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About the Festival

Welcome

Football fever comes to Carrickfergus once more courtesy of the Carrickfergus International Ladies Football Tournament featuring some of the best in international and UK female football!

Taylors Avenue, Carrickfergus

Entering its seventh year in 2009 the Carrickfergus International Ladies Football Tournament has grown demonstrably in popularity over the past three years attracting both American and UK teams to the festival.

In 2009 there lies ahead an exciting year for ladies soccer, and we look forward to welcoming both past clubs and new clubs alike from the UK, America and Europe, to join us in making the Carrickfergus International Ladies Football Festival an event that they are proud to be part of.

Where?

All key matches during the Festival will be played at: Carrick Rangers Football Club, Taylor’s Avenue, Carrickfergus.

What is included in the package?

Unbeatable subsidised rates in local hotels for the duration of your stay! All accommodation should be booked through the Carrickfergus Tourist Information Centre in order to avail of these special rates.

With rates available from as little as £80.00 per twin room per night, simply email or telephone the accommodation and provisionally reserve the rooms. Details of accommodation throughout the borough will be provided in the Applicants Pack.  What can be simpler?

 

We know how exciting yet daunting it can be when organising a large excursion to a new destination.  Let us give you one less thing to worry by providing you with transport that will collect you from the airport / dock and take you direct to your hotel.

We will also provide transport to and from the hotel to the training grounds for practice sessions and the actual matches as and when required.

Upon the day of departure, we will provide transport from the hotel to the location of departure (airport or docks).

What you do in between training sessions and matches is completely up to you. Carrickfergus is abound with places and locations to explore.

Why not contact Carrick Tourist Information Centre for a full list of details on getting to Northern Ireland.

Email: touristinfo@carrickfergus.org
Tel: 028 9335 8000
Fax:  028 9336 6676

 

Located minutes away from all hotels, all participants and spectators attending the Carrickfergus International Ladies Football Tournament will have full use of Ramparts Fitness Suite located in Carrickfergus Leisure Centre.

** Subject to availability

What is not included in the package?

Transport to Northern Ireland, including air or sea fares and cost of accommodation.

Other benefits 

All participants will benefit from:

  • Pre season training
  • The opportunity for junior girl’s teams to compete with international teams
  • Track your team’s progress globally on the dedicated festival website
  • Help create a stronger focus on women’s football
  • Relationship building between other teams
  • Undertake a promotional presence for your team at other European youth tournaments

Who is it for?

  • International, European, UK and ROI young female players in a number of categories.
  • Spectators: families; young females and males; visitors; local communities; corporate groups.

What next?

  • Submit your expression of interest by completing the online form.
  • Complete and return the Contract Booking Form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, along with a £100 non refundable deposit per team (we will advise at this stage on varying payment methods)
  • Once we have received your Contractual Booking Form and deposits we will confirm your accommodation requirements. 

Booking onto the Carrickfergus International Ladies Football Festival can only be done directly between the teams and ourselves. This ensures that the people you book with will also be the people running the Festival.

Carrickfergus International Ladies Festival 2008