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Shelbourne coach Alan Quinn suspended for FAI betting rule violations

The breaches relate to 18 League of Ireland games between August 5, 2022 and May 5 this year

Shelbourne coach Alan Quinn: sanction imposed for breaches of FAI betting rules. Picture: Getty

Former Ireland international and Shelbourne first team coach Alan Quinn has been suspended from all football-related activity for four months for breaching FAI betting rules.

The FAI said in a statement yesterday that Quinn, who has eight Ireland caps, had breached their disciplinary regulations and was suspended with immediate effect.

The breaches are in relation to 18 League of Ireland games between August 5, 2022, and May 5, 2023.

Quinn can appeal the ban.

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