Boost to Irish football

This is a picture of a new mini pitch in Dublin that the youth can play and have competitions. Pitches like this one and getting the yount involved is the key to develope the game and try to get market share back to the League of Ireland.



 There is a big difference in interest in Irish sports. According to wikipedia Galic football is more that twice as "interest" as soccer. Soccer use to be the number one sport however over time interest has wained. The best players migrated overseas particularry England. TV (skysport) broadcast the Premiership games which have the best teams and the best players in the World. (IMHO). The stadiums in Ireland are old and beat up. Just like MLS the league is trying to improve the stadiums to make the game more appealing to attend. This has been a difficult task to not only compete against Galic football, Hurling but also the Premier League.
        Ireland just hosted the EUFA Europa League final. This final brought a lot of attention to the game in Ireland. The is a huge boost to the game. The FAI was active to get the kids involved in a grass roots game that was staged the same day as the final. The FAI is taking a page out of Galic football success by establishing a grass roots organization. This will take years to delvelope so patience and due delligence is the key. Good for FAI for their approach. Emediate results will not be felt but the long out look for the League of Ireland is trying to establish a foundation it badly needs.

FAI grass roots approach to grow game....