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The Republic of Ireland Women’s Under 19 and Under 17 teams were given a clearer picture of what lies ahead in their quest to qualify for next summer’s UEFA European Championships. For the Under 19s, all roads lead to Northern Ireland as that is where the finals tournament will be staged in 2017, while the…

The FAI Senior Women’s National team are looking to end their year on a high with a home game friendly versus Basque Country on Saturday 26th November, 3.30pm in Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.  Ex NECSL Players Leanne Kiernan  & Amanda McQuillan are being called up to the squad having played in the FAI Womens Cup last week. …

Well done to Lauryn Grier on another fantastic performance last night against Faroe Islands in Ireland’s U17s game.   Match Report   The Republic of Ireland Women’s Under 17s displayed their quality in Turner’s Cross as they overcame Faroe Islands 6-0 in their opening Group 10 qualifier. Three goals from Carla McManus, two from Alannah…

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…

Another EX NECSL player doing well with the Ireland U15 Set up.  Well done Jimmy Corcoran   REPUBLIC of Ireland U15 Head Coach Jason Donohue has named a squad of players for a training camp later this month.   The Irish coaching staff has watched more than 700 players in recent months as they look…

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…

A good day in the office for Ireland Under 19s with a 10-0 win in their first game.  The squad today featured two Ex-Necsl Players Leanne Kiernan who score 4 times and Amanda McQuillan who kept a clean sheet today for Ireland.   Here is the Full Match report. The Republic of Ireland Women’s Under…

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…

Republic of Ireland and Derby County duo Richard Keogh and Alex Pearce, along with Wes Hoolahan, Norwich City, launched the Bank of Ireland FAI Schools Post Primary Schools competitions for the 2016/17 season. Joining the international players in the FAI National Training Centre were the winners and runners-up of last season’s Bank of Ireland FAI…