FAI 'wants to meet leagues' over aligned calendar issue

FAI on collision course with new breakaway leagues over calendar season

Defunding of schoolboys’ and girls’ association could leave 100,000 players at odds with FAI player pathways plan

FAI 'wants to meet leagues' over aligned calendar issue

The FAI's grassroots director Ger McDermott says the association remains keen to speak to the local leagues and associations around the country that harbour major concerns about the plans for Irish soccer to move to an aligned calendar by 2028.

FAI must not defund grassroots leagues for their concerns with radical change

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is working backwards when it comes to uniting a fragmented sport, according to Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly. Deputy Farrelly, who’s the party’s sports spokesperson, said: “Not for the first time, the FAI has decided that grassroots organisations should have no voice in the future of Irish football, presenting them with a binary of compliance with a summer timetable or a loss of funding. “It’s clear…

'It's time to get it done' - FAI steadfast on youth strategy as grassroots' row continues

FAI Grassroots Director Ger McDermott responded to claims from Schoolboy/Girls’ Football Association of Ireland about blocking funding.