5-630: Football Association of Ireland, Women's (FAI Women's) (formerly the Women's Football Association of Ireland ) is the governing body for women's association football in the Republic of Ireland . It is responsible for organising the Republic of Ireland women's national football team , the FAI Women's Cup and the Women's National League as well as various county and regional leagues and junior cup competitions. The WFAI
10-462: Is the Dublin Women's Soccer League . Organised women's association football has been played in the Republic of Ireland since at least the late 1960s and the national team has been active since 1973. Notable Republic of Ireland women's association footballers include Katie Taylor , Stephanie Roche and Emma Byrne . In addition to representing the Republic of Ireland at full international level, Taylor
15-547: The FAI Strategic Plan for Women's Football. Women%27s association football in the Republic of Ireland Women's association football in the Republic of Ireland is governed by the Women's Football Association of Ireland . The WFAI organizes and manages the Republic of Ireland women's national football team , the FAI Women's Cup and the Women's National League as well as various county and regional leagues and junior cup competitions. The most notable county league
20-548: The Republic of Ireland . This saw the Women's Football Association of Ireland fully integrate into the FAI and the formation of a national Women's Football Committee as a key FAI Committee. Eight Women’s Regional Football Committees were also introduced, each made up of stakeholders from all strands of the game within their defined geographical area. These committees oversee the development of women's and girls' football in their areas, in line with
25-593: Was originally formed in 1973 as the Ladies Football Association of Ireland . It was initially independent of the Football Association of Ireland . In 1991 the LFAI became affiliated to the FAI and in 2001 it adopted the name Women's Football Association of Ireland . As part of the 2015-2018 FAI Women’s Strategic Plan, there was implementation of a new governance structure for women’s association football in
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