Irish Deaf Sports Association

Ireland Deaf Futsal: Final Report
15th December 2010

Written by Ciarán Moloney

Having entered a men's team into the recent 3rd European Deaf Futsal Championships which took place in Switzerland from the 5th to 15th November, captain Paul O'Callaghan and his team-mates repaid IDSA's faith in them with a credible 6th place finish out of 26 countries which was made all the more impressive when you consider they finished a lowly 17th out of 20 teams in the 2007 World Deaf Futsal Championships in Bulgaria.

The boys in green had the incredible fortune to have two highly experienced futsal coaches at the helm, Brazilians Gleudson Junior Da Silva and Anderson Nunes. Their input proved to be invaluable as the Irish recorded impressive victories in their group matches over Belarus and Cyprus, winning 8-5 and 12-0 respectively.

This was enough to see them progress onto the elimination stages where they faced Belgium in which the stakes were high. Not only was a place in the quarter final up for grabs, the victorious team would also automatically qualify for the 2011 World Deaf Futsal Championships. Inspired by the devastatingly in-form Joe Watson, the boys in green put in a stellar performance as they took the game to the wire. With nothing to separate the two sides at full time with 7 goals apiece, extra time played was played but victory could not be claimed as the final scoreline stood at 10-10, meaning a penalty shootout was then in order.

The penalty shootout was just as dramatic as the match itself. With the score being 4-4 in Ireland's favour after the Belgian captain saw his effort beaten out by goalkeeper Ciarán Moloney, the responsibility of the last kick went to Sean Young. In the face of intense pressure, the 16 year old displayed a cool composure beyond his tender years as he sent his first touch of the ball of the entire game into the bottom corner of the goal, drawing a final conclusion to what was arguably the most entertaining game of the entire championship.

However the Irish could not sustain such intensity in the following match against the Russians, succumbing to their effective combination of experience and fresh legs in the quarter finals as the match ended 13-5 in favour of our Baltic neighbours. However all was not lost as the Irish went on to defeat Switzerland 8-4 after extra time before facing Turkey in which once again, they were unfortunately at the wrong end of a 9-1 scoreline. Upon arrival in Dublin airport, Irish goalkeeper Ciarán Moloney lauded the efforts produced by all in the Irish camp, "the attitude shown by lads was fantastic, our spirited performances gave us a lot of confidence throughout the tournament. To go from finishing 17th out of 20 teams to 6th out of 26 teams in the space of three years is amazing progress and gives me great pride to have been involved in this team. Thanks must go to our coaches Anderson and Junior who were instrumental."?

The futsal squad would like to take this opportunity to thank the following organisations and people;
DSA, ISC, DDA, MDSC, LDSC and CDSC for their sponsorship,
FAI for supplying gear,
Seán Herlihy of IDSA for his hard work.
Ciaran Moloney for match & article reports.
Sporting Fingal Futsal players for their assistance in training.
St Joseph's School for the use of their sports hall.
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Ireland Deaf Futsal 10 - 0 Cyprus
9th November 2010

Ireland beat Cyprus 12-0. (Joseph Watson 7, Justin Smyth, Brian Daly, Mark Sinclair, Christopher Corcoran & Jason Maguire) Its their 1st ever clean sheet.

In earlier, Holland beat Belarus 9-2, that mean Holland is 1st & Ireland is 2nd at table because Holland have better goals different. They will play tomorrow to battle for 1st place.

Well done to lads and good luck with tomorrow match.

You can go to Irish Deaf Sports Facebook and becoming friends. You will see updates news/scores for all Ireland matches.

ISL video match report will appear on website later on. ____________________________________________________________________________________
Ireland Deaf Futsal 8 - 5 Belarus
8th November 2010

A great open win for Ireland Deaf Futsal in 3rd European Deaf Futsal Championship.

ISL video match report will appear on website later on. ____________________________________________________________________________________
ISL Video News in Switzerland
7th November 2010

Go to news section at under "European Futsal", where you can find at the left side of screen, to watch ISL video news in Switzerland.
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European Deaf Futsal Championship
5th November 2010

You can find latest News, Fixures/Results, Gallery and good luck comments under "European Futsal" where you can find at the left side of screen.

Also, you can check the latest news on our facebook
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Ireland Futsal News
28th October 2010

Update News for 3rd European Deaf Futsal Championship

Spain & Sloviaka pulled out from Men Futsal Championship.

Futsal Training/Fixture 2010

Friday 29th October

7-8pm Training in Ballymun

Saturday 30th October

TBC Match

Monday 1st November

TBC Match

Tuesday 2nd November

7-9pm Training in St Josephs Cabra

Wednesday 3rd November

8-9.30pm Training in St Josephs Cabra

Friday 5th November

Fly to Zurich, Switzerland

Saturday 6th November

9.30-11.00 Training at Rennweg

Opening Ceremony

15.30-17.00 Training at Rennweg

Sunday 7th November

11-12.30 Training at Rennweg

Monday 8th November

13.00 Match 1 v Belaus

Training at Rennweg

Tuesday 9th November

16.00 Match 2 v Cyprus

Wednesday 10th November

11.30 Match 3 v Netherlands
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Ireland International Futsal Final Selection
14th October 2010

Men Football Director, Sean Herlihy, is pleased to announce the final selection of Ireland Futsal Team in the forthcoming 3rd European Deaf Futsal Championship in Winterthur, Switzerland on 5th to 15th November 2010.

IRELAND FUTSAL TEAM

1. Darren Dunne (Arsenal DFC Futsal)
2. Justin Smith (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
3. Brian Daly (Sporting Fingal Fustal)
4. Sean Young (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
5. Ciaran Moloney (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
6. Joseph Watson (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
7. Paul O Callaghan (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
8. Jason Maguire (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
9. Chris Corcoran (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
10. Larry White (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
11. Mark Sinclair (Doncaster DFC Futsal)
12. Liam Power (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)
13. Richard Beattie (St. Vincent's DFC Futsal)

Management Staff

Seán Herlihy (Director of Football)
Gleudson da Silva Junior (Coach)
Anderson Nunes (Assistant coach)
Karen Una McCann (Physio)

Website for 3rd European Futsal Championship

www.ecfutsal2010.com

The Team will departure Dublin on Friday 5th November and return home on Monday 15th November 2010.

The IDSA executive committee would like to congratulate the above players and wish them all the best.

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3rd European Futsal Championship:
4th October 2010

Football Director, Sean Herlihy, is pleased to announce the panel of Ireland Team in the forthcoming 3rd European Deaf Futsal Championships in Winterthur, Switzerland on 6th - 14th November 2010.

FUTSAL PANEL FOR SWITZERLAND 2010.

LDSC
1. Roy Keating
2. Colm Keogh
3. Keenan Byrne
4. Brian Daly
5. Sean Young
6. Kevin Dudley
7. Darren Dunne
8. Justin Smith

MDSC
9. Joseph Watson
10. Paul O Callaghan
11. Raymond Watson
12. Jason Maguire
13. Chris Corcoran
14. Robert Archer
15. Larry White

UDSC
16. Richard Beattie
17. Brian Babb
18. Mark Sinclair

CDSC
19. Liam Power
20. Ciaran Moloney
21. Ryan Lewis

Training Schedule:

Click here for training schedule.
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FAI Futsal Coaching Course
4th October 2010

Venue: Athlone Institute of Technology

Date: Friday 29th October: 6pm – 10pm & Saturday 30th October: 9am – 5pm

Cost: €75 (Discount for Students - €60)

To book a place contact: Maz Sweeney

Mobile: 086-7954369 or Email: maz.sweeney@fai.ie

Places are limited so please book early
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3rd European Deaf Futsal Championship Draw
19th June 2010

The draw for the European Futsal Championship took place at EDSO Congress at Essen, Germany at the weekend.

Ireland are in Group C, along with Holland, Belarus and Cyprus. The Championship will take place in Winterthur, Switzerland on 6th to 14th November.

Group A
Ukraine
Sweden
Scotland
Belgium

Group B
Spain
Bulgaria
Serbia
Turkey
Poland

Group C
Holland
Belarus
Ireland
Cyprus

Group D
Portugal
Norway
Switzerland
Austria
Wales

Group E
Israel
Italy
Slovenia
Moldvia

Group F
Russia
Slovakia
Finland
Denmark

All top two of each group and the four best third place will through the last 16.
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Brazil DFC are 2010 Emerald Deaf Futsal Champions!!
31st May 2010

Brazil DFC were crowned Emerald Deaf Futsal Champions following a hugely entertaining final on Sunday at Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun.

They beat St. Vincents DFC with entertaining semi-final match before beat Belfast DFC in final. Belfast DFC beat South Dublin DFC in other semi-final.

Richard Beattie, Belfast DFC, was player of the tournament, while two Watson brothers, Brazil DFC, claim joisted top scorer.

Click here for results.

Photo will appear in next coming days.
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IDFF Cup Semi-Final & Final 2010, plus Ireland Trials & Ladies matches
26th May 2010

With final forthcoming IDFF Cup on Sunday 30th May, there will be Men two semi finals and final matches. After semi final matches, there will be 5th & 6th place teams to play trial team, to give Coach Junior a chance to see all players.

After the 3rd match, there will be ladies team A v team B match, to promote the ladies Futsal under grassroots programme before the Men Final due to be play.

Oisin Jordan from FAI, Junior from our National Futsal Coach and Kevin Lynch from IDSA President will do the presentations.

Hit here for fixture list
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FAI Futsal Coaching Course
28th April 2010

The FAI will host a certified FUTSAL COACHING COURSE on the following three evenings:

Monday 17th May 7 to 10pm
Wednesday 19th May 7 to 10pm
Monday 24th May 7 to 10pm

The course will take place at: BRL Umbro Arena, Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun, Dublin 9.

Please see attached flyer showing details of course as following:

Application Form
Application Form Guidelines
Conditions of Enrolment

The course is a 9 hours contact time course featuring theory and practical sessions and will run over 3 evening sessions.
As the course features an introduction to Futsal tactics, playing formations and set pieces, participants should be at least familiar with the rules of the game. Involvement with a Futsal team whilst not compulsory would be an advantage.

Applicants should complete the attached form and return to:
Derek O'Neill,
National Futsal Coordinator,Football Association of Ireland,
National Sports Campus,
Abbotstown,
Dublin 15.

Application forms and course fee should reach the course coordinator by Friday 14th May 2010.

Note: Please print FUTSAL COURSE in block capitals on the application form when applying.

PLEASE FORWARD TO ANY PERSON YOU THINK MAY BE INTERESTED IN THE COURSE.
PLACES ARE LIMITED AND WILL BE ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.
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IDFF Results & Latest League
20th April 2010

Click here for the results from Game 4

Click here for the latest league

With last game to be play on 30th May, there will be two semi-finals & a final, plus a match between Place 5th/6th (from league) against Trial Team. Also, there will be ladies futsal to be play before the final.

You all are very welcome to watch our final day of IDFF 2010 season at Trinity Comprehensive School Ballymun, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9.
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IDFF Results & Latest League
16th March 2010

click here for the results & click here for the latest league
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IDSA Men's Football Announce New Deaf National Futsal Coach
8th March 2010

Click here for statement.

Click here for photos
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Comhghairdeas Brian and Junior!
8th March 2010

His team Sporting Fingal/EID claimed their first FAI Futsal Cup title after a thrilling 4-2 final victory over Blue Magic at the BRL Umbro Arena.

IDSA and team were proud to have Brian on the Irish Deaf Football and Futsal team who represent the Deaflympics in Taiwan last year and 2nd World Deaf Futsal Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2007. We are looking forward to have Junior on our board as new team coach for 3rd European Futsal Championship in Switzerland in November. Bullaí fir!

See more information on FAI website: http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100731:sporting-fingal-claim-2010-futsal-cup&catid=40:futsal&Itemid=75

Click here for photos
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IDFF Results & Latest League
1st March 2010

Click here for the results & Click here for the latest league
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IDFF Results & Latest League
9th february 2010

click here for the results & click here for the latest league
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Irish Deaf Futsal Federation
2nd february 2010

2010 Emerald Deaf Futsal League will be start on this Sunday, 7th February at Trinity Comprehensive School Ballymun, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9.

For more details,
click here for Teams
click here for Fixtures
click here for League
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Irish Deaf Futsal latest news
8th January 2010

IRISH DEAF FUTSAL COACH VACANCY
Post application open to all

• One year term
• Voluntarily

Roles:

• Team coach
• Team selection
• Training sessions

Must have;

• Futsal playing/coaching experience
• Qualification from FAI kick-start course
• Knowledge on Irish Sign Language/British Sign Language
• Good team management

One reference and application form MUST be filled;

• By 5pm on Friday 23rd January 2010
• Post Irish Deaf Sports Association, 40 Lower Drumcondra Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, IRELAND or email to irishdeafsports@gmail.com

Click here for form.
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Irish Deaf Futsal latest news
8th January 2010

EDSO confirm that 3rd European Deaf Futsal Championship will take place at Winterthur, Switzerland. The date for the championship is from 6th to 14th November 2010.

For more information can be found in EDSO website