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Stephen Kenny’s 21’s defeat Mick McCarthy’s seniors in behind closed door game

- May 30, 2019 0

Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy and Under-21s manager Stephen Kenny praised 'a brilliant exercise' as the U-21s secured a 2-1 victory in a training match. Played at the FAI National Training Centre, the behind-closed-doors fixture was a full 90-minute match as Ireland continue their preparations for the UEFA European Championships

League of Ireland fixture postponements announced due to Toulon Tournament

- May 23, 2019 0

There have been a number of fixture postponements in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. Three UCD AFC players and two Waterford players have been called up to the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for the 2019 Maurice Revello Toulon Tournament. Due to the call-ups, the following Premier Division fixtures have been

Stephen Kenny names 7 League of Ireland based players in his squad for the Toulon Tournament

- May 21, 2019 0

Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Stephen Kenny has named a 22-man squad for the 2019 Maurice Revello Toulon Tournament. The tournament, which begins on Monday, June 3, will see Ireland face Bahrain, China and Mexico in Group C in Provence, France. It will be the first time since 2002 that Ireland

UEFA unveil ticket prices for Euro 2020

- May 20, 2019 0

UEFA has unveiled the ticketing sales policy and ticket prices for UEFA EURO 2020 which, for the first time, will be held across Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the competition. The tournament, to be staged from 12 June to 12 July 2020, will see the 24 finalist teams playing

FAI disappointed by SIPTU’s unfounded claims

- May 15, 2019 1

The Board of the Football Association of Ireland is both shocked and disappointed by today’s statement from SIPTU and their unfounded claims regarding the FAI’s financial situation. At a positive meeting of the FAI Council this afternoon, President Donal Conway outlined how the FAI had recently engaged with UEFA when assurances

FAI & IFA launch new cross-border competition Unite the Union Champions Cup

- May 9, 2019 0

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and Irish Football Association (IFA) have announced the creation of a new cross-border tournament - the Unite the Union Champions Cup. Sponsored by the trade union Unite, the competition will see the SSE Airtricity League Champions play the winners of the Danske Bank Premiership in

The Irish footballing stars of tomorrow

- May 7, 2019 0

If Carlsberg did UEFA Under 17 Championships then they’d appoint two venues that are within walking distance of your front door, just to make it easier for you to see the stars of tomorrow. There’d be another one in your home town because you’re bound to be back there a

St Patrick’s Athletic officially to play in Europe after being granted a Licence from Uefa

- April 25, 2019 0

The Independent Club Licensing Committee of the Football Association of Ireland met on April 24 and awarded UEFA Licences to four SSE Airtricity League clubs for the 2019-20 UEFA Club competition season. Dundalk FC, Cork City FC, Shamrock Rovers FC and St Patrick’s Athletic FC have all been awarded Licences.

John Delaney steps aside voluntarily from his new role with FAI

- April 15, 2019 0

The Board of the Football Association of Ireland met in Dublin today. Following that meeting, the sub-committee of the Board met with Executive Vice-President John Delaney. John Delaney has offered to voluntarily step aside from carrying out his role as Executive Vice-President with immediate effect pending the completion of an independent

Statement from FAI President Donal Conway

- April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 3

The Football Association of Ireland has advised its attendance list for Wednesday’s meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport. All requested members of the FAI are included on the list. The Association notes comments made by Sport Ireland and the Oireachtas Committee and acknowledges their concerns. Further, the Association