Summer Under the Lights: Highly Popular Late Night Leagues Return to the Fairgreen Astro This Friday Night
If the teenagers in your house are looking for a casual, active way to kick off the weekend with their friends, the perfect Friday plan is launching right in the middle of town.
Friday nights under the floodlights. Back by popular demand.
The hard-working team at the Deeside Youth Project has officially announced the return of their highly anticipated Summer Edition of the Late Night Leagues. Operating as a fantastic, completely inclusive community incentive, the tournament provides local teenagers with a top-class physical outlet to enjoy a regular game of football right through the month of June.
No need to organize a squad beforehand.
The beauty of this league is its completely laid-back, welcoming format. You don’t have to worry about recruiting an entire team or registering weeks in advance. Organizers have made it clear that players can simply turn up to the pitches on the night, and they will be immediately placed onto a team to jump straight into the tournament games.
📋 Everything You Need to Know to Join in
If you have any eager young football fans at home looking to participate, here are the simple logistical parameters to keep on your radar:
- 📅 The Schedule: The action officially kicks off this Friday night and will run weekly over the next four consecutive Fridays.
- ⏱️ The Time Slot: Matches throw off neatly from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM each evening.
- 📍 The Venue: Head straight down to the artificial pitches at The Astro in the Park, located at the Fairgreen in Ardee.
- 👟 Age Brackets: The sessions are open to all local boys and girls aged 12 to 17 years old.
🚌 Free Travel Available from Dunleer
To ensure absolutely nobody gets left behind, a dedicated bus service will be running directly from Dunleer to transport players to and from the Fairgreen Astro pitches. If you or your teenagers want to secure a seat on the bus or need further pickup details, simply drop a quick direct message (DM) to the Deeside Youth Project channels!
The summer project is picking up strong local support from major community groups and official state bodies, with key partnerships backing the initiative including Dee Hub Ardee, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), and local Garda community units. It stands as a brilliant example of community groups teaming up to provide highly positive, safe social hubs for our local youth.
A Spectacular Buzz Flooding the Whole Town
The return of the Fairgreen soccer lights fits beautifully into what has been an absolutely unprecedented, history-making epoch of pure joy right across our local neighborhoods. The town is completely flying at the minute—headlined by the jaw-dropping reality that **an overnight millionaire was created right here after Malone’s Londis sold a €1 million winning Lotto ticket**, right as local soccer standout **Kian Leavy secured a magnificent call-up to the senior Republic of Ireland international football squad**.
Every single corner of our community is absolutely hitting peak form. On the GAA fields, our **Louth Senior Footballers broke a 53-year hoodoo to stun Dublin 4-18 to 1-24 at Croke Park** under manager Gavin Devlin, earning a **blockbuster All-Ireland SFC Round 2A draw against Armagh at Inniskeen on Sunday, 14 June**, while local golfer **Stuart Grehan won the East of Ireland Amateur Open with a record score down in Baltray**. Even **Marks Pharmacy on Main Street has been nominated for national Independent Pharmacy of the Year**, **Scoil Mhuire Na Trócaire has just raised their 15th Green Flag and a new ADHD Friendly School Flag**, and **Louth County Council has signed off on 17 new family homes for Hale Street**. With our bright young stars keeping active on the astro pitches, the incredible parish spirit in Ardee is burning brighter than ever.
