Entries by Garreth Breen

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 […]

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 ‘IT’S MY GAME’ campaign & SILENT SIDELINE 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 a ‘SILENT SIDELINE CAMPAIGN’ once a month until the end of the year to try to stem the continued ‘BAD BEHAVIOR’ […]

Return of DDSL League Cup and Cup Final Cups 31st October 2025

As the season is now up & running, we are looking for the return of the DDSL League & Cup Winners Trophies from those clubs & teams who were successful in winning these Cups. We have a total number of 239 DDSL Cups to be returned of which 95 are related to the Cup Finals […]

ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conference

As part of the European Week of Sport (EWOS), Sport Ireland Coaching, in partnership with the Dublin & District Schoolboys/girls League are hosting an ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conference for Directors of Football, Behavioural Officers and Coaches of boys and girls teams in football clubs in the DDSL. This is an amazing opportunity for coaches to hear […]