Entries by Garreth Breen

DDSL launches “Born to Lead”

DDSL Launches ‘BORN TO LEAD’ programme to tackle referee shortage in Dublin. The DDSL along with its award winning ‘Its My Game’ campaign and media partnersQ102 have launched a programme to attract young players with clubs to Become Junior Match officials (JMO’s) and start assisting in games in the small sided game which has over […]

New TikTok page

The Brand NEW DDSL Official TikTok page 🎉 Get over & give it a follow, your goals or skills could appear 😉👀📲 We’ll be posting fun behind the scenes content & promoting everything happening across the league 🤝 Follow us ➡️ @ddsl_offical  Link 👇 https://www.tiktok.com/@ddsl_offical?_r=1&_t=ZN-923Wr3MJ75S Thanks for the support ⚽💙 #tiktok #newtiktok #follow #share #fyp⚽️

Zoe Chats to RTE’s InsideSport

Read more & Show available at link below to listen too https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/1204/1547368-silent-sidelines-ddsls-bold-move-to-tackle-abuse/  

DDSL x Q102 Heroes Awards

Presenting your DDSL x Dublin’s Q102 Unsung Heroes 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️⚽️ Thank you to all who voted & well done to all who where voted for 👏🏻 Photos @strikeronline 🤝 Our 10 Unsung heroes Billy Freeland (Leicester Celtic) Christy Kiernan (Glasnevin FC) Damien Kilpatrick (Broadford Rovers FC) Elaine Harrington (Peamount United) Grace Richardson (Sheriff YC) Lee Doyle […]

New Football for All Partnership

Partnership Announcement 📣 We are delighted to welcome Taste of Goodness Sauces as our proud partner for the DDSL Football for All🤝 Recently at our Heroes Awards our new Partners got a glimpse of our heroes involved in our Football for All 👏🏻 We look forward to our new partners seeing the players, coaches & […]

DDSL Volunteer of the Year Awards

DDSL Volunteer of the Year Awards! ⚽️🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ Nominate your hero! Dublin’s Q102 are proudly supporting DDSL to celebrate the unsung volunteers who are the very lifeblood of football across Dublin. From dedicated Coaches and Club Secretaries to Groundskeepers and Referees, whose tireless efforts ensure thousands of children can play every single week! Every volunteer deserves […]

DDSL Updates November

DDSL UPDATES: DDSL CLOSING/OPENING DATES: The closing date for all fixtures including SSG will be Fri/Sat/Sun 12th/13th/14thDecember. We await the update from the different County Councils on their opening of their ‘Parks/Pitches’. Once we are notified on these dates, we will confirm the dates for the different Age groups to return with fixtures in the […]

Men’s FAI Cup Final Offer

Please see below details and link for the Clubs and Schools Tickets Offer for the 2025 Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup Final between Shamrock Rovers FC v Cork City FC on Sunday November 9th in the Aviva Stadium @ 3pm. We kindly ask that you complete the form below indicating the breakdown of tickets that […]

3v3 Skills Festival – November

3v3 Skills Festival – November 2025 We’re thrilled to invite you to our upcoming 3v3 Skills Festival at the Sport Ireland Indoor Dome, Abbotstown, taking place on 15th & 16th November This fun-filled event is open to boys and girls aged U7–U11 (born 2015–2019) and will feature: ⚽ Fast-paced 3v3 games 🎯 Engaging skill sessions […]

Coach Education Key Dates/Booking

DDSL Workshop Topic Venue Date Time Book Coerver Coaching Workshop Passing & Receiving Abbotstown 13th October 2025 7pm-9pm HERE DDSL Club Workshop Developing Touch Glebe North FC 20th October 2025 7pm-9pm HERE FAST Workshop Will further educate coaches on the theory & practical application on the fundamentals of movement & speed. Part 1 Abbotstown 20th […]