All-Ireland winning Kerry All-Star Brian Ó Beaglaoich and Kerry midfielder Caoimhe Evans have officially launched the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé 2026 while taking in the views at Dooneen Pier, overlooking Smerwick Harbour and The Three Sisters on the Dingle Peninsula.
The famed club ladies and men’s club Gaelic football tournament has been running since 1989 and once again is taking place all across the Dingle Peninsula from the 20th – 22nd February.
13 counties from the four provinces of Ireland will take part in the 37th edition of the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé, with 20 adult men’s and ladies club teams coming for a weekend of competitive football and social events including popular Irish band Super Céilí at Páidí Ó Sé’s pub, Comórtas HQ, in Ventry, West Kerry.
The football festival, which was founded by eight-time All-Ireland winner Páidí Ó Sé, is supported by title sponsor Lidl Ireland and also supported by EJ Menswear, Kerry County Council Tourism Unit, Fáilte Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta, and has attracted over 23,000 club players, management and supporters since it was founded in 1989.
Comórtas Chairman, Pádraig Óg Ó Sé said; “We welcome our players once again to West Kerry for the Comórtas. About 500 players and also mentors and supporters are in full planning mode to kick off their season with a weekend away and we are ready with social events and craic around Comórtas HQ Páidí Ó Sé’s pub and of course football lovers can also expect some great competitive matches over the weekend. We thank all our title sponsor Lidl who are a key driver of the growth of Ladies Gaelic games in Ireland through their LGFA sponsorship for over a decade. They contribute every year to the vision my father had, which was to promote the club game and also to attract people to the beautiful Dingle Peninsula.”
Pádraig continued, “A special mention also to Kerry County Council Tourism Unit and Údarás na Gaeltachta who are backing us also to continue with the Comórtas, as they understand the big benefit in terms of local tourism. We are also delighted that fashion retailers EJ Menswear of Sligo, who are related to the Ó Sé family, as well as Kerry County Council Tourism Unit who are again partnering up with us to ensure it will be a weekend to remember.”
Jenny Kelly, Head of Brand Partnerships at Lidl Ireland & Northern Ireland said;
“As a long-standing supporter of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, we are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the Comórtas Peile Páidi Ó Sé for a ninth year. This is a premier event in the fixtures calendar and we’re looking forward to another year of outstanding skill, performance and team spirit which the fantastic players bring every year. Having launched our new ‘Greatness Deserves to be Seen’ campaign just last week with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, which aims to give a platform to showcase great moments in the game, we’re proud to once again put our weight behind this event and we hope to see record crowds at this year’s tournament.”
Brian Ó Beqglaoichh commented, “ The club is a different feeling to your county. Occasions when you get together ahead of the season with your club mates in a social setting stands to you when you are competing on the pitch. We saw that ourselves with An Gaeltacht this past year. It binds you together. I wish all the clubs making the trip all the best for the weekend of the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidī Ó Sé.”
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