Irish Professional Footballers Benevolent Association offically launched 

That Monday’s launch was held at FAI headquarters suggested unity of purpose and all agreed the necessity of cooperation with the IPFBA and Players (FAI) for this venture to succeed.

FUNDRAISING NEEDED: Pat Byrne, Harry McCue, Chairman, IPFBA, Stephen McGuinness, Gen Sec, PFA Ireland, Martin Lawlor, Secretary, IPFBA, Kieron Maher and Alan O’Neill at today’s launch of the Irish Professional Footballers Benevolent Association in the FAI Headquarters, Abbotstown. Pic: Tony Gavin

Now that the Irish Professional Footballers Benevolent Association (IPFBA) has been officially launched, the crucial next stage is hatching a range of fundraising initiatives.

While charity collections at various events have kickstarted the pot, the scalability rests within larger ticket items such as percentage of Ireland match ticket revenue and donation of match fees from international players.