CEO & Founder
Paul
Strategy, operations, and commercial leadership
Paul leads IFA with a background in sales leadership and a lifelong involvement in the game. He brings the structure and discipline the youth football space is missing.
Meet The Team
Qualified, experienced,
and genuinely invested.
From UEFA Pro-licensed head coaches to former WNL players and community leaders — IFA's team is built for one thing: developing people through football.
Co-Founder · Head of Girls Development
Maggie
Former WNL player · UEFA Youth B
Maggie built her coaching practice in the Irish Women’s National League. She leads our girls-first development pathway and ensures the programme is genuinely inclusive.
Co-Founder · Programme Coordinator
Sean
DLR Councillor · Community lead
Sean runs the programme day-to-day and is the link between IFA, families, and the Dundrum community. Logistics, scheduling, and the human side of the academy.
Coach
Thomas Morgan
Former Republic of Ireland U20 captain · League of Ireland title winner
Thomas is a former professional midfielder who captained Ireland U20s and played in England and Ireland. He brings that elite pathway experience into youth coaching at IFA.
Coach
Damien Power
UEFA B Licence · Head of Girls Football Development, Kilnamanagh AFC
Damien heads girls' football development at Kilnamanagh AFC with a UEFA B licence and strong results across the DDSL pathway. He brings that grassroots-to-elite focus into IFA coaching.
Coach
Clare
UEFA B · WNL veteran · Former Director of Girls Football, Power Soccer Toronto · Former captain, Peamount United
Clare is a UEFA B coach and WNL veteran who has led girls' football programmes in Ireland and North America. She brings playing pedigree and a creative, player-first lens to coaching at IFA.
Our Values
Player-first,
and that means something.
Three commitments we hold ourselves to — before any training plan gets written.
01
Club Agnostic
Every child welcome, whatever crest is on their jersey. We develop players — clubs benefit.
02
Girls-Focused
Girls football is not an afterthought here. Dedicated leadership, dedicated pathways, equal investment.
03
Inclusive & Accessible
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity should be too. We keep the doors open and the pathway clear.
Join The Team
Interested in coaching with IFA?
We're building a bench of serious, qualified coaches who lead with character. If that sounds like you, let's talk.