26 June 2016
Sports Minister Paul Givan has today announced a homecoming event
for the Northern Ireland football team.
The Minister said: “I am pleased to announce that my Department
in conjunction with the Irish FA, Belsonic and Belfast City Council will be
hosting a homecoming event for the Northern Ireland football team.
“The event will take place at the Belsonic Fan Zone site at
Titanic Quarter on Monday 27th June and will give the fans the
opportunity to see the team as they return from their historic journey in
France.
“Michael O’Neill and the team have made the whole country proud
and it has been fantastic to see the green and white army getting behind their
team, both in France and back home.”
This will be a ticketed event and tickets will be available today
from 6pm via the Ticketmaster website – www.ticketmaster.ie There will be a nominal
£2 admin charge per ticket, £1 of which will go the official charity of both the Irish
FA and Fan Zone, which is NI Cancer Fund for Children.
Michael O’Neill and the players will be on stage to share their
experiences at Euro2016 in France. Doors open at 5pm, with the event
commencing from 5.30pm. It is expected to finish approx 8.30pm.
Parking is not available at the venue so fans are encouraged to
use public transport. Please note the site has limited capacity.
Notes
to editors
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This
event is ticketed for health and safety reasons.
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