INTERCULTURAL FOOTBALL PROGRAMME FARE Weeks Summary Report 2018 1
CONTENTS 03 INTRODUCTION 04 KEY STATISTICS 05 INTERNATIONAL LEVEL 05 NATIONAL LEVEL 06 GRASSROOTS LEVEL 09 SCHOOLS 14 MEDIA COVERAGE 2
INTRODUCTION The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) through the Intercultural Programme showed its support for the FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) fortnight of action marks 12 years of commitment to the cause. In this report, we tell the story of football actions against racism in Ireland. FARE fortnight is a UEFA supported initiative and involves actions in all of the affiliates throughout Europe. In Ireland, it involves a partnership programme with Show Racism the Red Card. Development Officers of the FAI have been trained to deliver anti racism education workshops using the SRTRC pack. Preparation for the fortnight involves training of new staff to deliver workshops as well as providing briefing materials to assist staff to engage schools and clubs. Clubs are invited to register an expression of interest in being involved in the FARE fortnight on the SRTRC website. To assist clubs in their activities, they received anti racism themed wristbands, red cards, balls and bibs and a template activity to involve players in action. This year, we have involved a record of 10,035 participants in actions against racism in school and in the sport. We thank the staff involved in the Football Association of Ireland for their work, the schools and clubs for their support and assistance and the players and young people for their participation in helping us tackle racism. Together, we can Show Racism the Red Card! 3
KEY STATISTICS 12 5724 121 years of FARE fortnight activities in Ireland schools hosted workshops Schools involved from 24 counties 67 clubs took part in FARE fortnight of action Clubs involved from all 4 provinces young people participated in anti racism education workshop and coaching sessions in schools 4311 players participated in FARE fortnight actions in their clubs Media coverage in The Herald, Kerry Advertiser, South Tipp Today 2015 15 clubs involved 2016 40 clubs involved 2017 58 clubs involved 2018 67 clubs involved 2017 96 schools involved with 3922 young people participating in workshops 2018 121 schools involved with 5724 young people participating in workshops 10,035 participated in the FAI Show Racism the Red Card FARE fortnight of action 11-25th October 2018 promoting the message of #SRTRC #TacklingRacism #FootballPeople #EqualGame 4
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL The Fare Football People Weeks was marked as part of a UEFA supported programme of action within affiliates throughout Europe to promote the message Equal Game. In Ireland, we promoted the Equal Game message through using the hashtag #EqualGame for social media posts and also the slogan featured on 400 bibs used by clubs as part of the fortnight of action. NATIONAL LEVEL Players, management and supporters from SSE Airtricity League clubs participated in the FARE fortnight of action. Players wore the bibs with the message Equal Game in their warm ups and were accompanied onto the pitch by mascots with t-shirts bearing the same message. The following clubs involved were: 1. Cork City FC 2. Kilkenny United WFC 3. Peamount United FC 4. St Patricks Athletic FC 5. Shamrock Rovers FC 6. Sligo Rovers FC 5
GRASSROOTS LEVEL The activities that took place at grassroots level included: Show Racism the Red Card photocall Anti Racism wristbands exchange Warm up activities wearing the EqualGame bibs Talks with players involved as to what is FARE fortnight David Tyrell of LB Rovers in Kerry gives us an idea of how they got involved and what was was involved: We had photos of teams holding the Show Racism the Red Card signs included in th current edition of the North Kerry Advertiser. This is the first year that LB Rovers FC have got involved in this campaign. The club was delighted to get involved as it saw it very important to make players and parents aware of the issue. The club chairman David Tyrrell launched the campaign with photos of the signs, wristbands and football kindly donated by the FARE Group being posted on the club facebook page. This was to show that the club was getting involved in this initiative. This was followed up with photos being taken at an U12 Kerry Schoolboys match between LB Rovers FC and Listowel Celtic on Thursday October 11th. The players shook hands and held the signs and also the football before the match started. LB Rovers FC continued their involvement on Friday October 19th and October 20th with visits by the chairman to all the academy groups to talk to the players about the issue. Photos were taken of the players with the signs. The chairman also attended two Kerry Schoolboys/girls League teams and had photos of players from both teams holding the signs. This included the U15 Kerry School Boys League game between LB Rovers FC and Listowel Celtic and also the U13 Kerry School Boys League game between LB Rovers FC and St Brendans Park FC. The final part of the LB Rovers FC involvement was to distribute wrist bands to the U12 LB Rovers FC squad at their training session on Wednesday October 24th. The response from parents and players was very positive to LB Rovers FC involvement in the campaign. The club looks forward to getting involved in future years in the initiative. 6
The clubs involved were as follows: No 1 Participating Club LB Rovers No of participants involved Date of Action 12 October 2 Bray Wanderers FC 22 October 3 Shelbourne Ladies 4 Portmarnock FC 13 October 5 Newport Town FC 6 Dolmen Celtic 200 20 October 7 Frankford FC 21 October 8 Mayo League 19 October 9 Shamrock Rovers 20 10 East Meath United 11 Killavilla FC 0 12 Larkview FC 20 October 13 Baldoyle United FC 14 Limerick Belles FC 45 15 Clonmel Celtic FC 70 16 St Brendan's Park FC 17 Glebe North FC 12 October 18 Ballaghaderreen FC 19 Arklow Town FC 20 Evergreen FC 21 Newbridge Town FC 22 Greystones FC 1 19 October 23 Balbriggan FC 24 Janesboro FC 25 Sligo Rovers 26 Parkville FC 27 Booth Road Celtic FC 28 Tullamore Town FC 20 October 29 Broadford Rovers FC Shankill FC 31 Kilkenny United FC 32 Artane Beaumont FC 33 St. Mochta s FC 34 Straffan FC 7
No 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Participating Club Leeside FC Midleton FC New Oak Boys FC Inny FC Irish Amputee Football Association Longford Town FC Finglas Celtic FC Tolka Rovers FC Waterford IT FC Rathcoole Boys FC 40 70 70 Cork City FC 22 14 October Newlands Castle Park FC Kinnegad Juniors AFC 13 October Wayside Celtic 0 14 October Verona FC Lackagh Foroige Crettyard FC Stonepark FC Moyne Villa FC Jobstown Celtic FC Birr Town FC St. Patricks Athlethic Knocknacarra FC Malahide United Fc NYP 2 Iveagh Trust FC Third Level Football Association Irish Referees Society St Kevins Boys FC Pheonix FC Ballyowen Celtic FC Involve Youth No of participants involved 1 12 October 12 October 15 October 13 October Longford Sports Partnership Date of Action 8
SCHOOLS The Show Racism the Red Card DVD education pack is a resource which harnesses the profile of sports stars to convey the anti-racism education message. The DVD features interviews with senior soccer internationals and stars from other sports as well as young people speaking out against racism. As in each of the previous 11 years, FAI Development Officers trained to deliver age appropriate sessions to young people were in 118 schools with 5724 young people participating Some FAI Development Officers, as well as delivering the education workshop, also organised other activities including inter school tournaments and activities related to other programmes of the association such as the Futsal programme. FARE fortnight provides a great opportunity for young people to learn about the topic of racism and appreciate how it has not place in school or sport. 9
The schools involved were as follows: No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 Participating School Scoil Iosa NS, Ballyhaunis St Pats BNS, Castlebar Askea Boys National School St Fiaccs National School Midleton ET Little Island Lucan East ETNS Belgrove Girls, Clontarf Greenlanes, Clontarf St Brigids Girls, Clontarf Scoil Assaim Howth Rd 90 23 October 19 October 11 October 22 October 16 October 18 October 12 October 1 October 1 October 4 October 4 October 4 October Scoil Neasain 4 October St Brigids Boys NS Springdale NS Scoil Aine Caherline NS Newcastle West Gaelscoil Athenry GNS BNS Scoil Mhuire Ballyboden Edmondstown NS Scoil Mhuire Leitrim Villange NS Carbery NS Holy Family St Josephs Dundalk St Mary's Bryanstown Graiguenamanagh NS St Kieran College Newbridge ETNS St Peter Apostle NS St Bernadettes NS No of participants involved Date of Action 4 October 4 October 4 October 11 October 16 October St Annes 10
No 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Participating School St Thomas NS St Tiarnach NS Carrickmacross NS St Clares NS St Phelims NS Virgin Mary Girls NS Ballymun North Dublin NS Mourne Road Gaelscoil Saoirfeal Corpus Christi NS Thomond Primary Claddagh NS Renmore NS St Vincents GNS St Josephs Rush Balbriggan ETNS Moycarkey NS Lismackin St Kieran s Bray Queen of Angels Balaly Good Shepherd NS Castlebridge NS Murrintown NS The Faythe NS St Fergals BNS St Josephs GNS Scoil Eoin Holy Famiy Presentation GNS Scoil Mhathair Scoil Chriost Ri St Tolas Scoil Muire Gan Smal, Inchicore No of participants involved Date of Action Our Lady of Lourdes NS 40 11
No 69 70 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 101 102 Participating School Caherdavin NS 40 St Mary's NS St Anne's Shankill 40 25 15-19 October Our Lady of Good Counsel 25 15-19 October Scoil Colmcille Letterkenny Educate Together Letterkenny 31 26 3 October 4 October Carbury NS 19 October Ballybay NS Gaelscoil Thurlach Na Nog 16 October Whitecross NS Meath Scoil Bhride, Tullamore Educate Together Tullamore St. Brendans PS 40 12 October Kilcormac NS Scoil Mhuire Banrion, Mayfield Scoil an Athar Tadhg Baldoyle St Laurences Ringsend BNS Ringsend GNS Our Lady of the Wayside NS St Joseph's Girls Scoil Choilm Community NS Scoil Ghráinne, Phibblestown St. Francis Xavier Senior School Roselawn St. Patrick's SNS, Corduff Hansfield Educate Together NS Hartstown, Clonsilla Castaheany Educate Together Ongar Village St Philips SNS 25 23 October 23 October 19 October 17 October 15 October 16 October 17 October 18 October 19 October 20 October 21 October 22 October 23 October Mountview, Clonsilla 24 October North Dublin NS Project Mullingar Educate Together No of participants involved 35 Date of Action 24 October St. Marys NS Athlone 35 23 October 12
No 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 Participating School Tullow Community School 23 October Adamstown Com College Patrician College Larkin College Glenart College Arklow Newcross College CBS Kilkenny Errigal College Letterkenny Mercy Convent, Roscommon St Pauls Secondary School St Josephs Girls Stanhope 29 25 20 11 October 29 October 17 October 11 October 12 October Selskar College Athenry GNS Goldenbridge NS Holy Family NS Drimnagh Castle Boys Ringsend GNS Glenart College No of participants involved St. Joesephs Secondary 120 Date of Action 19 October 13
MEDIA COVERAGE As part of the programme, clubs receive a template press release for use in their interactions with local media. Media coverage in The Herald and Northside People in the print. Many clubs, schools, staff involved posted on social media. Fantastic day at Shoreline Leisure Greystones at our FAI Schools Primary Futsal Competition. Congrats to Greystones Educate Together NS who ran out winners on the day. Show Racism the Red Card - Ireland #equalgame #srtrc Well done to all in Ballaghameehan National School who completed the Show Racism the Red Card Ireland workshop today as the FAI work with SRTRC to deliver an educational message through football. 14
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