Women’s league set to kick off in style

HISTORY will be made tomorrow when the Bus Éireann FAI Women’s National League kicks-off.

Women’s league set to kick off in style
Sat, 12 Nov, 2011 - 00:00
Peter McNamara

Never before has a national women’s football league been organised and competed for in Ireland.

However, with financial backing from UEFA through their women’s football development pilot phase in 2010/11, the FAI hatched plans to create a top flight division for the game,

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CourtsGaaFootballPlace: IrelandPlace: DublinPerson: Steffi JonesPerson: Women’s Football Development Programme AmbassadorPerson: Susan DonovanPerson: DonovanPerson: Dave BellPerson: BellEvent: Bus Éireann FAI Women’s National LeagueEvent: Uefa Women’s Champions LeagueOrganisation: UEFAOrganisation: FAIOrganisation: Bray WanderersOrganisation: St Joseph’sOrganisation: Cork Women’s FCOrganisation: Peamount UnitedOrganisation: Shamrock RoversOrganisation: Raheny UnitedOrganisation: Castlebar Celtic FCOrganisation: Wexford Youths Women’s AFCOrganisation: Leeside clubOrganisation: Cork
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