Niall Quinn, ex-Ireland International and Chairman of Sunderland F.C. today (28 April) was present at Sportslink in Santry to launch the Sporting Fingal Community Trust Sports Conditioning Resource Manual for schools, in conjunction with Fingal County Council.

Saturday 27th February 2010 sees the first Abbie Byrne Memorial Cup match at Corduff Sports Centre, Dublin 15 between the Sporting Fingal Powerchair football team and St. Joseph’s Powerchair Team from Sallynoggin in Dublin.

The FAI Ford Cup has been on a whirlwind tour of Fingal for the past few weeks, but this last week has been especially busy.

Thursday 3rd December saw the conclusion of a collaborative 8-week programme, aimed at tackling unemployment.

Agencies Collaborate to offer Re-skilling Programme through the Sporting Fingal Community Trust.

The University of Limerick Arena was the scene of the first National Powerchair Finals. Seven teams from across the country competed in this very successful event. The many spectators who made the journey to Limerick were not disappointed with the quality of Football on show.

Irish Paralympian Dave Malone, meets Sporting Fingal Community Trust Participants in Corduff Sports Centre

Since launching the Sporting Fingal Community Trust, we have set up and successfully run three very different programmes. The programmes have been hugely successful, but they have also have given valuable feedback into how best the Community Trust can be a successful tool in furthering Sporting Fingal’s ever growing tradition as a community football club.

Former Irish International and Sunderland FC Chairman Niall Quinn was at Balbriggan Community College today on Monday, April 27 to launch the Sporting Fingal Community Trust, a new initiative to provide a range of programmes, through the vehicle of football, that address social issues in the Fingal area