Irish FA Foundation and Translink join forces
The Irish FA Foundation, in partnership with Translink, is providing eight ‘golden’ post primary schools with the opportunity to attend football masterclasses as schools’ football is set to return.
The eight schools were the first in Northern Ireland to achieve the Gold School Quality Mark award from the Irish FA for the structures and processes they have in place for schools’ football.
In previous years they competed for the coveted Translink Gold Schools’ Cup, however with normal schools’ football matches unable to be played this year due to Covid-19 the masterclasses will give pupils a much-needed return to the pitch instead.
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Martin O Neill to discuss the ban and the 1971 MacRory Cup controversy The St Malachy s College MacRory Cup winning team from 1970. Martin O Neill is seated in the front row to the right of Canon Walter Larkin 06 April, 2021 01:00
Former Republic of Ireland manager Martin O Neill
MARTIN O Neill is to share his own experience of being caught up in one of the most controversial rules in Irish sport - 50 years after its removal.
The GAA s Rule 27 banned any involvement with `foreign sports and its demise in Belfast in 1971 was a historic moment.
Also known as `the ban , it was introduced in 1905 and outlawed GAA members from playing or watching other sports including soccer, rugby, cricket or hockey.