New technology allows young Irish fans attend a match remotely

7 April 2022; At the launch of the experience are Republic of Ireland players, from left, Will Keane, Callum Robinson, Chiedozie Ogbene and Seamus Coleman at the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The FAI have announced a new partnership which will allow young Irish soccer fans who are suffering with illness, injury or incapacitation to remotely attend a match.

The partnership, in association with DHL, uses the new FAI BEAM rocket which is equipped with software that allows real interaction with the robot becoming the mouth, eyes, and ears of the young fan.