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gaa · Saturday 18 July 2026 · 19:00 
Ardagh Moydow GAA vs Dromard
At Glennon Brothers Pearse Park · Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, Co. Longford
At Glennon Brothers Pearse Park · Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, Co. Longford
Club championship football in Longford has a pull that is hard to explain if you have not stood on the terrace for it. This is not county team stuff with neutral crowds and half-empty seats - it is neighbours playing neighbours, parishes with long memories, and the kind of atmosphere that builds all summer. Ardagh Moydow take on Dromard in Group A of the 2026 Longford Senior Football Championship, a round-robin group that also features Rathcline and Abbeylara, with the top four across the groups advancing to the quarter-finals. Lose ground here and you are looking at a relegation play-off, so there is genuine edge from the first whistle. Good for anyone who wants live GAA football with stakes - and it costs nothing to get in.
Senior club championship football in Longford runs on a Group A / Group B round-robin format, with the bottom clubs in each group dropping into relegation play-offs. That means a mid-July fixture like this one carries real weight - no team can treat it as a warm-up. Ardagh Moydow is an amalgamation club drawing from the south Longford parishes of Ardagh and Moydow, two communities with a shared GAA identity that was formalised under one banner. Dromard are one of the more established clubs in the county, based in the north of Longford. The evening kick-off at 19:00 makes for a civilised summer fixture, still bright for the full 70 minutes. Bring a jacket for when the sun dips - July evenings in the midlands turn cool faster than you expect.
Longford town sits on the N4 Dublin to Sligo road, roughly 120 km from Dublin and about 160 km from Galway, making it an easy enough journey from either direction. The train is a solid option - Irish Rail runs regular services from Dublin Connolly to Longford Station, a journey of around 90 minutes, with the station a short walk or quick taxi ride from the ground. Bus Eireann also serves Longford on the Dublin to Sligo route. Glennon Brothers Pearse Park is the county GAA grounds and is well signposted from the town centre. Parking is available on site and in surrounding streets, and for a club fixture the demand is manageable - arriving 30 minutes before throw-in gives you a comfortable choice of spot.
Longford town has a good few places to eat and drink around the main street, and it is worth arriving with a bit of time to spare rather than rushing straight to the ground. The county has more going on than most visitors expect, from the Royal Canal greenway to Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre near Kenagh, where a remarkably preserved 2,000-year-old bog road is on display. There is more to see in Longford and across Co. Longford.
Heading to Glennon Brothers Pearse Park in Longford? Longford has plenty more to see. Read the Longford area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.