Roy Barrett

Stephen Kenny likely to be given time to finish what he started

Previous Ireland managers have failed to recover from seismic setbacks

Stephen Kenny gets FAI backing as Luxembourg loss sinks in

Chairman and president both back manager despite home loss to side ranked 98th in the world

FAI chairman Roy Barrett gives his backing to Ireland boss Stephen Kenny

‘Last night was a setback on what is a difficult journey, but it is a setback’

AIB confirms €138m deal to buy Goodbody

Deal protects bonuses at brokerage as 30 AIB staff to transfer by end of next year

Goodbody Stockbrokers’ chief Roy Barrett plans to leave after AIB deal

AIB said to have offered more than €130m for Goodbody

FAI told they can count on financial support through 2021

Bosses outline challenges facing association as Covid effects continue to be felt

League of Ireland clubs in the dark over FAI financial support

Clubs are working on the assumption they will have no paying spectators this season

FAI chairman admits they ‘can’t change the past’ as Delaney legacy casts long shadow

Association figures revealed at virtual agm show current liabilities up to €76.1m

Little festive cheer as FAI AGM hears of stark financial outlook

New chief executive aims to build ‘a more trusted’ organisation from ‘low base’

Tullow Oil’s new boss faces difficult pitch to win over investors next week

Plus, time to forget Goodbody’s €150m price tag

AIB in exclusive talks to buy back Goodbody Stockbrokers

Bank preferred bidder for brokerage it sold after taxpayer bailout

Gary Owens confirms he is to leave FAI

61-year-old interim chief executive will not seek to retain the job on a permanent basis

‘We didn’t know’ BoI boss put Roy Barrett forward for FAI job – Shane Ross

Former sport minister says FAI chairman has ‘done a good job’ in implementing reforms

FAI chairman Barrett dismisses conflict of interest claims as ‘nonsense’

Members back reform measures required to release over €30m of State funding

FAI facing long road ahead as it seeks to rebuild trust

Association will look to draw line under deeply divisive period at Monday’s egm

Cabinteely FC queries Barrett’s appointment as FAI chairman

Sources say recommendation for post came from Bank of Ireland’s chairman

FAI claims questions over Barrett’s appointment ‘deflects from the real issues’

Larry Bass has called for the resignation of Barrett and two other independent directors

Niall Quinn and the FAI braced for a defining day at next week’s EGM

53-year-old to urge delegates to take Government deal, McCarthy limps off

Acute disillusionment the only response to growing FAI debacle

Division and discord over key governance issue revives memories of OCI implosion

Shels chairman Andrew Doyle hits out at ‘appalling’ FAI governance

Reds chairman has quit his role at the association, outling six ‘serious issues’

FAI chairman Roy Barrett predicts sense will prevail at EGM

Soccer group’s council holds four-hour debate ahead of crunch August summit

Owens’s comments increase tensions ahead of FAI senior council meeting

Composition of the board, as agreed per the State’s rescue package, still a live issue

FAI told to make reforms or face ‘damaging’ consequences

State withholding bulk of €30m bailout funds until progress on ‘key issues’

Mick Wallace calls on Fifa and Uefa to intervene over FAI governance

MEP concerned over role ‘Visionary Group’ may have had in formulating memorandum

Senior civil servant Robert Watt appointed to the board of the FAI

He becomes the fourth independent director to join the board of the association

FAI chair Roy Barrett hits back at Fianna Fail TD over Dáil comments

New government restates Memorandum of Understanding must be implemented in full

Mark Scanlon appointed Airtricity League director in FAI reorganistation

Ruud Dokter agrees new 18-month contract as high-performance director

FAI look to extend term of current board as divisions deepen over Government deal

Association plan to hold a series of three egms in relation to fractious reform process

Goodbody loses a second suitor as Bank of China deal falls through

Stockbrokers’ owner Fexco may have to sit tight and hope Covid-19 uncertainty wears off

Goodbody’s planned €155m sale to Bank of China falls through

This is the second time in 18 months that the sale of the Irish stockbroker to a Chinese group has collapsed

Government warns FAI ‘serious work needed’ to restore trust

Letter to football association prompted by ‘alarming reports’ of boardroom split

FAI board gives green light to League of Ireland restart plan

One club understood to be considering legal action with fixtures to resume on July 31st

Goodbody wins Chinese business before takeover

Firm was hired alongside international banks to sell €890m of bonds for Bank of China’s Hong Kong branch

Gary Owens: ‘There is no agenda here other than a desire to help Irish football’

FAI’s interim chief feels he will have achieved what he was asked to do by the end of July

US tech giant signs €24m office lease in Dublin

Seen and Heard: Goodbody sale yet to complete, data centres and water usage, and €100m wind farm for Mayo

FAI plan stalls as league clubs seek more clarity on funding of resumption plan

Talks to continue with clubs over coming days in a bid to secure agreement

FAI to extend nomination period for president and vice-president roles

Association acted in light of the Government lockdown being extended to May 5th at the earliest

Chinese €155m takeover of Goodbody gets Central Bank approval

Terms of deal unaffected by coronavirus crisis

Brian Kerr happy to share his experience with new FAI hierarchy

‘It was the first time anyone in authority had rang me for 15 years’

Goodbody Stockbrokers scrapped bonuses last year ahead of sale

This was the first time since 2016 that the Irish stockbroker did not pay a cash bonus

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