Donabate and Portrane · Founded 1925
A century at Ballymastone
St Ita’s AFC is the Dublin Donabate and Portrane club record, with nursery, boys, girls, Football for All and adult football centred on Ballymastone.
Club identity
St Ita’s AFC, Dublin
St Ita’s AFC is the Donabate and Portrane club based at Ballymastone on Portrane Road. The official club site records 1925 as the foundation year, and the club marked its centenary in 2025.
This page is specifically for St Ita’s AFC in north County Dublin. It is not the separate St Ita’s AFC in Limerick, which has a different home, history and competition record.
The crest identifies the Dublin club through the tower, birds, ball, green hills, blue waves, 1925 year and St. Ita’s A.F.C. ribbon.
Home ground
Ballymastone, Portrane Road
The club About page gives Ballymastone, Portrane Road, Donabate as the address. The DDSL profile and related club pages also list Ballymastone as the venue.
The club site and IYF record describe Ballymastone as the centre for nursery, youth and adult football. The public club material references grass and all weather football areas, while Football for All also uses Ballymastone for Saturday sessions.
Visitors should confirm the named pitch, entrance, parking and kickoff before travelling. Ballymastone is a shared community sports area, so live team instructions matter.
Pathway
Little Saints through senior football
The official homepage promotes Little Saints Nursery for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It also links boys football, men and women senior football and a club shop through the live club site and app.
IYF linked records for 2026-2027 show a broad DDSL footprint, including boys and girls teams from young age groups into older youth football. The visible records include U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18 labels across boys and girls pathways.
Team lists can change, so families should use the newest St Ita’s update or ClubZap route before assuming a place is open.
Football for All
Inclusive football at Ballymastone
The St Ita’s Football for All page describes a fun, inclusive and welcoming environment for children with additional needs or for children not suited to mainstream football in the Donabate and Portrane area.
The programme is described for boys and girls aged 6 to 16, running on Saturday mornings during the March to October season. Because WhatsApp groups and contact details can change, this page points families to the official Football for All page rather than copying personal numbers into the profile.
Girls and women’s football
A visible girls pathway and senior women’s route
The official homepage promotes men and women’s senior football. St Ita’s also publishes girls football notices, including a U15 girls expression of interest post that referenced training on top class astro pitches in Donabate and directed other age groups from U8 to U18 to the girls football route.
IYF linked records include girls team labels such as U11, U12, U13, U15 and U18. Those records show depth, but current squads and divisions should still be confirmed with the club.
Club life
Centenary, ClubZap and local services
St Ita’s uses its website and mobile app for news, fixtures, results, membership and live updates. Recent public notices include preseason, player pathway news, split the pot, the club shop and Ballymastone coffee service updates.
Those items matter because they show a club that is not only running teams. Ballymastone is a club setting with football, fundraising, family facilities and social activity around match days.
Policies and safeguarding
Public club policies are available
The club policies page links the club constitution, rules, coaches manual, safeguarding statement, Children First material, coach and player codes, guardian and spectator code, away trip policy and grading policy.
For parents and volunteers, that is a useful signpost. Any live welfare issue should use the current club route and the appropriate statutory or football authority process.
Visitors
Before travelling to Ballymastone
Confirm whether the match or training session is on grass, astro or another assigned area. Bring boots suited to the surface, shin guards, water and clothing for coastal weather.
Parents of younger players should confirm drop off, collection, coach name and whether ClubZap or registration steps are needed before the first session.
Sources
Where this profile was checked
Official St Ita’s AFC Dublin site
Official About page
DDSL club profile
Football for All
Girls football expression of interest notice
Club policies
IYF club record and linked team data
Current teams, training times, fees, contacts, fixtures and pitch assignments should be confirmed with St Ita’s AFC or the DDSL before travelling.
