Entries by Garreth Breen

New Football for All Partnership

Partnership Announcement šŸ“£ We are delighted to welcome Taste of Goodness Sauces as our proud partner for the DDSL Football for AllšŸ¤ Recently at our Heroes Awards our new Partners got a glimpse of our heroes involved in our Football for All šŸ‘šŸ» We look forward to our new partners seeing the players, coaches & […]

DDSL Volunteer of the Year Awards

DDSL Volunteer of the Year Awards! āš½ļøšŸ¦øā€ā™€ļøšŸ¦øā€ā™‚ļø 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 ā€˜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 šŸŽÆ 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 […]

DDSL Coach Education

Please see some workshops coming up over the next few weeks. All workshops focus on creating a fun environment in training whilst making sure kids have lots of touches of the ball whilst learning the game. To book please click on the booking link of the course you would like to book. 6th October DDSL […]

Fixtures & Referees Update

Dear Secretary: Please note that the fixtures will be issued on Mondays at 6pm going forward to allow the allocators more time to assign referees before fixtures are released to the clubs. Clubs can source their own referee(s) if one is not appointed, this can only be done after 6pm on the Wednesday, following the […]

LFA Women’s U19 Cup Entry – Closing Date

Entries for LFA Women’s Youth / U19 Cup attached. Can you please send a reminder to your clubs to have their entries in by the closing date as no late entries will be accepted   Below is the link for the 25-26 LFA Girls Youth / Under Nineteen Cup   https://forms.office.com/r/U2uKCBfqAJ   Entry fee is […]

‘It’s My Game’ Silent Sideline Weekend

Following the successful launch of our DDSL ā€˜IT’S MY GAME’ campaign &Ā SILENT SIDELINEĀ campaign last season, it is important for the DDSL and its clubs to continue to support and act where possible. Therefore, we intend to hold aĀ ā€˜SILENT SIDELINE CAMPAIGN’ once a month until the end of the year to try to stem the continued ā€˜BAD BEHAVIOR’ […]