The Board of the Football Association of Ireland has adopted a review of its senior management structure that will see Chief Executive Officer John Delaney move to a new position of Executive Vice-President with immediate effect. Chief Operating Officer Rea Walshe has been appointed to the role of Interim CEO by
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Brian Lenihan speaks up about mental health at the Football Exhibition
The National Football Exhibition teamed up with retired footballer Brian Lenihan and Pieta House for a talk on mental health in Cork. The event took place at the Exhibition with an opportunity to hear Brian’s story which saw him retire from the game in 2017 due to mental health illness. Darran Coyle
FAI Statement on letter from sport Ireland
The Football Association of Ireland confirms that a reply has been sent to John Treacy, CEO of Sport Ireland, in relation to a letter received on behalf of Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross on Tuesday. The FAI has answered all queries raised in the letter from Mr Treacy and looks forward to
John Delaney gave the FAI a bridging loan of 100k in 2017
Declan Rice officially declares for England
The Football Association of Ireland can confirm that Declan Rice (West Ham United) has opted to purse his international career with England. Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy said: "Declan rang me today and said he has decided to give it a go with England. Good luck to him." Rice played three
Stephen Kenny names 18 League of Ireland players in first squad and announces Keith Andrews as his assistant
Republic of Ireland Under-21 Manager Stephen Kenny has named his squad for a February training camp. The majority of the U-21 training camp squad has been selected from the SSE Airtricity League with two players selected from the Northern Irish Premiership in Crusaders striker Ronan Hale and Linfield striker Michael O'Connor. All of the
Two League of Ireland managers along with former Internationals named on FAI Pro Licence course
The Football Association of Ireland has confirmed the 19 coaches who will make up the 2019/20 UEFA Pro Licence course. The 2019/20 FAI UEFA Pro Licence participants are: John Andrews, Keith Andrews, Jim Brennan, John Cotter, Damien Duff, Neale Fenn, Paul Hegarty, Robbie Keane, Paddy McCarthy, Jim McGuinness, Kevin Maher, Ger O'Brien,
Terry Connor: The new number two
Stephen Kenny unveiled as Ireland U21 Manager
The Football Association of Ireland confirms that Stephen Kenny has been appointed as Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager and will become senior men’s team manager after EURO 2020. The Dubliner, who guided Dundalk to four SSE Airtricity League Premier Division titles in the last five seasons, will also be responsible for
FAI & Irish FA announce joint bid for 2023 UEFA Under-21 EUROs
The Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association have today announced their intention to submit a joint bid to host the UEFA Under-21 Championship in 2023. The UEFA Under-21 Championship is the second biggest football tournament in Europe after the UEFA Euros. The best young talent from across the