Mayo school set for Primary 5s national finals in Aviva Stadium

A Mayo school will kick off at the FAI Schools Primary 5s national finals taking place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin tomorrow (Wednesday).

The ‘A’ Girls Cup will feature Lankill National School, Aughagower, Westport.

A unique situation this year will see five sets of twins participating in the competition. Lankill NS have two sets of twins involved, as Abbie and Sophie Collins play alongside Shona and Karla Gibbons.

With six national titles up for grabs with the mainstream schools and one national title for the Football for All category, the event will see 256 children from 30 schools, with 32 teams participating in the final stages of the competition following four months of fun-filled nationwide activity.

The action will commence at 11.30 a.m. with the small and medium boys and girls sections kicking off (‘A’ Cup, Girls ‘A’ Cup, ‘B’ Cup, Girls ‘B’ Cup). This will be followed up by the large schools, boys and girls (‘C’ Cup, Girls ‘C’ Cup) and two Football for All (qualifiers and participation) divisions at 3 p.m.

The ‘A’ Girls Cup features two debutants this season, with Mayo and Connacht champions Lankill NS, St. Leonard’s NS, Dunnamaggin, Kilkenny (Leinster), Cloughjordan NS, Tipperary (Munster), and Scoil Náisiúnta an Choimín, Dún na nGall (Ulster), in the melting pot for the small schools’ girls’ section.

All four teams will provide a scintillating assortment of skills to the contest as all provincial winners were exceptional this season with some stand out performances particularly in their county qualifiers.

If you can’t make the trip to Dublin you can follow the progress on the FAI Schools Facebook and Twitter pages (@faischools) or the FAIConnect app #Primary5s