Background 

The Paul McGirr Tournament was initiated in 1999 in memory of the former Dromore and Tyrone Minor who lost his life when playing for Tyrone in an Ulster Championship game against Armagh. The compeittion was developed and is managed by Dromore St Dympna’s GFC and the matches are held each autumn in Gardrum Park, Omagh Rd, Dromore, Co Tyrone.

The competition is an U16 club championship and the clubs participating, have first to win their own County Championship. In 2010 the tournament was revamped to include all nine county U16 champions and gained added prestige when it received  the official backing of Ulster Council.

The clubs and their communities have enthuasiatically attended the matches the proceeds of which each go directly to the “Spirit of Paul McGirr” and the work the charity is doing in Zambia. The charity is hugely grateful to the committee and volunteers from Dromore GFC who make this happen each year.

The wonderful Cuchulainn bronze winners trophy (pictured) is sponsored by the Tyrone Association in Dublin, Adrian O’Neill and Spires Art.

To find out about the next competition and keep up to date with the latest on Facebook: Dromore GFC and Spirit of Paul Mc Girr pages.