The FAI’s Interim Deputy CEO Niall Quinn has outlined that the Association would not be worrying about the managerial situation surrounding Mick McCarthy and Stephen Kenny until after the rescheduled Euro 2021 playoff in June. Kenny, the current Ireland Under-21s manager had been scheduled to take over from McCarthy as senior Ireland manager in August 2020 following the culmination of …
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Niall Quinn has expressed doubts about whether the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off against Slovakia will take place. Ireland are due to play Slovakia on March 26th in Bratislava. The game, if it goes ahead, will be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus. Quinn, the new FAI interim deputy chief executive, has …
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Roy Keane has outlined that he feels he deserves another crack at management but also explained that the job would have to be right for him to take it. Keane’s last role in football was as assistant manager to Martin O’Neill at Nottingham Forest with the pair only lasting a few months at the City Ground. Prior to that the …
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The Football Association of Ireland have announced that Niall Quinn will be joining them as the new deputy chief executive of the organisation. Quinn had previously ruled himself out of the running for the chief executive role which was recently taken up on an interim basis by Gary Owens. The former Ireland striker’s associate Roy Barrett was named the Independent …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Could Maguire-Sheridan be the next Keane and Quinn?A look at a potential striking balance for Ireland.
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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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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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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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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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