The backers of a proposed all-island league say they have not given up on their plans to revamp senior club football in Ireland despite an instruction from the Irish Football Association (IFA) to Irish League clubs not to engage with the process. The backers of a proposed all-island league say they have not given up on their plans to revamp senior club football in Ireland despite an instruction from the Irish Football Association (IFA) to Irish League clubs not to engage with the process. And The All-Island League Advocacy Group, headed by tech entrepreneur Kieran Lucid, says that more input from Dutch sports consultancy Hypercube can ease fears north of the border about the impact that an all-Ireland league would have on their game. A week after that strongly-worded statement from the IFA, Lucid's group have reached out, saying they were willing to "broaden the possible formats under consideration beyond what had been presented to the FAs and other stakeholders". That acknowledged concerns over loss of European places as well as the IFA's fears over possible damage to the Irish League.

Source: Irish Independent November 04, 2019 20:37 UTC