FAI News

The FAI Kick fit for Men over 35 starts in the MDL Grounds on the 27th of September.  Anyone interested in joining is asked to fill in their details on the form below. FAI Kick Fit Applications

Please see below the list of upcoming referee beginner courses. It would be great if you could share these with your network. Online Referee Beginners Course 24th/25th January Online Referee Beginners Course 30th/31st January Online Referee Beginners Course 15th/16th February Online Referee Beginners Course 27th/ 28th February Full details on referee beginner courses can be…

The Meath Area is currently suffering a big shortage of Referees and this is a “reach out” to anyone who would like to take up the honourable pursuit of becoming a referee.  Would you like to take up the challenge? You would be doing the game of association football a great service.  The game needs…

The FAInet team are now running a series of Webinars for any club or league to log into to get familiar with the Player Registration Process. Webinar 1: Monday 17th May > https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/fainet-open-webinar-1-player-registrations-tickets-154421052525 Webinar 2: Thursday 20th May > https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/fainet-open-webinar-2-player-registrations-tickets-154428899997 Webinar 3: Monday 24th May > https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/fainet-open-webinar-3-player-registrations-tickets-154429533893 Webinar 4: Thursday 27th May > https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/fainet-open-webinar-4-player-registrations-tickets-154429965183 Webinar 5: Wednesday 2nd June >…

The FAI’s Referee Department have created an online Referee Beginner Course for those interested in taking their first steps in becoming a referee. Previously, the courses took place in-person, but the Referee Department have created an online version to allow easy access to everyone from the comfort of their own homes. On-field practical sessions will…

We wish to congratulate our sporting colleague Mark Scanlon on his appointment as Airtricity League Director. We as a League wish to acknowledge the significant contributions that Mark has made in his previous role as development officer within the Leagues.  This has ensured the foundations to develop and grow the game over the years and…

FAI launches Online Coaching Skills Programme

Please see attached poster regarding a great opportunity to attended a training course with the FAI High-performance Director Ruud Dokter  

To all Meath Referees please be advised that Referees Module One 2019-20  is on in the MDL at 1930 on the 14th of October 2019

Some really fun FAIreland events in the county to celebrate the Festival Of Football coming to Meath. These public events are open to everyone so with the school holidays in full swing what a great way to spend the afternoon

Reminder: Deadline Fast Approaching for the 2019 FAI Club of the Year. Previous winners have received many benefits including an award by UEFA, A Civic Reception as well as an increase in membership and sponsorship. All of this and more including €7000 in prize money can be available to your club if you complete the…

Over 400 camps will run nationwide from July 1 to August 23 The summer is almost here and that means the SportsDirect FAI Summer Soccer Schools are on the way back for another fun-filled period for boys and girls all around the country. The hugely successful camps have continued to grow in size and popularity…

Are you interested in attaining a University education while being part of one of the strongest third level soccer programmes in Ireland. Maynooth University offers a number of soccer scholarships annually to both male and female students. Attached you will find our information leaflet which outlines all of the details regarding our programme.   The…

The FAI has launched the search for the 2019 Club of the Year. The competition is open to all grassroots football clubs across the country. Six clubs will be shortlisted for the coveted award. Each of the shortlisted clubs will receive €2,000 and the overall winner will be given an additional €5,000 and entry to UEFA’s Grassroots Awards. The FAI…

For all Clubs in Meath, this is just to remind you that the closing date for applications for a Club Visits during the Festival of Football is the 1st of March 2019. Please use the link below to apply https://www.fai.ie/ireland/festival-of-football-club-application