Dunboyne A.F.C. launch Football for All Club Programme
This is the most recent initiative by the FAI as part of their disability programme with the aim of providing the opportunity of all children and adults with a disability to have access to football in their local community club. We at the club are very pleased to have been selected to participate and also to be given an opportunity to support this community initiative in a practical way
The Football for All Programme is made up of players from all groups and sporting bodies that cater for players with a disability who want to play football. At the moment there are 3750 players participating in all of the programmes. The FAI has recently trained Citi bank employees on their Kick Start Programme to be approved coaches for the Football for All programme, with three of the Citi bank employees eager to get coaching in Dunboyne AFC.
FAI National Football For All Co-ordinator, Oisin Jordan said, "This day has come about from 8 months of hard work between the FAI, Dunboyne A.F.C., and People with disabilities Ireland. This new programme will ensure the inclusion of children with disabilities in the football community in the environs of their local club. Dunboyne A.F.C. today has taken a huge step in becoming inclusive guaranteeing that all children with disabilities in the future will have the same opportunity as their able bodied peers to play football for their local club".
The Programme was Officially Launched at Dunboyne A.F.C Grounds on Thursday 28TH October 2010 by Aine Coogan - Meath County Council, Mark Scanlon - Meath FAI and Eugene Dowling - Chairman Dunboyne A.F.C. Official Starting date is Saturday November 13th at 1.30 p.m. at Dunboyne A.F.C. on the Summerhill Road
