Former St Patrick’s Athletic, Cork City and Ireland youth international defender Ryan Casey has been appointed as the new FAI Development Officer in the Sligo area.

Casey was part of the Republic of Ireland under-18 squad which lifted the European Championships in Cyprus in 1998.

He spent eight years at Swansea City during his career before returning to the eircom League to play for Pats, Cork and Galway United.

The 28-year-old has undergone a number of coaching programmes and has received the Uefa B Certificate, coaching teams at Salthill Devon FC in Galway and the Melbourne Knights in Australia.

He said: “I am absolutely delighted with my new position as FAI Development Officer and am really looking forward to getting stuck into the job. Niall Harrison has done a fantastic job up until now so I hope to maintain what he has achieved while putting my own twist on things.

“I know that football is so important to the people of Sligo so it’s great to get so much support in the community. I am particularly looking forward to working on the emerging talent programme, developing women’s football and the coach education programme.”

Next Fixture

vs DROGHEDA UNITED

Date: June 12th (7:45pm)
Competition: League
Venue: Richmond Park
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Shamrock Rovers	19	37
St Patrick's Athletic	18	32
Bohemian FC	19	31
Dundalk	18	26
Shelbourne	18	25
Derry City	19	25
Galway United	17	20
Drogheda United	18	20
Sligo Rovers	18	19
Waterford FC	18	10