We are a group based in both Australia & Ireland working to raise awareness and funds for mental health and suicide prevention.
FivesForLives is exactly what the name suggests - an annual community 5-a-side football event, created to saves lives against Suicide. The voluntary group was established in 2015 in Sydney by a group of young men from Galway City, living in Australia. The idea for this event was born from a willingness to make a difference in suicide prevention. The FivesForLives event has run successfully over 3
04/06/2021
No doubt there would have been some 1st round surprises, some cracking goals and the return of some of Galway's finest 5-a-side teams if we were all set to kick off in the morning!
Keep safe and well folks, we'll be back ⚽️
Well done to everyone involved in the successful search and rescue of Sara Feeney and Ellen Glynn off the coast of Galway earlier today.
The girls spent 15 hours at sea after getting into difficulty whilst paddleboarding in the Barna/Furbo area.
This miraculous story has lifted the spirits of everyone in Galway and beyond after they were successfully returned ashore safe and well by local fisherman Patrick Oliver and his son, Morgan who were part of the team of volunteers who rallied to search for Sara and Ellen.
29/05/2020
Definitely the weather ☀️ for the Fives in Salthill Park this weekend but unfortunately due to COVID-19 we are unable to be there.
We'll be back though 💪
Some good memories of this weekend with some excellent football, great music and entertainment and of course funds raised for charity.
If we had gone ahead, who thinks they would have won it, been top scorer and player of the tournament?
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02/05/2020
Best wishes to Paddy Grant in Galway during his recovery from COVID-19. Paddy has been a brilliant help over the years in setting up for our Fives for Lives in Salthill Park.
We look forward to seeing you fighting fit again very soon Paddy ⚽️
30/11/2019
⚽️Tony hoady memorial fives 2019⚽️
What another fantastic tournament.
The help we got is what makes this competition so good. Thank you to everyone for volunteering their time. Well done to all involved.
Massive thanks again to the referees, Strathfield Celtic , Strathfield Strikers FC for your continued support. We wouldn’t be able to do it without you 🙏
Big mention to Jamie brommel. You are a true gent thank you so much for everything.
26/11/2019
Fivesforlives are proudly joining forces with the Tony hoady memorial cup this coming Saturday at Strathfield park.
This is a cause that is very close to our hearts therefore we would appreciate your attendance and support, be it coming along on the day or sharing our event.
All funds for this event will be donated to Bowel Cancer Australia.
Thank you and hope to see you Saturday. The following are the fixtures for the event.
Registrations are from 9am to 9:30.
03/06/2019
Great day and a great event.
We will be having an agm in Galway in the first week of August. We will be looking for fresh enthusiastic people to join our team. Next years Galway competition is going to be the biggest one yet and we will announce all in the next few weeks.
Please pm me should you be interested in joining fivesforlives Galway.
some highlights from salt hill yesterday
01/06/2019
🙌🏻🙌🏻And that’s a wrap folks , the park is back to itself, all cleaned and tidy 👌🏻.the lines may fade but the spirit of fives for lives never will .we were blessed with the weather once again as the rain started to fall as we locked the park gate. A massive thank you all participants, volunteers and committee for another wonderful event , until next year , goodbye and gob bless.🙌🏻🙌🏻
Congratulations to Norita Robinson who one 1st Prize, Rita Tyrell who won 2nd Prize and Rita Haynes who won 3rd Prize. This years winners of the Classichairdesign Sherry raffle. Thank you to everyone for the outgoing support. We are eternally grateful 🙏
01/06/2019
Best of luck to everyone on the Galway committee, this year’s Galway competition is on today at salthill park.
The competition is a different set up this year as there’s a tag rugby tournament also under the fivesforlives banner. The tag rugby tournament is something new to us but the committee have brought in great help and it’s surely going to be a success.
This years tournament is solely focused on awareness and getting as many people in Galway involved and together. Bringing two of the best sports played in Galway together on the same field at this great event is something that’s never been done in Galway. Please get down there and show your support.
Fivesforlives is not a club, sport or business, it is a group of volunteers getting together working hard and I personally applaud the Galway side for taking on so much. Well done everyone and as I said before fivesforlives is just GETTING STARTED.
Best of luck today guys and all the best,
Fivesforlives Sydney
