13/09/2025
Sometimes you do something so special and worthwhile you go home reinvigorated in your belief that whilst what you’re doing is always worthwhile it can also actually help make a real change for the good in people’s lives. 🙏
Yesterday PFA NI invited our fellow associations in The Gaelic Players Association, Rugby Players Ireland and PFA Ireland to a five-a-side tournament in the aid of The Big Step campaign. ⚽️👁️🗨️
We called our fellow associations for support and they answered and more, it was hugely appreciated 👏🎗️
Too many lives have been harmed by gambling addiction, and for too long the narrative has been dominated by flashy ads and false promises. Through our association with The Big Step campaign, we want to show there’s another way – one built on community, support, and the love of football.
We will continue to work with our recently established Players Group and The All Party Group On Reducing Harm Related To Gambling and support those vulnerable to the endless ad campaigns💙
⚽️Football should bring people together – not put them at risk.
🙌 Let’s create change.
Thank you to Declan Cregan from Gambling with Lives and all his Big Step teammates. Fantastic to work with you all and keep up the great efforts. 💪
Your stories are hard to tell but so worthwhile telling🗣️
Thank you also to the teams from The House of Oireachtas, and Stormont Assembly.🏛️
Thanks also to Sports Medicine NI for physio support on the day and our ongoing partnership, thank you also to All Sport Insurance Ireland for their contribution to The Player Benevolent Fund which assists players requiring intervention.
Link to Belfast Telegraph. 📰🗞️
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/not-prohibition-but-protection-mlas-and-tds-push-for-tighter-gambling-rules-as-ni-politicians-win-stormont-kickabout/a174076008.html
