SINN Féin’s Elisha McCallion has met with FAI Chief Executive John Delaney to discuss the potential for Derry and the north west to be involved in the bid to host the UEFA Under 21 Championships in 2023.
The FAI and IFA have teamed to do a joint bid to host the 2023 U21 championships.
Under the proposal, matches could be played at the Aviva Stadium, the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, the redeveloped Dalymount Park, Ballymena Showgrounds, Tallaght and Turner’s Cross.
The Irish Rugby Football Union has also confirmed that Thomond Park in Limerick and Kingspan Stadium in Belfast can also be used as potential venues in any bid.
Derry’s Ryan McBride Brandywell ground had not been considered as it does not use a natural grass pitch.
The Foyle MP said: “I met with FAI chief executive John Delaney in Dublin on Thursday alongside my party colleagues Karen Mullan and Raymond McCartney to discuss the potential for Derry to be involved in the UEFA U21 Championships in 2023.
“We agreed to continue to explore a range of possibilities on how Derry and the wider north west could be involved in the joint bid for Ireland to host the UEFA Under 21 Championships in 2023.
“The meeting is part of our ongoing engagements with the FAI and IFA and those meetings will continue.”
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