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Inter-county GAA players in fundraising drive via FIFA20 Charity Online Tournament

Winner: Eric Kileen of Laois 
Winner: Eric Kileen of Laois  Winner: Eric Kileen of Laois 

A skilful band of 32 inter-county players represented their county colours in a FIFA20 Charity Online Tournament to raise funds in aid of HSE and NHS frontline workers across Ireland.

Players from across the island took part in provincial tournaments over the weekend raising over Euro 5,000 with Laois being crowded All-Ireland champions.

Throughout the tournament, fans saw classic clashes and GAA rivalries come to the fore with Donegal beating Tyrone in the first round and Cork defeating Kerry in the Munster semi-final.

The provincial finals saw Laois's Eric Kileen take home the Leinster title against Meath's Jordan Morris, while Waterford's Aaron Jones had a convincing defeat over Cork's Sean O'Donoghue to claim the Munster title.

In the west Sligo's Niall Feehily just beat Roscommon's Donie Smith in a 4-3 defeat to become the Connacht champion and Donegal narrowly lost out in the Ulster title with Oisin Gallen losing 2-1 to Antrim's Patrick McBride.

The semi-final's saw Laois sail through to the final with a 6-2 defeat of Sligo but it went down to the wire between Waterford and Antrim Aaron Jones winning by one goal in the end.

The tournament came to a close with Laois' Eric Kileen beating Waterford's Aaron Jones 5-4 in the All-Ireland final which was commentated on live by RTE sport's reporter Marty Morrisey.

The FIFA20 All-Ireland Charity tournament was organised by the GPA and journalist Joanne O'Riordan, with supporters donating over Euro 5,000 via the event's Go Fund Me page.

Donations still being accepted https://www.gofundme.com/f/zqvjmp-FIFA