O’Neills to sponsor seven-a-side competition

O’NEILLS Irish International Sports Company have announced that they are the new sponsors of the Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Football Sevens tournament for the next three years.

Wed, 13 Aug, 2003 - 01:00

Colm O’Connor

The tournament this year celebrates its 31st anniversary and is being held at Glenalbyn, the home of the Dublin club on Saturday, September 27.

The seven-a-side competition has become the traditional curtain-raiser on the eve of the All-Ireland football final at Croke Park the next day and is now a permanent fixture in the GAA calendar. The tournament consists of teams that qualify by winning their respective county championship and top club teams specially invited for the occasion, ensuring a top-quality spectacle.