Football Association Of Ireland (FAI)

Eileen Gleeson to leave role as Ireland manager as FAI decide not to offer new contract

Organisation to let Gleeson go from her role after the end of her contract

Eileen Gleeson’s future in question as FAI reflects on Euro qualification failure

Lack of investment in grassroots coaching for girls and women will continue to limit what Ireland can achieve

FAI apologise for offence caused by ‘Londonderry’ in playoff match programme

James McClean called appearance of just Londonderry in a map of Ireland as ‘disgusting’

Dundalk engaging with FAI over 2025 League of Ireland licence

Club says ‘significant progress’ has been made in process to secure licence for next season

FAI chief says financial restraints behind decision not to revive home-based sessions for women players

Courell says there are plans in 2025 to ‘treble’ coaching time for the most talented girls aged 14 to 18

Republic of Ireland set to feature at Euro 2028 whether they qualify or not

FAI chief executive David Courell has revealed that Uefa intends to reduce the number of stadiums from 10 to nine

Kevin Kilbane: Sharp criticism for coaching role in Israel may see Robbie Keane turn to Major League Soccer

Months after quitting Maccabi Tel Aviv, Keane faces sustained criticism at home - but he’s an MLS legend after his six seasons at LA Galaxy

Robbie Keane’s wife accuses minority of pro-Palestinian campaigners of provoking a ‘witch hunt’ against him

Keane’s decision not to resign as Maccabi Tel Aviv manager after October 7th has been criticised

‘Loyal’ football supporter wins case against FAI over rescheduled international away game

Gerry Flynn lost €1,091 when a Republic of Ireland match against Armenia in 2022 was brought forward by three days

FAI to receive €6m a year in Government funding until the end of 2027

New Memorandum of Understanding is approved that will run up to Ireland’s co-hosting of Euro 2028

FAI given €10,000 fine by Uefa for booing of God Save the King

Jack Grealish and Declan Rice were booed relentlessly during the game, as Ireland were beaten 2-0 by England in the Nations League

Former international referee to seek Dáil seat for Fianna Fáil in Wexford

Michelle O’Neill was an assistant referee at 2019 Women’s World Cup final

‘I went to a CrossFit session on her due date’: Julie-Ann Russell on pregnancy as an elite athlete

Parenting in My Shoes: Working and training, the Republic of Ireland and Galway United player suffers from the dreaded parental guilt

We’re ready to join GAA’s new dance but someone will have to count us in

TV View: Your heart had to go out to the people tasked with updating the scores in Croke Park - and the FAI Cup final for that matter

European qualifiers: Ireland U21s must banish memory of past Italian heartbreak for trip to Trieste

Jim Crawford’s squad are looking to qualify for their first-ever European U21 Championship

David Courell appointed FAI CEO on a permanent basis

The Mayo native has served as Chief Operating Officer of the FAI since February 2022

League of Ireland revenue is at an all-time high but so are club losses, due to ‘messed-up business models’

Just one of 10 Premier Division clubs made a profit last year, with most relying on the deep pockets of wealthy owners to keep the show on the road

Nathan Collins set to be named Ireland captain ahead of trips to Finland and Greece

Hallgrímsson stressed that Matt Doherty’s international career is not finished despite omission from the Nations League games next week

Áine O’Gorman confident Ireland can continue momentum with Euro 2025 qualification

Eileen Gleeson’s team will face Georgia in the European Championship playoffs next month

FAI expects Government clarity on €10m annual funding for club academy by December

FAI’s Marc Canham says money ‘would absolutely transform player development and academies in this country’

Former IRFU head of athletic development switches allegiance to FAI

Jason Cowman spent 10 years with Leinster before joining the Ireland set-up

FAI to reroute Emerging Talent money to give more coaching time to best young footballers

New plan will see players provided access to senior Irish coaches, including Heimir Hallgrímsson, John O’Shea, Eileen Gleeson and Emma Byrne

Kevin Kilbane: Urgency needed if Heimir Hallgrímsson is to stop the rot in Irish football

Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson deserves our respect, but time is against Ireland

Should Ireland give the Apple tax billions to poorer countries?

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Dundalk FC saved from liquidation after consortium agrees 80% purchase

The consortium is led by barrister John Temple, who hails from Dundalk

Páirc Uí Chaoimh mooted as alternative Euro 2028 venue to Casement Park

Croke Park also in the mix as Minister says it is important to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to keep as many games as possible on island

FAI ‘very late’ to ask for money for academies from Brexit fund, says Government source

Heavily in debt, the Football Association of Ireland is scrambling for ways to pay for badly needed improvements to the player development system

FAI interim boss says ‘loophole’ meant all financial checks were not carried out when Ainscough purchased Dundalk

Supporters club raised €19,000 to cover match-day expenses

Aviva Stadium ‘open for business’ after UK government pulls Casement Park funding

FAI interim chief hopes Aviva Stadium may host fixtures which had been set for the Belfast stadium

FAI faces questions over Hallgrímsson appointment timeline at AGM

The association is holding its annual general meeting in Dublin

FAI to disband its Emerging Talent Programme, with AGM to hear of ‘massive cuts across the board’

Cash-strapped association’s executive to inform its members at Saturday’s AGM on details of cuts

Ireland forced to settle for draw with Latvia in tense under-21 qualifier

Despite goals from Sinclair Armstrong and Sean Roughan, Ireland’s qualification campaign suffers a blow in Tallaght

After Jack Grealish scored, it appeared that football was ultimately just a joke at Ireland’s expense

England dismissed Ireland while producing one of the most one-sided periods of play ever seen at the Aviva Stadium

Evan Ferguson unable to start Republic of Ireland’s home clash with Greece

Head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson says he is still relying on his backroom staff for guidance but ‘hopefully I will have more authority as time goes on’

TV View: Roy Keane gets stuck into the FAI while Ronnie Whelan learns nothing

Even ‘the greatest human being on Earth’ couldn’t uplift Ireland against England

Plan for FAI staff protest at England game suspended ahead of talks

Siptu members working for the Football Association of Ireland are seeking negotiations on a pay agreement

Football Association of Ireland reduces its legacy debt by €7.7m

Accounts for 2023 show a surplus of €3.5m with Association looking at strategy to deal with long-term debt

Siptu members at FAI to launch public campaign over pay dispute ahead of Ireland-England game

Association refusing to negotiate with staff on pay and conditions, says union

St Patrick’s Athletic receive European boost as FAI postpone Dundalk trip

Stephen Kenny’s side trying to qualify for Uefa Conference League group stages in tie against Basaksehir

‘Sometimes you need a b*****d in your team’: Heimir Hallgrímsson’s first impressions of his Ireland side

The new Ireland manager spoke to season ticket holders ahead of the squad’s Nations League fixtures next month

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