Hurling Mini All Irelands

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Details of the 2012 Hurling Mini All Irelands

(plus updated U10 Team list)

Mini All Irelands - supported by VHI Swiftcare Clinics (application forms now available)

4th - 8th June

  • Ladies Football  - Mon & Wed & Fri 
  • Camogie - Tues & Thurs & Fri

11th - 15th June

  • Hurling

18th - 22nd June

  • Football

Note - The Ladies Football & Camogie week has now expanded to 5 nights due to the increase in numbers. This year the Ladies Football will take place on Mon (Bank Holiday), Wed & Friday night and the Camogie will take place Tues, Thurs & Friday night.

This year a total of over 1600 Boys & Girls will take part in Kilmacud Crokes Mini All- Ireland's proudly supported by VHI Swiftcare Clinics, which will be held over 3 weeks in June on the main pitch in Glenalbyn.

All the boys & girls are all either playing in the club or go to one of the 11 local Primary Schools.

Ladies Football & Camogie - 4th to 8th June Hurling Mini All-Ireland, 11th to 15th June Football Mini All-Ireland - 18th to 22nd June

Venue: Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club, Glenalbyn, Stillorgan, Co.Dublin

Time: 4.30pm to 8pm each evening.

Age Groups: Under 6 to Under 12

The event starts off with the Girls Football & Camogie competition. We will have 450 girls divided into 36 teams in 3 different age groups in both competitions.

Hurling

A total of 400 boys will be divided into 40 teams in 7 different age groups in Hurling. Each team will play 5 matches over 3 nights including a Final on the Friday night.

Football

In the Football competition 600 boys will be divided into 60 teams in 7 different age groups. Each team will also play a minimum of 5 matches over 3 nights including a Final on the Friday night.

Young players from the U-13 to the U-15 teams will manage the teams and some of our young referees from the U16-Minor group will referee the games.

Over the course of the 3 weeks approx. 300+ matches will be played on 4 pitches, 3500 drinks will be given out and 1600 Hot-dogs & Burgers will be cooked on the Finals night.

Each child that participates will wear a t-shirt representing the county that they are playing on and they will also be presented with a skill's Football on the Football week and everyone on the Hurling week received a Sliothar. The winning teams in each league will receive a cup and medals.

There will be guest appearances by some of the Crokes Senior Footballers & Senior Hurlers during the week along with some of the Crokes players who play on some of the Dublin Teams.

The details of the local clinic are - VHI Swiftcare Clinic in Dundrum, above LUAS Balally Station is open 365 days a year from 8am to 10pm, LoCall:1890 866966 or log onto www.vhi.ie/swiftcare

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