Niall Quinn was Sunderland's chief executive between 2006 and 2011Former Republic of Ireland striker Niall Quinn has been appointed as the Football Association of Ireland's interim deputy chief executive. Quinn, who won 91 caps for the Republic before retiring in 2002, was Sunderland chairman between 2006 and 2011. The FAI has been in crisis since details of a "bridging loan" given to the association by former CEO John Delaney were made public last March. It has been widely reported that the former Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland forward has no interest in becoming FAI chief executive. "Niall will also focus on helping restoring and building key relationships and trust with key peer groups and the media."

Source: BBC January 23, 2020 16:48 UTC