FAI pays its respects to Eddie Bailham RIP
Eddie Bailham passed away aged 75 and had lived most recently in Surrey. He is survived by his wife Ruth, three children and five grandchildren..The Dubliner won one international cap against England...
View ArticleCivic Reception for Clare's Oscar Traynor champions
Huge strides have been made in football development in the Banner County with FAI Football Development Officer Denis Hynes doing superb work and the backing of the County Council has been...
View ArticleNew SSE Airtricity League structure revealed
The FAI has been in discussions with the PCA, and their legal representative Michael Cush SC, over recent months regarding all aspects of the SSE Airtricity League.At the end of the 2017 season, the...
View ArticleVACANCY: SSE Airtricity League Marketing Executive
The successful candidate will work closely with other internal departments ensuring brand, communication and marketing are in line with the FAI Strategy 2016 – 2020 and are linked with the SSE...
View ArticleVIDEO: O'Neill's favourite supporter moment from EURO 2016
Ahead of the release of our end of year review with Martin O'Neill, the Ireland manager tells FAI TV his favourite moment from the Green Army in France.Check out his choice below and don't forget to...
View ArticleVIDEO: 2016 in review with Martin O'Neill
2016 was a year to remember for the Irish team with a thrilling UEFA EURO 2016 campaign and a place on top of our FIFA World Cup Qualifying group table. Darragh McGinley from FAI TV sat down with...
View Article2017 Sports Capital Programme process opens on January 23
Applications are being sought from sports clubs, voluntary and community groups, national governing bodies of sport and local authorities. Third level colleges, Education and Training Boards and...
View Article2016 WNL awards nominations announced
Shelbourne Ladies dominated the season, completing an impressive league and cup double for the first time in their history. The awards ceremony for the season will take place on Thursday, January 12th...
View ArticleDonohue names Ireland U15 squad for Dutch fixtures
The Irish youngsters will travel to the Netherlands to face their hosts in fixtures on Tuesday, January 31 (3.00pm Irish), and Thursday, February 2 (2.00pm Irish), for games at the KNVB training centre...
View ArticleFAI pays its respects to Dessie Glynn RIP
Dessie passed away aged 88 in the United States, where he had lived for many years. He moved there to coach in New York before settling in Pennsylvania.He won two Ireland caps - scoring on his debut...
View ArticleVIDEO: SPAR 5s 2017 Applications now open
The programme involved almost 24,000 students last year with over 1,200 schools participating. The competition has been running since the mid 1990s and the programme promises to be bigger and better...
View ArticleMurray wins WNL Player of the Year
Murray enjoyed a fantastic season in the Women’s National League, helping Shelbourne claim their first League and Cup double. Team-mate Leanne Kiernan claimed Young Player of the Year after a starring...
View ArticleIreland Defence Forces team head to 2nd CISM World Cup
CISM is the International Military Sports Council and brings together representatives of defence forces from across the world in a number of sports. The football section moved from the World Military...
View ArticleIRLWU19 set for Portugal challenge
First up for the Girls in Green is a game against Portugal on Tuesday, with a clash with the Netherlands to come later in the week.The chance to play two sides who will also be in Elite Phase action is...
View ArticleComprehensive win for Ireland Women's Under 19's
Following a tight opening period, the Girls in Green finally broke the deadlock in the 27th minute. Leanne Kiernan, who was named the Continental Tyres Women’s National League Young Player of the Year...
View ArticleHonours even for Ireland's Opening CISM game
Ireland got their tournament underway with an entertaining and high tempo game which was refereed by officials from Bahrain and Syria. The game ended with an equal share of the points. Ireland had the...
View ArticleIT Carlow sports courses are launched at FAI NTC
Luke Hardy (IT Carlow Course Leader) and Tom Elmes (Programme Assistant) were joined by graduates Micheal Schlingermann (Sligo Rovers) and Craig Sexton (Coach, Bohemians U19s) and current students...
View ArticleFAI mark naming of Milo Corcoran International Dept
Corcoran passed away passed away in August last year following illness. He served a five-year term as Vice President before being elected FAI President in 2001 and held that position until 2005.Milo...
View ArticleIrish Defence Forces set for Qatar test at CISM World Cup
The game will be played at 1pm Irish time (5pm local) on Thursday 19th January, in the Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat, Oman.Ireland’s Manager Capt Ian Snee announced three changes to his first team that...
View ArticleAdult Late Nite League kicks off in Limerick
FAI Football Development officer Jason O'Connor has done excellent work in tandem with local Gardai to provide a regular escape from anti-social behaviour and it has worked well so far.The Late Nite...
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