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The following Safe Guarding 1 Courses are planned and can be booked online with relevant body:   Meath Local Sports Partnership Saturday 19th November 10am to 1pm – Unity Centre Navan Book directly with MLSP Welcome to Meath Sports   FAI Monday 28th November 6.30pm to 9.30pm MDL Grounds, Navan Book directly with the FAI…

The FAI Referees Department have confirmed the date for a Referees Beginner Course which will take place in Dublin in November, the course details are as follows…. Date: Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th November 2016 Time: 09.00 to 17.00 (Both days) Venue: Football Association of Ireland National Sports Campus Abbotstown Dublin 15   To register…

The FAI  are looking to launch our new women’s Mascot at the Women’s National team friendly on 26th November. Prior to this they are running a competition with all our clubs and schools to name her and provide a story about her – where she’s from, age, how did she get into football etc. For more…

Two goals from Leanne Kiernan and a superb team performance saw the Republic of Ireland Women’s Under 19s record a 2-0 victory over Wales to book their place in the Elite Round of qualifying for the UEFA European Championships. In what was their second Group 2 game, Dave Connell’s team ensured that they retained top spot by…

This weekend sees the return of the Coaching Leagues in St. Pats and the MDL in Navan. Prior to the games please find below the rules on conduct from all.  It is important to remember these are young children learning about a sport they love so they must be encouraged in a positive manner.  No…

Welcome back everyone to the Coaching League.   Please find below fixtures for Friday the 30th of September and Saturday the 1st of October.  These fixtures all take place in the MDL Grounds in Navan.

This weekend sees the opening of the SFAI Skechers Cups and there are lots of NECSL teams competing during the weekend. Best of Luck to all the teams taking part in the SFAI Skechers Cups.

Best of luck to everyone getting their Junior Cert results today.

Community Sports Coaching Programme Are you interested in Sports Coaching?   YES? This may be the course for you:   Meath LSP will run a Community Sports Coaching Programme starting on October 17th at the Meath & District Leagues (MDL) Navan. Open to Men & Women aged 18 years and over; jobseeker or those working…

2016 Irish Football National Draw   With the Summer Soccer Schools coming to an end I’m sure your club has now turned its attention to the upcoming football season.  It is an important time for planning and also for planning how your club will fund itself for the coming year.  Hopefully the camps brought some…

Applications open for FAI / UEFA Pro Licence Diploma Course Applications are now being sought for the next edition of the FAI / UEFA Pro Licence Diploma Course. The highest coaching qualification in Europe, the UEFA Pro Licence Diploma Course is now a mandatory requirement to manage in the SSE Airtricity League and at the…

The FAI’s Intercultural Football Programme in conjunction with the education project Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC) www.theredcard.ie and other partners are co-ordinating grassroots club based actions as part of the UEFA supported Football against Racism in Europe campaign/ weeks (fare weeks).  Clubs at all levels of the game across Europe from the grassroots to…

Best of Luck to Barry Ferguson and Paralympic football team in their upcoming games in Rio.   Full Article from the FAI Below   CP Team set for Rio 2016 kick-off Barry Ferguson admits that Ireland’s Paralympic football team face a tough group at Rio 2016 but they are eager to get started. 6th Sep…

The first home game on the road to Russia 2018 will be played against Georgia on Thursday 6th October, KO 7.45pm. The confirmed pricing for this upcoming fixture is as follows: Georgia: Adult €20 & Child €10 There is a strict ratio in place of 2 adults to every 8 children. Please note that any…

As previously advised, all Garda vetting applications for the Football Association of Ireland (the ‘FAI’) will be processed online from today, 5th September 2016.    For new Garda vetting applications, individuals should use the new Garda vetting invitation form and the Garda vetting ID validation form which are attached as one complete document.  To fully…