Sport Ireland has said it supports Minister Shane Ross’ call for FAI President Donal Conway not to seek re-election to the board of the beleaguered football association. Speaking to the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport, both Sport Ireland CEO John Treacy and its chair Kieran Mulvey said they agreed with Minister Ross’ assertion that the composition of the new FAI board should not contain any former members. Mr Mulvey said the FAI President had previously written to Mr Ross to indicate the whole board would step down. "So we have no difficulty in regard to the statement made by the Minister and it would be the view of Sport Ireland, the board of Sport Ireland and the office of Sport Ireland that the Minister's wish in this regard would be listened to very strongly and adhered to,” he said. Kieran MulveyMr Mulvey also revealed that Sport Ireland had ‘considerable difficulty’ appointing forensic auditors and accountants to probe the FAI’s books after auditors Deloitte reported the association to the Companies Registration Office over alleged contraventions of the Companies Act.

Source: Irish Examiner July 17, 2019 17:48 UTC