The divide between the Government and FAI looks set to deepen over the coming weeks with Donal Conway set to defy the growing chorus of calls to step aside by allowing his bid to retain the presidency of the association to go to a vote at Saturday week’s AGM. Afterwards, both Treacy and O’Dowd suggested that the pair simply reconsider with the Sport Ireland CEO remarking that: “They need to take cognisance of what was said today. I have a lot of respect for Donal Conway in terms of what he’s done over the last three months. I think he’s really led from the front and shown real leadership and that has to be commended. I think a clean sweep is probably best.”Despite that, nobody involved in the association who spoke to The Irish Times yesterday felt that Conway would back down.

Source: The Irish Times July 18, 2019 00:00 UTC