The administration is never in charge of Irish football. “I'm really happy at UEFA as the head of Business Development across European football,” he said. If the eastern federations had the same approach to it as the FAI, European football would be a much better place. So the FAI can in many ways be seen as a leading federation in UEFA, that's for sure. “There is a new chapter coming for Irish football and I'd like everyone to be positive about what's coming,” he said.

Source: Irish Examiner May 20, 2019 18:56 UTC