Fingal County Council Sports Office launch ‘Fingal Sports Stars’ video series with a difference

Fingal County Council’s Sports Office have launched a star-studded new online video series to inspire, inform and entertain budding sportspeople throughout the county.

Mayor of Fingal Cllr Eoghan O’Brien kicked off the series by encouraging young people to keep active and demonstrating his own ‘keepy-uppy’ football skills, in a video accessible at https://bit.ly/3bWhKFk – followed by a Twitter challenge to all Fingal councillors.

The Mayor tweeted: “Hey @FingalSports let's make this interesting! How many @Fingalcoco Cllrs can we get to post their sports skills challenge? I'll donate €10 to a local charity for every skills vid uploaded by a Cllr. A tenner forfeit for anyone who ducks out maybe?”

The Fingal Sports Stars videos to be released over the coming weeks will include information on the athlete and their road to success, their background and advice. The videos finish with a fun skills challenge for viewers to try at home. 

Among the Sports Stars to take part are:

·         Dublin Senior Footballer and 6 time All Ireland winner, Eric Lowndes.

·         Former Ireland Tennis player and Federations Cup Captain, Yvonne Doyle.

·         Leinster Rugby out-half, Ciaran Frawley.

·         Dublin Ladies Footballer and 4 time All Ireland winner, Lyndsey Davey.

·         Irish 1500m Champion, Andrew Coscoran.

·         Irish Cricketer, Stephen Doheny.

During the Covid-19 situation Fingal County Council Sports Office continue to encourage people to stay at home and stay active.

It has produced a number of ‘Fingal Digifit’ home exercise and sporting skills videos along with other activity sheets to keep children occupied. These can be found on the Healthy Fingal Learning Portal at https://learning.fingal.ie/

Mayor of Fingal Cllr Eoghan O’Brien said: “I’m passionate about encouraging and developing the interest and involvement in sport among young people in Fingal. I commend Fingal’s Sports Office for their efforts to promote it to all residents, and I was glad to be involved in launching the Fingal Sports Starts series.”

Chief Executive of Fingal County Council AnnMarie Farrelly said: “Sport is an important expression of physical skill, fitness and talent, but it’s also an expression of communal spirit and a means of personal development. I look forward to seeing the Fingal Sports Stars series rolled out.”

Fingal County Council Director of Housing and Community Services Margaret Geraghty said: “It is important that we continue to support and promote sport and fitness as much as ever in the current Covid-19 situation – and Fingal County Council are committed to doing that.”

Fingal Sports Office looks forward to seeing councillors take on the Mayors’ challenge and to rolling out the Fingal Sports Starts video series in the coming weeks.