WITH support from EU Peace III funding, UEFA (the European Governing Body of Football) and the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, the Irish FA’s Community Relations Department is in the process of supporting 14 local football clubs from all over Northern Ireland to develop their own Community Relations Strategies and club owned Funding Plans.![]()
The Irish Football Association (IFA) endorsed “World United” project has been highlighted as a best practice example of how Football Governing Bodies can use the universal power of Football to tackle racism and promote respect for diversity in a 2011 report produced by Dr Steven Bradbury of Loughborough University called “Representation and structural discrimination in football in Europe: The case of minorities and women”.![]()
ON Saturday the Irish FA is hosting a women in sport seminar: “Kicking Forward – The strive for success for women in sport.”![]()
‘Awards for All’ gives £617,000 to 76 groups in latest grants round in Northern Ireland. For full details on the successful groups, visit www.fundraisingni.org/grant-making![]()
Abbey Villa FC launched its new Community Relations Strategy in Millisle last night (14 Sep). Work to develop the strategy was supported by the Irish Football Association. Lisa Rickett from the IFA said ‘The IFA is fully committed to community relations through its Football for All campaign. We were delighted when Abbey Villa came to us and asked for our help’.![]()
NEWRY Sports Partnership in Association with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin recently presented members of the Damolly United Football Club with their awards in Sports Club and Community Development.![]()
NEXT week up to 600 local young people will converge in North Belfast – not at one of the interface areas but at Solitude, home of Cliftonville FC, to take part in the 6th Annual George Best Street League.![]()
CRUMLIN United have become one of the first clubs in Northern Ireland to complete an Irish FA endorsed Community Relations Audit and development of a new community relations strategy as part of the IFA’s EU Peace III funded community relations drive across the domestic game, with many more clubs following this path in the near future.![]()
WITH support from UEFA and EU Peace III an Irish FA endorsed Refugee Respect World Cup 2011 was held on recently at Shaftesbury Recreation Centre as part of Refugee Week 2011.![]()
COMMUNITY Relations Week, organised by the Community Relations Council takes place from May 23 to May 28, with the theme ‘Division No Quick Fix’.![]()
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