Ruud Dokter is to remain the Football Association of Ireland's high performance director until the end of 2020 after signing a five-year contract extension.

The FAI has 2,000 tickets in reserve and intend to use them satisfy the demand from supporters with a proven match attendance record

While some supporters celebrated, others were left fuming after a Euro 2016 loyalty scheme apparently failed to prioritise those who had attended past games.

An Argentinian newspaper has claimed that Irish players received bribes not to injure Lionel Messi at the opening game in the Aviva Stadium in 2010

“But I would say that any questions that need to be answered here in the interests of transparency and accountability ... John Delaney should answer and will answer all of those questions, I’m quite sure.”