Great weekend EA SPORTS FC MU15 LOI Academy Development weekend in Abbotstown.

✅ 24 LOI Teams
✅ 480 players
✅ 36 games
✅ Great goals
✅ Great saves
✅ Lots of 1 v 1's
✅ Lots of dribbling
✅ Lots of combination play
✅ Lots of overlaps
✅ Lots of 3rd man runs
✅ Lots of fun

To think Conor Hourihane left Bandon when he was 16 years old, chasing the dream of being a pro footballer, and now at 33, he's still adding chapters to his story. Brilliant to see. 👏

Bookings now open for our FAIreland FAI Coach Development Goalkeeping Coach Development Festivals🧤
➡️National GK D & C Licences
📍Mullingar
📍Castlebar
📍FAI HQ, Dublin
📍Cork

➡️ UEFA GK B 2024 application
faiconnect.ie/mycomet/privat…

Five ‘Football Pathways Plan’ workshops for clubs have taken place so far in North, East and West Cork and City North and South.
Tomorrow evening at 7pm we’re at Carrigaline Utd FC
Register at the link below and give us your feedback : padlet.com/FAIcork/FAICork

Reflecting on the FIFA Knowledge Exchange

✅ Hold opinions loosely
✅ Zoom in - Zoom Out
✅ Curiosity
✅ Where do you do your best thinking?
✅ North Star
✅ USP
✅ Innovation

“We have to put the needs to the players at the heart of everything we do”

#lifelonglearning

Four ‘Football Pathways Plan’ workshops for clubs in Cork have been delivered and we’ve received plenty of creative and positive feedback.
This evening we’re in Mallow and then Carrigaline Utd on Thursday April 25th.
Register at the link below : padlet.com/FAIcork/FAICork

The 2024 FAI Coach Development FAIreland Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 UEFA Elite Youth A Licence first contact block took place this week in the CarltonDublinAirport lead by National Coach Developer JJ Glynn and team.

#lifelonglearning
#development
#expertise
#UEFAcoaching

Excellent week Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 hosting the FIFA Knowledge Exchange on elite youth development Castleknock Hotel with delegates:

Scotland
Ukraine
N. Ireland
Slovenia
Korea
Bulgaria
Germany
Hungary
Croatia
Poland
Slovakia

#lifelonglearning
#curiosity
#zoominzoomout

🥳 Delighted to announce I have completed my UEFA GK B License 📝 🧤thanks a million to all the lads @faireland Richard Fitzgibbon Paul Martyn so I’m legally a coach now 👀🤝🏻 #gkunion #keepers #coach #swfc #ccfc #cafc #cufc #safc #efl

A Great start to this year’s FAI Elite Youth A licence course. Top class Speakers, great interaction and discussion from all participants.🇮🇪⚽️🇮🇪⚽️FAI Coach Development

The club are launching the fundraising strategy that will secure it’s future and complete its move to the New Stadium

Now is the time for huge collective effort to deliver a sporting legacy for future generations

Strategy finnharps.ie/finn-harps-new…

Donate idonate.ie/forms/HarpsSta…

Thanks JJ Glynn and Ross Kenny for the invite to share our work on Talent Development with Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪's Elite Youth A course - thoroughly enjoyable morning with a great group of coaches

Everyone’s academic & playing journey is different.

Thomas Considine completed his Leaving Cert then the FAI ETB Clondalkin Course & Fetac Level 5, while playing for Bohemians FC U19, Wexford FC & Treaty United in LOI 1st Div 🇮🇪 ⚽️ 📚 👨‍🎓 Apply on the CAO by May 1st #SE909 #SE931

The FAI are pleased to announce the appointment of David Courell as Interim CEO.

Great to see the first publication from the partnership with Premier League, DCU_Performance DCU School of Health and Human Performance and Insight SFI Research Centre

Huge thanks to Michael Ashford for leading the way, lots more to come!

Join the FAI Cork Regional Grassroots staff and develop opportunities for people to get involved in football!⚽️

fai.bamboohr.com/careers/107

Very important position and a fantastic opportunity. Opportunity to provide high level SS&M to many girls/boys & men/women players. fai.bamboohr.com/careers/106

Delighted to receive my UEFA A Licence today.

Massive thank you to Paul Martyn, Richard Fitzgibbon and everyone in FAI Coach Development for their support & guidance throughout the course.

Congratulations Aoibh Hall fantastic achievement 👏👏⚽️

You already give so much of your time to the game, did you ever consider making it your career? Join the FAI Cork Regional Grassroots team and develop opportunities for people to get involved in football!⚽️ fai.bamboohr.com/careers/107