Hannah Dingley will depart her development role with the FA of Ireland this summer to head up the Manchester City Girls’ Academy.
She played an important role in developing the women and girls’ game in Ireland, which has included the launch of the Women & Girls’ Football Action Plan, part of the Football Pathways Plan.
Dingley told fai.ie: “I’ve taken the difficult decision to leave the [Ireland] Association to take on a new challenge with Manchester City. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time working in women and girls’ football in Ireland and believe there is so much potential to build in this area to ensure that the Football Pathways Plan has maximum impact on Irish football.”
FAI CEO David Courell said: “We thank Hannah for her time at the Association where she showed excellent professionalism and hard work in helping us to further develop the women and girls’ game in Ireland. Having launched the Women & Girls’ Football Action Plan, her successor will be able to continue the important work that Hannah started. We wish Hannah the very best in the next chapter of her career.”
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