New Football Social Responsibility Officer
Drogheda United has recently appointed Aoife Burns as our new Football Social Responsibility (FSR) Officer.
Following her release from Dundalk FC, Drogheda United were delighted to have Aoife join the club and look forward to the skill set she brings to our team of staff and the wealth of experience she has in this field.
In her role, Aoife will develop and implement programmes that can make a positive social impact, as well as help the club improve its climate responsibilities and enhance Drogheda United presence in the community.
School Visits
We visited Donacarney Boys National School and Balscadden National school in March with first team player Bridel Bosakani and the FAI cup. The children and Staff were so excited and we received a very warm and very loud welcome from both schools.
Rio Ferdinand Foundation
We are delighted to partner with Rio Ferdinand Foundation, this partnership will help us as a club bring positive change, fund programmes, and will create opportunities and pathways for young people to empower equality, drive social mobility and realise their potential.
Daffodil day
We were delighted to support Daffodil day by selling the Daffodil day pins at the car park hatch. Drogheda is the longest-running town in the country for daffodil Day street collections, with over 35 years of dedicated fundraising. In that time, the town has raised hundreds of thousands of euro for the Irish Cancer Society – a phenomenal achievement by an extraordinary community.
Wear Red Day
The first team supported Show Racism the Red Card on the national Wear Red Day on the 31st March. This campaign is run by FAI in collaboration with the education project Show Racism the Red Card, an annual anti-racism campaign to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Drogheda United is committed to Show Racism the Red Card and will be delivering the school programme to local schools in conjunction with the immigrant council of Ireland, FAI and League of Ireland in the coming months.
If your school is interested in participating in this programme please email aoife.burns@droghedaunited.ie
Walking football
Drogheda United in partnership with Drogheda and district Men’s Shed, Rossin Rovers, Age & Opportunity and the FAI will run a free 5 week Walking Football programme for men 55 plus every Wednesday from April 2nd to 30th in Glen Emmets GAA Club, Tullyallen from 11am to 12pm. Tea/Coffee afterwards. Come along, join in and have a kick about.
Down Syndrome Futsal
We are delighted to announce the creation of a Futsal team for players aged 16 plus with Down Syndrome. The new Drogheda United Futsal team which will give young people with Down Syndrome the opportunity to represent the Drogs, will compete in several tournaments throughout the year. Training starts Tues 8th April from 6.30 – 7.30pm in the Special Olymics Hall, Crosslanes. No previous futsal experience is needed. As it is indoors players are requested to bring runners, shinpads and water.
Drogheda and District Men’s shed
Our FSR officer Aoife Burns spent a morning with the Drogheda and District Men’s Shed, with the FAI Cup and chatted about all the cup winners down through the years!
Half Time matches February and March
For our first home match of the season which was against Sligo Rovers on 21st February, we welcomed Drogheda Boys U-11s (Claret) and Drogheda Boys U-11s (Blue). Both teams play in Division 3 of the DDSL league in Dublin. The Blue team play on Saturdays while the Claret team play on Sundays.
For our home match against Galway United on 28th February we had East Meath United ‘s special needs group. The group of 25 players also provided the Guard of Honour on the night and played their own game at half-time. The visit was part of the FAI’s FOOTBALL FOR ALL programme.
On the 14th March we welcomed Boyne Rovers U-12s from Drogheda, who play in the Premier Division of the North Eastern Regional League (NERL). This year is proving to be hugely successful for the club with Boyne’s U-13s and U-14s both reaching the last 8 of the SFAI Cup and an amazing 7 players from Boyne Rovers U-14s being selected for the Kennedy Cup squad (Panel of 18) in June 2025.
