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Save Our Soccer: FAI rescue funding package announced

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2020 0

The Government will double its funding and give the FAI an interest free loan of €2.5m annually for the next three years as part of a refinancing package to help save crisis-hit organisation. Details of the rescue package emerged this evening after Sports Minister Shane Ross and Minister of State Brendan Griffin met representatives from […]

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Former FAI chief John Delaney resigns from UEFA role ‘with immediate effect’

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2020 Post a comment

Former Irish soccer supremo John Delaney has resigned from UEFA’s Executive Committee “with immediate effect”. European football’s governing body made the announcement this evening. Mr Delaney left the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) last September following a series of revelations concerning his tenure. He initially stepped down as FAI CEO in March 2019 when

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FAI CRISIS: Inside John Delaney’s new €868k house which boasts five bedrooms, a tennis court, stables and its own waterfall

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

This is the €868,000 posh new pad set amid eight acres of land that ex-FAI chief John Delaney bought  earlier this year before he was forced out of his €360,000-a-year job. Following  last week’s publication of the FAI’s accounts it emerged that Delaney was given a €460k payoff and the association is €55m in debt. […]

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FAI CRISIS: Association now €55m in debt; Delaney received €462,000 payoff

By Kilkenny Now 6th December 2019 0

The Football Association of Ireland are more than €55 million in debt, according to their 2018 accounts which were published today. The perilous financial state of the Irish football’s governing body means they have to remortage the debt on their largest asset, the Aviva Stadium, until 2034. Presenting the 2018 FAI accounts at their headquarters […]

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Waterford man lands the top job in Irish soccer

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

Waterford man Paul Cooke now has the biggest job in Irish soccer. The crisis-hit FAI turned to the former newspaper executive to lead the association, just one day after John Foley dramatically announced he would not be taking up the reins as interim CEO. Mr Foley had been lined up to take over from Noel […]

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BREAKING: Entire board of FAI to step down

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

THE entire board of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is to step down. The announcement was made by Sports Minister Shane Ross as it emerged the FAI’s own auditors have notified authorities of potential failures in the company’s accounts. According to reports this evening, Deloitte have filed a notice to the Company Registration Office […]

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War of words erupts over ‘disgusting’ call to suspend Kilkenny Council grant payments to FAI

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

A WAR of words has erupted over a proposal to suspend Kilkenny County Council grant payments to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The proposal was made by Fine Gael councillor David Fitzgerald at today’s meeting of Kilkenny County Council. Cllr Fitzgerald made the call as Sport Ireland today confirmed it will conduct an audit […]