{"id":22867,"date":"2025-02-14T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=22867"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:42:41","slug":"ty-leaders-shine-at-fai-schools-primary-5s-regional-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/ty-leaders-shine-at-fai-schools-primary-5s-regional-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"TY Leaders Shine at FAI Schools Primary 5s Regional Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: FAI PRIMARY 5s QUALIFIERS    -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 50px auto 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; position: relative; z-index: 10;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 55px 40px; border-bottom: 4px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x26bd; Youth Sport \u2022 TY Leadership &amp; Officiating\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        TY Leaders Shine at FAI Schools Primary 5s Regional Qualifiers\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        14 February 2025\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 50px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n        \n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding-left: 20px;\">\n          Fourteen of our fantastic Transition Year students had a highly productive, busy, and thoroughly enjoyable week assisting at the <strong>FAI Mayo 5-a-side Primary Schools competition<\/strong>.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          It was another monumental week for the tournament, which saw over <strong>750 energetic primary school students<\/strong> competing across the intense West and South Mayo Regional Qualifiers. Our TY students took a central role on the sidelines and pitches, ensuring matches ran smoothly, officiating fixtures, and supporting the young players throughout the days.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <h3 style=\"font-size: 22px !important; color: #0f2015 !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 30px 0 15px 0 !important;\">&#x1f91d; Community &amp; Club Partnership<\/h3>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0;\">\n          A tournament of this massive scale succeeds entirely on collaboration, and a huge well-done goes to all the participating players, dedicated teachers, and schools who traveled to make the qualifiers so competitive.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          Special thanks are extended to the TY cohorts from <strong>Davitt College<\/strong>, <strong>Sacred Heart School<\/strong>, and <strong>Rice College<\/strong> for their brilliant leadership and peer support. We also want to give a massive shout-out to <strong>Westport United FC<\/strong> and the <strong>Mayo Football League<\/strong> for acting as superb, welcoming hosts and providing top-tier facilities for the games.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <h3 style=\"font-size: 22px !important; color: #0f2015 !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 30px 0 15px 0 !important;\">&#x1f4c5; What&#8217;s Next?<\/h3>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          The regional action isn&#8217;t slowing down! The tournament shifts focus immediately after the weekend, moving directly on to the <strong>East Mayo Regional Qualifiers<\/strong>, which kick off from Tuesday onward. 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It was another monumental week for the tournament, which saw over 750 energetic primary school students competing across the intense West and South Mayo Regional Qualifiers. Our TY students took a central role on the sidelines and pitches, ensuring matches ran smoothly, officiating fixtures, and supporting the young players throughout the days. &#x1f91d; Community &amp; Club Partnership A tournament of this massive scale succeeds entirely on collaboration, and a huge well-done goes to all the participating players, dedicated teachers, and schools who traveled to make the qualifiers so competitive. Special thanks are extended to the TY cohorts from Davitt College, Sacred Heart School, and Rice College for their brilliant leadership and peer support. We also want to give a massive shout-out to Westport United FC and the Mayo Football League for acting as superb, welcoming hosts and providing top-tier facilities for the games. &#x1f4c5; What&#8217;s Next? The regional action isn&#8217;t slowing down! The tournament shifts focus immediately after the weekend, moving directly on to the East Mayo Regional Qualifiers, which kick off from Tuesday onward. Best of luck to all the primary teams and the coordinators involved! Well done to our brilliant Transition Year leaders on representing Davitt College with such distinction! &#x26bd;&#x1f9e4;&#x1f44f; 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