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Belfast Live
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Football team for people with learning disabilities making huge difference to their lives

A football team for people with learning disabilities has been established by a local charity, Stepping Stones NI.

So far they have 16 players training weekly with the improvement of mental health and wellbeing a key objective for this initiative.

The team is spearheaded by two passionate staff members, Gráinne Connor and Gerard Haughey, who have completed coaching qualifications with the IFA so that they could lead on the training.

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