Release Date: 03/03/2009

ASHFIELD Boys High School was the venue for the first ever joint Football Intercultural Volunteer Empowerment (FIVE) Workshop.

With support from the EU and Co-operation Ireland, the Irish FA's Head of Community Relations, Michael Boyd and the Football Association of Ireland's Intercultural Development Co-ordinator, Des Tomlinson delivered the workshop at the weekend to 20 football volunteers from East Belfast who plan to run the George Best Community Cup this summer. Click here to visit the George Best Community Cup website.

The workshop included football related anti-racism and anti-sectarian awareness training for the volunteers.

Praising the volunteers, Michael Boyd said: “As a proud East Belfast man I would like to praise all the volunteers involved in the workshop and the partners who made the training possible, namely Co-operation Ireland, the Sydenham Historical and Cultural Society and the East Belfast Titanic Festival. These volunteers have shown great vision and are a credit to East Belfast. I would also like to thank Ashfield Boys High School for their support.  Ashfield is a community focused school whose support for local football is top class.”

With continued support from the EU the Irish FA is re-launching the Football For All Project at the Odyssey in the Storm cinema on the 1^st April between 11am-1pm with the official world premier of the new “Green and White Army, the Fans Story” film. Football For All Ambassador Colin Murray is making historic announcement at the launch. If you would like to attend this free launch or would like more information on Football For All please contact Michael Boyd 90 669 458 or email: mboyd@irishfa.com

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