a Scoil Aodán Naofa v Rathcoyle National School game.
Rathcoyle National School and Scoil Aodán Naofa of Carnew compete.
Sean Cahill and Kelvin Myers from Scoil Aodán Naofa in Carnew.
GPO Diarmuid Hayes addresses just some of the over 200 players who attended the schools blitz in Coláiste Eoin in Hacketstown.
The battle rages between Scoil Aodán Naofa Carnew and Rathcoyle NS.
Looking for options. Scoil Aodán Naofa's Cathal Faulkner looks for a colleague.
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Over 200 footballers from five schools descended on Coláiste Eoin in Hackstown on Wednesday for a feast of football.
Students from Scoil Aodán Naofa in Carnew, Tynock NS, Talbotstown NS, Rathcoyle NS and Scoil Niocláis Naofa in Dunlavin arrived by the busload and although the weather didn’t really play ball as it had been forecast to, the young footballers didn’t seem to care as they took to the football fields to do battle.
Carnew Emmets and Kiltegan GPO Diarmuid Hayes organised the blitz and he said it was brilliant to see so many footballers playing the game to a high standard, having fun and making friends over the course of several hours on a Wednesday afternoon.
Hayes thanked the five schools for taking part in the blitz and helping to make it the success it was. He also thanked Coláiste Eoin for the use of the grounds and the Coláiste Eoin students who played the very important role of match referees.
The Cork native said that he hoped that the blitz would encourage other schools to get involved and that hopefully there would be more events like this one taking place over the coming months in an area that is relatively quiet in terms of GAA action for primary school students.
Well done to all involved.