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John Fallon
2025 Annual General Meeting of the Football Association of Ireland
S John Fallon: American pipedream typifies misplaced FAI priorities
The most popular game in the country is suffering from a reputational and leadership crisis at the top.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

John Fallon: How Irish clubs are set to spend academy funding
S John Fallon: How Irish clubs are set to spend academy funding
After years of underfunding, a €3m State-backed academy scheme offers Irish football its best chance to build sustainable success

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Cork City v Shelbourne - SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division
John Fallon: Cork City's season of woe — month by month
Unlike 2023, this drop was direct. Once City slipped to the bottom in May, they were in freefall, 11 points adrift for the majority, and their fate sealed with four games remaining.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Shane Long celebrates scoring their first goal 8/10/2015
S John Fallon: Government funding allows Ireland to dream of regular finals qualification
It will take years for that status to materialise but at long last, the Government are devoting funds to producing home-grown talent.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Conor Malley and Matt Healy 1/10/2025
S John Fallon: A look ahead to the busiest month of the Irish football calendar
On top of the routine run-ins and finals, there’s the increasingly regular annual league phase involvement in the Conference League.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

David Courell 30/5/2025
S John Fallon: FAI need to face Leinster House questions head on
For the game’s sake, it’s high time they dispensed with the footwork and kept their limbs firmly intact when asked to account for a mess of their own making.

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Armenia v Republic of Ireland - FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier
S John Fallon: FAI can bemoan timing misfortune but sometimes you make your own bad luck
Next Wednesday’s grilling before an Oireachtas hearing is gearing up to be another public inquisition.

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Liverpool v Arsenal - Premier League - Anfield
S John Fallon: Ireland need to halt Hungary's biggest star since Puskás
They did succeed in quietening him 15 months ago in a friendly win that ended Hungary’s 14-match unbeaten run, but this is competitive fare.

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Shamrock Rovers Media Conference and Training Session
S John Fallon: Latest Gunner Victor facing uphill task to break mould
Anyone who has dealt with Ozhianvuna during his upbringing classify him as a steady sort, impenetrable from the pressure that will inevitably surface.

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Drogheda United v Wexford - Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup Semi-Final
S John Fallon: Listening rather than lecturing got FAI out of sticky summer
Sligo Rovers feeling the brunt of refereeing missteps and Troy Parrott in form at right time.

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

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