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‘Better placed to deliver’ - FAI unveils ambitious four-year strategy in wake of redundancies
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The FAI has set bold targets both on the pitch and in fundraising, and facilities and coaching development.
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From debt reduction to €122m raised and artificial pitch aims - the key numbers as FAI outline ambitious 2026-2029 strategy
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Ireland can break into the top-20 and top-15 UEFA nations in men’s and women’s international football respectively, according to the strategy.
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Plan to ‘produce the next Stephen Bradley’ kicks off as academy funding opens door for current players
League of Ireland
Players from across the League of Ireland and beyond will take part in an effort to get the Irish coaching ‘conveyor belt moving again’.
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‘Hopefully we qualify directly’ - Katie McCabe quizzed on potential Israel World Cup play-off dilemma
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Katie McCabe and her Ireland teammates are eager to avoid the questions being asked of their male counterparts.
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FAI chief outlines position on question of refunds for season ticket holders that boycott Israel game
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A poll of Ireland fans says almost 70 percent plan to stay away from the October 4 Nations League game if it goes ahead as scheduled.
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FAI and Government given ‘infamy’ warning as workers and prominent fan group highlight Israel stance
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Pressure on the FAI over Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel is intensifying.
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The thought of Ireland playing Israel is appalling - the FAI needs to find a backbone
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'Even if it impacts on the hosting of Euro 2028, still we should just say no'
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Drogheda United make major statement over Dundalk pitch repairs and identifying troublemakers
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland club reacted on Friday to the punishment handed down to them by the FAI’s disciplinary department.
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‘I hear you’re an anti-Semite now, Father’ - The assault on Irish football, and on voices calling for a boycott of the Israel games, is only beginning
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Fr Ted writer Graham Linehan served up a taste of what’s to come, with an attack on a community that must remain strong and united
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‘A little bit disappointing’ - Pico Lopes reacts to FAI chief’s ‘divided viewpoint’ remark
League of Ireland
The Shamrock Rovers captain and PFA Ireland chairperson was speaking ahead of Friday’s League of Ireland derby against Bohemians.
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Players union vote represents ‘very mixed viewpoint’ says FAI chief
League of Ireland
League of Ireland players were surveyed on the topic of whether Ireland should play Israel in the UEFA Nations League.
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FAI chief breaks silence on Israel game as he is quizzed on away fans, charitable donation, security, protests and more
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The UEFA Nations League draw has placed Ireland in League B3 with Israel, leading to calls for boycotts from many corners of the game here.
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League of Ireland issues response to trouble during Dundalk v Drogheda United
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Sinn Féin also reacted to Minister Patrick O’Donovan’s comments regarding the damage done to the new €500,000 pitch at Oriel Park.
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Idiot of the Week contender unveils new government policy of collective punishment
League of Ireland
Minister Patrick O’Donovan was reacting to the damage done to the new €500,000 pitch during Dundalk’s League of Ireland game with Drogheda United.
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Sports Minister furious over Dundalk v Drogheda incident as taxpayers' money 'goes up in smoke'
League of Ireland
Sports Minister pauses astro turf funding to all League of Ireland clubs after brand-new pitch damaged during Dundalk v Drogheda match
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Irish football is united in one sense about the Israel game, but the FAI must this week answer to a deep divide
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Comments from around Irish football show the depth of feeling against Israel’s war in Gaza, but the Nations League draw has thrown up a huge dilemma.
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12-year-old ‘sustained burns to face’ during Dundalk v Drogheda United unrest as clubs pledge full cooperation with Gardaí over €500,000 pitch damage
League of Ireland
The clubs will also ‘engage constructively’ with the FAI’s disciplinary process, while the extent of damage to the Oriel Park pitch is being assessed.
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Israeli team playing in Ireland could spark ‘enormous’ protests – Boyd Barrett
FAI
Mr Boyd Barrett said he hopes they will not go ahead, saying: “Uefa should do the right thing
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FAI must break silence on Israel game and explain stance as huge decision looms
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Political and sporting voices continue to fill the vacuum left by FAI silence on the Nations League draw.
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FAI and Gardaí close to Israel decision with plans for an early kick-off in Dublin
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Ireland’s Nations League game against Israel at the Aviva Stadium had been scheduled for a 7.45pm kick-off.
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FAI are on their own as Micheál Martin shows no signs of flexing his political muscle like Bertie Ahern and his government 27 years ago
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How Bertie Ahern’s government helped the FAI when they were due to face Yugoslavia in a Euro 2000 qualifier in June 1999.
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Israel match has ‘safety implications for our workers’, claims FAI employee group
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The FAI has been urged to ‘reconsider’ its position regarding the upcoming Nations League games between Ireland and Israel.
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Brian Kerr calls on FAI to show 'a real bit of balls' for Israel Nations League fixtures
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Brian Kerr hit out at the FAI in a passionate plea over Ireland's upcoming games against Israel
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Taoiseach’s stance on Israel matches branded a ‘cop out’
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The FAI’s General Assembly is made up of delegates who represent professional, amateur and school and youth players
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