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gaa · Thursday 16 July 2026 · 20:00 
Mullinalaghta St. Columba's vs Killoe Young Emmets
At Glennon Brothers Pearse Park · Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, Co. Longford
At Glennon Brothers Pearse Park · Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, Co. Longford
This is county club football at its most charged - two of Longford’s most decorated senior sides meeting under lights at the county ground. Mullinalaghta St. Columba’s and Killoe Young Emmets have between them dominated the Longford Senior Football Championship for the best part of fifteen years, sharing ten titles from 2012 to 2023. When these clubs meet, the stands fill early. The game kicks off at 8pm as part of Senior Football Championship Group A, Round 1, so the stakes are clear from the off. It suits anyone who wants to see sharp, competitive inter-club football in a proper GAA ground, without a ticket price standing in the way.
Mullinalaghta St. Columba’s carry one of the more remarkable backstories in Irish club football. Founded in 1889, the small north Longford club made history in December 2018 when they became the first Longford club ever to win the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, beating Kilmacud Crokes of Dublin in the final. They are multiple Longford county champions, winning titles in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021.
Killoe Young Emmets are no less formidable. Based in the parish of Killoe, the club has been winning Longford senior titles since 1988 and claimed their 15th county title in 2023, cementing a record of never having been beaten in a senior final at county level. The two clubs have been each other’s chief rivals for years, which lends even a Group A opener a sharper edge than the fixture list might suggest.
Expect a brisk evening game with the lights on at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park - the county ground holds up to 10,000 and has good open terracing for standing. Bring a layer; July evenings on the Longford plain can turn fresh after sunset.
Longford town sits on the main N4 Dublin-Sligo route, roughly 120km from Dublin and 80km from Galway. The town is well served by Irish Rail, with trains running from Dublin Connolly (about 1 hour 20 minutes) and from Sligo, making an evening 8pm fixture manageable by public transport. Glennon Brothers Pearse Park is on the southern edge of town, a short walk from the town centre and the train station. Street parking and car parks are available nearby; GAA evenings are familiar to local traffic and it generally moves quickly after the final whistle.
Longford town itself is a compact midlands county town with the River Camlin running through it. 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.