Laois school selected for Lidl support schools programme
Lidl Sports Ambassadors outside Lidl Head Office, Tallaght, Dublin. Photo by Kevin McFeely | Paul Sherwood Photography
Heywood Community School has been selected to participate in this year’s Lidl #SeriousSupport programme.
The Laois school is one of 26 schools from across the country, selected to participate in the Lidl #SeriousSupport Schools Programme for the 2024-2025 school year. Now in its seventh year, this programme continues to make a significant impact, with this year’s programme representing an investment of €120,000 in local schools across the country.
Supported by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) and delivered by Youth Sport Trust and their specially trained athlete mentors, all of whom are current or former inter county ladies Gaelic football players, the programme is designed to educate teenage girls about the positive mental and physical health benefits of playing sport.
The programme, which is delivered through workshops and team-building sessions, aims to increase participation and reduce drop-out rates for teenagers in the sport. Twenty-six schools across Ireland will have the opportunity to benefit from the programme along with receiving a brand-new set of jerseys for their school team.
This year's programme is delivered by a stellar lineup of LGFA intercounty players: Anne Marie Donan (Kildare), Deirdre O’Reilly (Cork), Eilish Ward (Donegal), Laurie Ryan (Clare), Leah Caffrey (Dublin), Lucy Hannon (Galway), Méabh De Búrca (Galway), Niamh McEvoy (Dublin), Samantha Lambert (Tipperary) and Therese McNally (Monaghan).
Lidl Ireland has been the official retail partner and proud sponsor of the Ladies National Football Leagues and All-Ireland Post Primary Schools competitions since 2016, committing more than €10 million to the development and promotion of Ladies Gaelic Football. In January 2024, the retailer launched its call-to-action campaign ‘Get Behind the Fight’ to encourage greater attendance at female sports events. For information on LGFA fixtures, please visit www.lidl.ie/tickets Lidl Ireland has also launched its Lidl Plus LGFA Club Rewards Scheme, which gives communities the chance to support their local LGFA clubs and earn rewards through its stamp card initiative.
Running until 16th March, Lidl customers can register through the Lidl Plus app and sign up to be part of the rewards scheme to earn rewards for their local club – from Lidl sponsored jerseys to €5,000 in cash funding - with the top-performing club in the country scoring a cash prize of €50,000, and three runners-up earning up to €10,000 in funding.
For more information, please visit https://www.lidl.ie/c/serious-support/
