Department Of Sport
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‘We didn’t know’ BoI boss put Roy Barrett forward for FAI job – Shane Ross
- Irish News
- September 3, 2020, 01:05
Former minister for sport Shane Ross has said he did not know FAI chairman Roy Barrett was proposed for the job by the chairman of Bank of Ireland, th(...)

FAI facing long road ahead as it seeks to rebuild trust
- Soccer
- August 31, 2020, 06:00
The FAI will look to draw a line under what has been another difficult and deeply divisive period for the organisation at its much-anticipated extraor(...)

Paul Clarke steps aside from Dublin role
- Gaelic Games
- August 12, 2020, 22:43
There has been a shake-up in Dublin football manager Dessie Farrell’s back-room team. Paul Clarke, one of the links with Jim Gavin’s five-in-a-row All(...)

Shels chairman Andrew Doyle hits out at ‘appalling’ FAI governance
- Soccer
- August 11, 2020, 20:39
The FAI have refused to comment on a string of governance concerns raised by Shelbourne Chairman Andrew Doyle in his letter of resignation from the as(...)

FAI told to make reforms or face ‘damaging’ consequences
- Irish News
- July 30, 2020, 01:00
The Government has warned of “damaging” consequences for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) if it does not impose reforms agreed during the Sta(...)

Irish cricket team enter bubble within the bubble: The new normal
- Other Sports
- July 24, 2020, 06:00
Last Saturday, members of the Ireland men’s cricket team departed Dublin on a special charter flight to Southampton, where on arrival they were transp(...)

FAI awaits quarantine clearance for Ireland v Bulgaria match
- Soccer
- July 23, 2020, 06:00
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is still awaiting clearance from the Government for a quarantine derogation for their international team bet(...)

Sports bodies must keep electronic records of participants as training sessions resume
- Sport
- June 6, 2020, 11:47
Sports organisations have been asked to keep electronic records of participants in all training sessions as several sports move closer to return to pl(...)

FAI rescue package: Both sides get what they wanted
- Soccer
- January 31, 2020, 00:46
Barely a month after the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) went to the Government seeking a package of cash or guarantees worth the €18 million it(...)

Miriam Lord: The Three Amigos. The lads. The state of them
- Politics
- January 30, 2020, 21:33
There is usually a decent amount of time between the break-up of a boy band and the first reunion tour, the timing of which has a lot to do with a nee(...)