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Facilities

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The FAI Facility Development Unit
The FAI Facility Development Unit exists to support the development of quality football facilities locally, regionally and nationally. It works in partnership with key stakeholders by offering advice on quality standards and assisting with technical queries, master planning and design advice at every stage of the development of football infrastructure projects including the layout of grounds, clubhouse planning and pitch construction.

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Floodlight Development
The Football Association of Ireland is working with clubs to bring to their attention a significant commercial opportunity with a blue chip company called Shared Access. For further information and to register an interest in the programme clubs are asked to visit click here.

Latest Facilities News

Facilities Workshop

The FAI’s Facility Development Department in conjunction with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Sports Turf Research Institute held a workshop for all clubs who were successful in securing an allocation via the 2012 Sports Capital Programme. 

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FAI welcomes regional Sports Capital Grant funding

The Football Association of Ireland has welcomed the announcement of sports funding to regional footballfacilities under the 2012 sports capital grant programme.

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Extra Pitch Maintenance Workshop

  PITCH MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP Saturday 21st April 2012 Cahir Park FC, Cahir, Co Tipperary Due to overwhelming demand at its first workshop in Tallaght last month, The FAI’s Facility Development Department has once again teamed up with The Sports Turf Research Institute and Everris to provide workshop for Groundstaff and officials responsible for the management of football pitches on Saturday 21st April next at Cahir Park FC, Cahir, Co Tipperary.

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John Delaney launches Donegal Festival of Football and AGM

    John Delaney launches Donegal Festival of Football and AGM THE Football Association of Ireland announced today that its 2012 Annual General Meeting will take place in Co Donegal for the first time when it is held in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny, on July 21.

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Sports Capital Programme Workshops

  Sports Capital Programme Workshops In order to assist local Sports Club and Groups to apply for funding via the recently advertised Sports Capital Programme, a number of Local Sports Partnerships have organised information seminars.  The seminars will provide useful information to clubs considering making an application and will outline in detail the steps required by clubs in making an application.

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