The Connacht FA is establishing a Connacht youth league for some of the provinces top sides. Strand Celtic is very grateful to be one of those clubs and also to Dessie Cawley for taking on the management position. Dessie has done tireless work with our under 16 and under 18 squads this season and his enthusiasm and coaching nous is a great assert to the club.

The Connacht youth league this year will be run over a number of weeks with two groups of four with each team playing each other once. The top two will then quality for the semi-finals. Our lads have been drawn in pool A with Castlebar Celtic, Mervue and Galway Hibs. Our home game will be against Castlebar Celtic. This will be a very competitive league with a very high standard and we have no doubt that Dessie and his squad will represent the club well. It is another opportunity to help develop our players and give them the best possible opportunity to develop.