<description>&lt;p&gt;Ben Symes is joined by Martin Lawlor, Secretary of the Irish Professional Footballers&amp;nbsp;Benevolent&amp;nbsp;Association and Dr Alan Byrne the&amp;nbsp;FAI’s&amp;nbsp;Medical Director&amp;nbsp;and former doctor for the Men’s National Team ahead of the Association’s first major health initiative taking place in Athlone in January 2026. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The association have teamed up with Advanced Medical Services to provide free health screenings for 100 retired male and female footballers. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You can find more details on the association at their website &lt;a href="http://IPFBA.org"&gt;IPFBA.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

OTB Football

OTB Sports

The Football Show: “There was nothing in place for ex-Irish footballers!” | IPFBA

DEC 23, 202526 MIN
OTB Football

The Football Show: “There was nothing in place for ex-Irish footballers!” | IPFBA

DEC 23, 202526 MIN

Description

<p>Ben Symes is joined by Martin Lawlor, Secretary of the Irish Professional Footballers&nbsp;Benevolent&nbsp;Association and Dr Alan Byrne the&nbsp;FAI’s&nbsp;Medical Director&nbsp;and former doctor for the Men’s National Team ahead of the Association’s first major health initiative taking place in Athlone in January 2026. <br><br>The association have teamed up with Advanced Medical Services to provide free health screenings for 100 retired male and female footballers. <br><br>You can find more details on the association at their website <a href="http://IPFBA.org">IPFBA.org</a></p>