Discussions between Limerick and the FAI over league exclusion ongoing, High Court hears
The Munster club have not been granted a licence to play in the SSE Airtricity League First Division this season.
The Munster club have not been granted a licence to play in the SSE Airtricity League First Division this season.
Representatives from the union met with the Minister for Sport today.
An intense series of talks between the government, FAI, Uefa and Bank of Ireland will take place over the next few days in a bid to rescue the Irish football body.
The Minister met with Uefa and FAI Chair Roy Barrett today, as talks to find a deal to safeguard the financial future of the crisis-hit football body intensify.
The project is unaffected by the suspension of state funds to the FAI.
The news comes following the folding of Limerick FC.
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have announced a series of provisional grants totaling over €77million as part of the new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund .
The meeting came on the back of the appointment of Roy Barrett, Catherine Guy and Liz Joyce to the FAI Board.
The former Irish striker is open to a role within the organisation, but it won’t be at the very top of the FAI.
General secretary Stephen McGuinness admits the lack of knowledge and attitudes towards recreational drugs is a “serious concern” as the PFAI prepare to visit clubs next week.
A fourth external board member will be appointed in the coming weeks.
A number of new directors to the FAI are to be in place by the end of the week.
The FAI said it had no comment to make.
From those battling to become regulars in the Premier League, to talents rebuilding careers at home in the League of Ireland, this year is crucial to their progress.
John Fallon reports from a pivotal FAI AGM.
Amid debts of around €62 million, the FAI recently asked government for a bailout of €18 million.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the government will not be bailing out the football organisation.
The Sports Minister is due to met with Uefa on 14 January.
The apology was made after a request had been made to FAI President Donal Conway at today’s AGM.
The FAI could considerably ease their debt if they sell off their share of the Lansdowne Road venue.
Selling their stake in the stadium may be an avenue from the football body’s grave financial situation.
The FAI was again the talking point in Leinster House, as Minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland were in the spotlight.
Trade union SIPTU, meanwhile, have told the Minister that morale among FAI workers is at an all-time low.
In a statement this evening, Ross’s department said the League of Ireland “would cease to exist in its current format” if the FAI fails.
The football body are in a mess, and they can’t rely on the State to bail them out.
Minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland will appear at Leinster House tomorrow, however.
The Sports Minster says the government will not fund the troubled organisation.
The meeting is scheduled for Monday.
The move comes just under a week after the FAI president announced that he is stepping down.
The arrival of four external members to the football body’s board has been made a priority by sports minister Shane Ross.
A plan has been created by FAI members to split the organisation into two sections, the Irish Independent has reported.
Niall Quinn says there is no place for the old ‘Banana Republic FAI’ if the game in this country is to recover from the crisis currently engulfing it.
Officials from the FAI have declined an invitation to appear before an Oireachtas Committee tomorrow morning.
The ex-Ireland manager believes saving jobs in the association is ‘crucial’ right now.
“How can we be in a scenario where we’re fighting for our jobs, and we did nothing wrong?”
The association say they want to prioritise ‘the refinancing package that will guarantee the future of the FAI and safeguard jobs’.
The Sports Minister won’t be appearing before Wednesday’s emergency Oireachtas meeting.
Sports minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland will not be appearing alongside the football body on Wednesday, however.
The FAI’s board this evening stressed it was available to meet.
Some more troubling revelations come to light, including details of how the FAI paid for Delaney’s 50th birthday party.