U12s Win All-Ireland Tournament Two Years in a Row

Congratulations to our U12 footballers who won the Newry Mitchels Cup for the second year in a row on Saturday.

The tournament is played annually and has grew from strength to strength. Now, in its 28th year, it has become one of the biggest underage tournaments in Ireland, hosting 46 teams from 13 different counties.

The young Lavey men seen off competition from Clontaf (Co. Dublin) in the quarter finals and Kilcullen (Co. Kildare) in the semi finals before defeating Dunshaughlin (Co. Meath) in the Final on a scoreline of Lavey 1-5 Dunshaughlin 0-1.

Congratulations to the team, their managers and to Enda Downey who became the first person ever to collect the ‘Player of the Tournament’ trophy two years in a row- what a fantastic achievement!

See https://www.facebook.com/NewryMitchelsTournament?fref=ts for more photos and coverage of the day!