The FAI’s has appointed Noel Mooney, to fill the role of former chief executive John Delaney for six months. Mooney, a former FAI marketing executive, will be on secondment from Uefa, the European football governing body, for the six months. Interim chief executive Rea Walshe is returning to her former role as chief operating officer. John Delaney Delaney got the chief executive role on a long-term basis having initially used a short stint in the hot seat to very good effect. When the former goalkeeper went to work for Uefa in 2012, he described his then boss as “an inspiration”.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2019 21:56 UTC