Sports Ireland chairman Kieran Mulvey and its chief executive John Treacy told the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport on Wednesday that they had a clear understanding that none of the board would seek reelection. In response to questions from Mr O’Dowd about the annual accounts, Mr Mulvey said they would not be ready for the AGM. Mr Mulvey also said the time window of only five days for the submissions of nominations for president was “dramatically short”. Mr Treacy agreed with Independent Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh that UEFA or FIFA may be bailing the FAI out at present to make up the shortfall in State funding. Mr Treacy, who won a silver medal int he marathon at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984, later said the process around the reform of the FAI was like running a marathon.

Source: The Irish Times July 17, 2019 12:22 UTC