The PA Team
October 2, 2019
Ex-Ireland international, Niall Quinn gave his despondent thoughts on the current state of the FAI during Wednesday’s Champions League coverage on Virgin Media Sports. The Association has come under intense scrutiny over the last few months which has resulted in numerous Oireachtas Committees, lengthy statements and, ultimately, the resignation of former CEO and Executive Vice President John Delaney. Quinn, who …
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Cillian Cunningham
April 16, 2019
Brian Kerr has called for the successor to John Delaney at the helm of the FAI to be someone who can better work away from the glare of the spotlight that seemed to plague the position in recent times. Last week’s appearance by members of the FAI in front of the Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Transport, and Sport did little …
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Cillian Cunningham
April 16, 2019
Niall Quinn has given his reaction to the idea of a new-look FAI by expressing his enthusiasm for the future and pushing the idea of a change in focus. The FAI have come under quite a bit of attention after the discovery of a €100,000 bridging loan given to them by then-Chief Executive John Delaney in 2017. Last week’s appearance …
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Michael Corry
April 16, 2019
The John Delaney era looks to be over. After weeks of speculation surrounding the much-maligned former CEO turned Executive Vice-President, the Football Association of Ireland released a statement on Monday claiming that Delaney has voluntarily ‘stepped aside pending the completion of an independent investigation’. “The Board of the Football Association of Ireland met in Dublin today. Following that meeting, the …
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Cillian Cunningham
April 10, 2019
Two of the most notable figures relating to Irish football gave their take on today’s appearance by members of the FAI in front of the Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Transport, and Sport. It was a cagey affair that saw many questions left unanswered and in an appearance on his Virgin Media Sports panel ahead of tonight’s Champions League action, former Irish …
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Marisa Kennedy
January 30, 2019
A host of prominent figures from the world of business and sport have been recruited to a commercial board, established by Tipperary GAA, to help with fundraising efforts for the county’s hurlers. The board will be headed up by Portroe native, Declan Kelly, who is the Chairman and CEO of Teneo, who recently took over from Elverys Intersport as the official …
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Oisin McQueirns
January 8, 2019
In just over three months time, Mick McCarthy will begin his second spell in charge of the Republic of Ireland as they travel to Gibraltar in the first of their Euro 2020 qualifying games. McCarthy takes the reins from former boss Martin O’Neill who had a difficult final year in charge of the Boys in Green, which resulted in just …
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Oisin McQueirns
January 8, 2019
Former Republic of Ireland and Sunderland striker Niall Quinn has had his say on the now infamous clash between Jason McAteer and Michael Owen from last weekend’s Star Sixes tournament in Glasgow. Quinn was a part of the Republic of Ireland team which shared the tournament’s third-place spot with Scotland, and speaking at the launch of Virgin Media’s spring schedule …
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Chris Kelleher
November 21, 2018
Former Ireland international Niall Quinn has had his say on the state of Irish football. The post-mortem continues after the departure of Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane from the Irish managerial set-up. Attention has focused on the senior level, with some clamouring as always for either a change in playing style or the dropping of FAI chief executive John Delaney. …
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Nick Menezes
December 19, 2017
Could Maguire-Sheridan be the next Keane and Quinn?A look at a potential striking balance for Ireland.
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The PA Team
May 22, 2017
Before May 2002, Saipan was a small island in the Western Pacific Ocean that many Irish people likely had never heard of. By the end of that month, however, the very name became synonymous with one of the most fractious events in the nation’s sporting history. Relations between then-Ireland manager Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane reached the point of no return, …
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The PA Team
April 10, 2017
With the Premier League season nearing the finish line, Sky Sports pundits gave their picks for Premier League manager of the year. Claudio Ranieri pretty much swept the board for these awards last season as he guided Leicester City to a surprise league title win, and indeed the former Foxes manager will be on Monday Night Football giving his take …
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The PA Team
April 3, 2017
Niall Quinn has waded feet first into the increasingly petulant spat between Everton manager Ronald Koeman and Ireland boss Martin O’Neill. The row between Koeman and O’Neill, which has been played out via the media and in full view of the public, centres (as it usually does) around James McCarthy, the midfielder suffering from a hamstring strain which was aggravated …
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Nick Menezes
February 11, 2017
The FAI pulled off a major coup by appointing Englishman Colin Bell to the Republic of Ireland Women’s team. A Champions League-winning coach, Bell represents a signal of intent. However, some appointments by the organisation in the past have been questionable. Signing up Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane has been a masterstroke so far, but many Irish fans have divided opinions on …
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The PA Team
November 26, 2016
Ireland rugby team manager Mick Kearney has revealed that the Irish players want to enlist Conor McGregor as a motivational speaker when former Ireland international Paul Dean takes over as Ireland team manager next year. One of the roles involved in being Ireland’s team manager is to enlist and entice guest speakers to come in and speak to the team. During …
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The PA Team
August 5, 2016
Now that the dust has well and truly settled on the Republic of Ireland’s heroics at the European Championships in France and Robbie Brady can be content in the knowledge that he has earned himself a ‘Reeling in the Years’ clip to rival Ray Houghton’s and David O’Leary’s, it’s interesting to look back on the six major tournaments that the …
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The PA Team
October 8, 2015
Excitement is building as Ireland face into the business end of the Rugby World Cup. Joe Schmidt’s side face France in Cardiff on Sunday, and play in the quarter-final the following weekend. The whole country is getting behind the ‘Boys in Green’, and some famous faces stopped by the Irish hotel to talk to Paul O’Connell and Co. Some of Ireland’s greatest …
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The PA Team
March 17, 2015
It’s Paddy’s Day. We’re wearing our green socks, singing ditties and doing a bit of a jig in the office. We got the cans of Guinness out this morning and given the day in question, we started shouting at each other about the greatest Irish players ever to play in the Premier League. So, after much debate (and just a …
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