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FAI’s funding crisis; last-ditch bid to keep Smurfit Kappa on Irish market – this week’s Business Post

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Today’s Business Post, featuring details of the FAI’s looming funding crisis and a bid by Euronext Dublin to retain the listing of Smurfit Kappa

On Friday night, BusinessPost.ie revealed that Sport Ireland was withholding state funding from the FAI over concerns regarding its compliance with rules governing its chief executive’s pay.

It’s a major story, with significant implications for the country’s football association – and it’s what we’re leading on today as Barry J Whyte and Donal MacNamee report that the FAI’s future funding hangs in the balance as a result of the issue of Jonathan Hill’s remuneration. We also have a profile on Hill, the man who has led the association since 2020, and an in-depth look at what it all means.