Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI) is an anti-racism not for profit organisation founded in Dublin in July 1997 ‘as a direct response to the growth of racist attacks from a small but vocal section of people in Ireland.’[1] SARI organise various events, projects, programmes and campaigns in order to ‘support and promote social inclusion and positive integration through sport’.
Past guests of Soccerfest’s annual All-Star soccer match include Irish rugby legend Malcolm O'Kelly, boxers Eric Donovan, Kenny Egan, Martin Keenan, John Joe Nevin, Darren O'Neill and Martin Rogan, former Dublin GAA stars Dessie Farrell and Senan Connell, Kildare’s All-Ireland Camogie winner Ciara Tallon, Irish Soccer internationals Áine O'Gorman, Louise Quinn, Stephanie Roche and Mary Waldron, former Nigerian internationals James Igwilo and Zuby Ufoh, snooker legend Ken Doherty, former Shamrock Rovers players Rohan Ricketts and Ryan Thompson, Joseph N'Do of Sligo Rovers, Republic of Ireland Under 21 manager Noel King, presenter Eoin McDevitt and actor Gary Cooke.
Run by Head Coach and former professional football player, Zuby Ufoh, Soccernites is a year round, bi-weekly soccer training programme offered to inner city boys and girls in North Dublin.
The United Through Sport DVD was ‘a major awareness campaign and education support promoting the powerful potential for positive integration through sport.’ The DVD features contributions from Sonia O'Sullivan, Shay Given, Mickey Harte, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Jan Dinsdale, Harpal Singh Purewal, Karen Cromie, Martin Rogan, Karen Bingh, Gugu Banda, Glenn Ferguson, Trevor Ringland, Trent Johnston, Jessica Kurten, Ken Doherty, Jimmy Magee, Chloe Magee, Bernard Dunne, Sean Og O hAilpin, Tracy Piggott, Fiona Scally, Jason Sherlock, Jerry Flannery, Brian Kerr, John Joe Joyce.
SARI works with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to organise the annual Fair Play Football Cup.