Our Gaelic4Mothers and Others team Passage Pythons had an early start yesterday morning as they headed to Dublin for the Sports Direct National Blitz Day. Almost 3,000 women took part in this fantastic event with 138 teams registered.
They played matches against St. Kevins Kildare, Bray Emmetts, Dunamaggin Kilkenny, Scoil Uí Chonaill Clontarf, and Robert Emmetts Donegal. As usual it was a day filled with football and great craic! Well done ladies!! 
We were delighted to welcome All-Ireland winning Ladies Footballer for Meath, Niamh O’ Sullivan to our U8 & U10 Ladies Football Blitz last weekend
Niamh pictured here with Francis McEveney, John O’ Connor, Matt Aherne and Chloe, her relative, who plays with our U10 Ladies Football Team and her family!
That’s a wrap on day 2 of our Blitz Weekend! As always, thank you to all our volunteers, we could not host this blitz without the amazing community all pulling together to help. We had an amazing 2 days, and we hope all teams near and far did aswell!
See below some photos of just some of our volunteers over the 2 days – as always the biggest thanks to Francis who puts huge effort in to make sure the Passage West Ladies Football Blitz is on the map as a great day out for all involved
Pasáiste Abú 
Our U8 boys played a football blitz this morning in the sweltering heat hosted by St Finbarrs H&F Club. A total of six games were played by our two teams we played against three senior clubs. Nemo Rangers, Bishopstown and St Finbarrs.
Six very competitive games with great defending, scoring and kick passing skills were on show by our boys and some great link up play in very humid conditions. According to the boys we won every game.
A very enjoyable morning of football was had by our 14 boys. Hurling blitz on Saturday week is next for this group of players.
A huge thank you to the St. Peter’s Community School Transition Year students who gave their time this morning to help with the setting up for our blitz this weekend. It is very much appreciated and great to see them representing the school so well in the local community! Sincere thanks to Susan O’Keeffe for organising this!
– Team photos of all the children who took part in our recent Parish Leagues. We hope all the attendees had fun at our Parish Leagues this year!
Thanks again to all of the coaches, organisers and volunteers for giving up their time to help us bring back the parish leagues after a 15 year absence. Special thanks to main organiser Marc Linehan and his wife Niamh who ran a fantastic fundraiser a few weeks ago to help fund the parish leagues.
Our U12s continued their winning streak in the county with a victory this evening against Delanys. A great team effort by all 22 girls in front of a strong home support. Next up will be an away game to Dromtarriffe. Well done to all involved and thanks to Delanys for a very sporting game
An early start for our U10s this morning as they headed to Donoughmore to take part in the Danielle Forde Blitz. We played 3 matches against Donoughmore, St Finbarrs and Éire Óg and the girls seized the opportunity to show off the skills they have been working on in training in front of their hugely encouraging supporters.
Sincere thanks to Forde family, Donoughmore Ladies Football Club and Mid-Cork Ladies Football for the great organisation and for inviting us to take part, we had a very enjoyable morning. Thanks as always to the parents for their great support and transport!!
The Passage West Parish Leagues, which was held on Wednesday the 23rd of August, with the finals held on Friday the 25th of August was a huge success – we were delighted to welcome 100 children born between 2013 and 2016 for our parish leagues, and all of their families on both days too!
Thank you to all of the coaches, organisers and volunteers for giving up their time to help us bring back the parish leagues after a 15 year absence! Special thanks to main organiser Marc Linehan and his wife Niamh who ran a fantastic fundraiser a few weeks ago to help fund the parish leagues!
Our clubhouse was open both nights, and there was a food truck to keep kids and adults fed after the matches – the children even got the opportunity to walk behind a piper before the finals began on Friday.
Our U12s put in a great performance down in Leap this evening as they overcame Kilmacabea in the first round of the county league. Thanks to Kilmacabea for a great match and for the refreshments provided afterwards; this was very much appreciated ahead of the long journey home!
Many thanks also to Paul and Siobhán Hanlon of IPH Building and Property Maintenance for their very kind sponsorship of a new set of jerseys for the girls, your ongoing support is hugely appreciated.
