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The 42
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Hannah Dingley to depart FAI for Man City role
HANNAH DINGLEY is leaving her role as Head of Women & Girls' Football in the Football Association of Ireland, it has been confirmed. The Uefa Pro Licence holder will depart in the summer to take up a new position Girls' Head of Academy with Manchester City. Advertisement Dingley leaves after just over a year in the role, having begun the job in May last year, launching the FAI's Women & Girls' Football Action Plan in March. The Wales native was previously appointed academy manager at Forest Green Rovers in 2019 and in 2023, became the first woman to manage a senior men's team in English football, taking over as caretaker boss following Duncan Ferguson's departure. She also had stints at Burton Albion, Lincoln Ladies and Notts County. Dingley took over the role from Eileen Gleeson after the latter was appointed as Ireland's permanent manager. Gleeson has since been replaced in the job by Carla Ward, but is understood to still be an FAI employee. The FAI say details on Dingley's successor will be announced 'in due course'. The news comes less than a month after chief football officer Marc Canham confirmed he would be leaving the association.
Irish Examiner
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Hannah Dingley to leave FAI for Man City job
The FAI has confirmed that Head of Women & Girls' Football, Hannah Dingley, will leave her role at the association. Dingley is set to take up a new position at the Manchester City girls academy. "I've taken the difficult decision to leave the Association to take on a new challenge with Manchester City," said Dingley. "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." Dingley fulfilled the role created by Eileen Gleeson being promoted to the women's national team, initially as caretaker and then permanent manager. Joining the FAI last May, she was the first-ever woman to manage a men's senior team in England as interim boss of Forest Green Rovers.
Irish Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
FAI confirm high profile departure from key football position
The FAI have confirmed that Hannah Dingley is to leave her role as Head of Women and Girls Football. Dingley was only appointed in April last year and is the second high profile departure from the association in the last month, following Chief Football Offer Marc Canham's announcement that he will leave this summer. News that Dingley was going broke last week, but it has been confirmed today that she will step down in the summer and become Girls' Head of Academy at Manchester City. The FAI said the process for appointing Dingley's successor will be announced in due course. In a statement, Dingley said: 'I've taken the difficult decision to leave the 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.' FAI chief executive 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.'
RTÉ News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Hannah Dingley leaving FAI role for Manchester City position
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has confirmed that Hannah Dingley will leave her role as Head of Women & Girls' Football. Dingley will take up a new role as with the Manchester City girls academy and is set to depart the FAI during the summer. Since joining the Association, Dingley was involved in developing the women and girls' game in Ireland, which has included the launch of the Women & Girls' Football Action Plan which is part of the Football Pathways Plan. "I've taken the difficult decision to leave the Association to take on a new challenge with Manchester City," said Dingley. "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." Further details on the process for the Head of Women & Girls' role will be announced in due course, according to the FAI statement.
The 42
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
FAI head of women's football Hannah Dingley resigns after one year in job
HANNAH DINGLEY IS to leave her role as head of women's and girls' football at the FAI after handing in her resignation just one year in the job. Less than a month after chief football officer Marc Canham announced his decision to depart after three years at the helm, Dingley is also set to return to Britain. Advertisement The Welsh native had an interim spell in charge of Forest Green Rovers, becoming the first woman to manager senior men's team in England's professional pyramid, before joining the FAI last May. Dingley arrived at the association to fill the void left by Eileen Gleeson after she was appointed permanent manager of the senior women's international team. While Gleeson has since been replaced by Carla Ward, she is understood to still be a FAI employee, although chief executive David Courell and Canham sidestepped that issue during recent media interviews. It was only in March that Dingley made her first significant appearance in the job, launching the FAI's Women & Girls' Football Action Plan at the Mansion House. Now the FAI are beginning another recruitment process for a senior figure, although Canham's successor could be announced before he departs at the end of this month.
