FAI payments controversy
FAI plunged into fresh funding crisis over chief executive’s pay deal
Sports minister says there will be no discussion over extension of supports until latest payments row is resolved
The FAI’s efforts to secure an extension of its multimillion-euro government bailout hang in the balance after the revelations that chief executive Jonathan Hill’s payment package is in breach of its own rules.
Thomas Byrne, the junior minister with responsibility for sport, has said there will be no discussion about the extension of the state supports agreed in the wake of the John Delaney controversy out to 2026 until the matter is resolved.
Byrne also ...