Mullahoran Blitz: Vivian Daly Tournament

Two teams of Mullingar Shamrocks youngest footballers accompanied by their mentors Tom Ormsby, Ollie Keating, Barry Maguire and Killian Daly braved the atrocious weather conditions and travelled to Kilcolgy in Cavan to take part in the Mullahoran Dreadnoughts Vivian Dowd Tournament. The journey was worthwhile as the under-10’s played against Dunboyne, Gowna, Monaghan Harps and the host club. Dunboyne proved to be too good for the Shamrocks boys on this occasion but they recovered well and qualified for the Shield Final in which they played and beat Mullahoran Dreadnoughts. The under-9 boys returned unbeaten after playing the hosts under-9s, Clontibret from Monaghan and Ballintubber (Mayo). Well done to these brave players and their coaches; one can only marvel at the amount of time and energy that is invested in looking after these young players and the efforts that are made to take them to various venues outside the county to compete in blitzes and introduce them to football as it is played in other counties.