FAI launches Intercultural Football Plan

FAI launches Intercultural Football Plan


Legend and former Irish international footballer Paul McGrath was the guest of honour as the FAI today launched its Intercultural Football Plan which at its most abstract aims to involve greater participation from ethnic and cultural minorities in Ireland.

"The plan also challenges and prevents the spread of 'racism' within the game and thus contributes towards a fully integrated and intercultural society." The FAI launch today highlighted the fact that the organisation were the first national governing body to appoint a full-time national co-ordinator to oversee the subject.


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A positive development

Interesting that they deliberately use the word 'inter-cultural', rather than the more common 'multi-cultural' terminology.