The annual meeting will take place on Saturday 27th July at Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim and that will be culmination of a week-long series of events that will start at Dunboyne Castle on Saturday 20th July with the FAI Women’s Football Convention.
Officials from 38 clubs in Meath will receive visits from FAI management, former internationals and coaching staff next month and a number of Fun Days are also in the schedule for Navan, Kells, Ashbourne and Mosney that will be open to the public and specifically children who are not currently members of any clubs.
Cash grants of €100,000 would be dispensed during club visits from the FAI.
Apart from the €100,00 in grants, clubs will also benefit from coaching assistance as Meath becomes the 13th host of the Festival of Football which was launched in 2007.
The event will be supported by Meath County Council and the Meath Local Sports Partnership and there will be a civic reception in Navan on Thursday 25th July.
Later that evening there will be a visit to Kilmessan and specifically to Thornes Lounge where the Mid_Meath League was established in 1980 and held all its weekly meeting there for more than a decade.
National Football Awards will be presented at the delegates dinner in the Knightsbrook Hotel while 250 delegates from each affiliated League and Divisional Association will attend the annual meeting.
This will be a major event in Meath and will be particularly important for the North East Football League, originally the Mid Meath League that was established in 1980.
The Meath Schoolboys League was established in 1985 with current FAI Director of Communications Cathal Dervan one of the members of the original committee.
The Meath Schoolboys League later became the North Eastern Counties Schoolboys’ League in 1991.
Of the 38 clubs in Meath, the majority play in the NEFL with others in the LSL and the AUL.
At each fun day there will be a number of free football inflatable games and skills based games. On each day there will also be footballs given out to the first 150 children that take part.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY 20th JULY
FAI Women’s Football Convention – Dunboyne Castle 10.00 – 16.00
Heart Care training taking place Saturday the 20th of July – Dunboyne Castle 9.00 – 17.00
SUNDAY 21st JULY (9am – 7.15pm)
MDL – 09.00 – 10.30
Navan Town Cosmos – 10.35 – 11.25
Robinstown – 11.35 – 12.25
Bohermeen Celtic – 12.40 – 13.30
OMP Utd – 15.00 – 15.50
Torro Utd – 16.00 – 16.50
Johnstown – 17.15 – 18.05
Parkvilla – 18.20 – 19.15
LADIES BLITZ SUNDAY 21st July 10:30 till 1:30
11-a-side
To coincide with FAI FOOTBALL FESTIVAL
Venue MDL Grounds
MONDAY 22nd JULY (9.30am – 7.15pm)
Raistin Rovers – 09.30 – 10.15
Fordrew Rovers – 10.30 11.15
Oldcastle Utd – 12.00 – 12.45
Kells / Blackwater – 14.30 – 15.15
Newtown Utd – 15.55 – 16.45
Electro Celtic – 17.00 – 17.45
Castle Villa – 18.15 – 19.15
TUESDAY 23rd JULY (9.30am – 7pm)
Cloghertown Utd – 09.30 – 10.15
Balrath FC – 10.45 – 11.30
Kentstown Rovers -11.45 – 12.30
Ratoath Harps – 13.00 – 13.50
Ashbourne Utd -15.15 – 16.15
Killegland FC – 16.30 – 17.15
Dunshaughlin Youths – 17.45 – 18.45
Skryne / Tara – 19.00 – 19.50
WEDNESDAY 24th JULY (9.30am – 6.30pm)
Slane Wanderers – 09.30 – 10.15
Rossin Rovers – 10.30 – 11.15
Duleek – 11.30 – 12.15
Donacarney Celtic – 12.30 – 13.15
Laytown Utd – 14.45 – 15.30
Stamullen FC – 14.50 – 15.40
East Meath Utd – 16.00 – 17.30
Dunboyne – 18.30 – 19.30
THURSDAY 25th JULY (9am – 4pm)
Ballivor FC – 09.00 – 09.45
Enfield Celtic – 10.15 – 11.05
Park Celtic Summerhill – 11.30 – 12.20
Trim Celtic – 12.40 – 13.40
Trim Town – 15.00 – 15.40
Athboy Celtic – 16.00 – 16.50
Civic Reception – Meath Co Council – 19.00
Kilmessan FC – visit to Thornes 21.00
(where the Mid -Meath League was established in 1980)
FRIDAY 26th JULY
FAI delegates tour – Newgrange and Slane Castle.
Football exhibition, Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, open to the public, one day only.
FAI Delegates dinner and awards – Knightsbrook
SATURDAY 27th JULY
FAI annual general meeting, Knightsbrook, Trim.