Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria (15/10/2024)

REGIONAL WINNERS OF M c DONALD’S IRISH FA GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL AWARDS 2024 ANNOUNCED

WORDS: NIGEL TILSON

PAT JENNINGS WITH McDONALD’S IRISH FA GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL AWARDS REGIONAL WINNERS (FROM LEFT) KATIE HAWTHORNE (GREENWELL STAR YOUTH), MIKE LONG AND SCOTT LONG (FIVEMILETOWN UNITED) AND DYLAN McAVOY (ARDS FC ACADEMY).

McDonald’s and the Irish FA have announced the regional winners of this year’s McDonald’s Irish FA Grassroots Football Awards.

The annual McDonald’s Irish FA Grassroots Football Awards, which celebrate 24 years in Northern Ireland this year, recognise the unbelievable work and commitment of football clubs and volunteers who give up their time and make a long-lasting impact on young people and communities across Northern Ireland. The national awards ceremony of the McDonald’s Irish FA Grassroots Football Awards is due to take place this month at Belfast City Hall. The regional awards event was hosted at The National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, where Northern Ireland legend and Fun Football Ambassador Pat Jennings presented the winners with their trophies. Pat Jennings said: “Without grassroots football volunteers none of this could happen.

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