FAI executive lead Paul Cooke says they are "working hard to avoid an insolvency process"The Football Association of Ireland has claimed its bid to avoid insolvency has been made harder after "confidentiality was broken" during a Government meeting. Irish Sports Minister Shane Ross revealed at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Sport that the FAI had asked the Irish Government for a £15.3m bail-out. The FAI said in a statement: "The FAI Board had welcomed the opportunity to meet with Government on Monday night when confidential talks took place regarding the financial future of the Association and efforts to safeguard jobs at the FAI and the future of football in Ireland. "That confidentiality was broken in the Oireachtas [on Wednesday] and as a consequence, this has made the efforts to secure the financial future of the FAI all the more difficult." "The Board, management and staff at the FAI are working hard to avoid an insolvency process.

Source: Sky sports December 18, 2019 23:48 UTC