The change of guard on the the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) board will continue in the coming weeks as Paddy Dempsey is set to replace John Earley as the schoolboys' sector delegate.

Donal Conway insists it’s not yet possible to put a final figure on the full extent of UEFA’s bail-out of the FAI, but he expects the picture to be clarified in August when an agreement between the two bodies will be signed.

Following his re-election as FAI President and the filling of eight places on a new 12-person board, Donal Conway has said that he believes stability has been returned to the embattled organisation.

Donal Conway has been re-elected as President of the Football Association of Ireland at its AGM in Co. Meath.

In a few reports recently, the ‘E’ in the EGM which the FAI held last Saturday in Dunboyne was taken to mean ‘emergency’ when, according to my profound and comprehensive mastery of company law, ‘extraordinary’ is what it actually stands for.

Neal Horgan says the FAI must open up in order to renew trust and confidence.

Sport Ireland chief executive John Treacy has indicated that the adoption by FAI members of the major reforms recommended by the Governance Review Group Report will be one of the factors essential to the restoration of funding which has been suspended since April.

Sports Minister Shane Ross has accused Donal Conway of reneging on a promise to step down from the FAI at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM after he was nominated unopposed to continue in the role of president of the association.

The Sports Minister has asked the man nominated to be the next FAI president to stand down.

The FAI has invited nominations for the new president and vice-president of the Association.

Sport Ireland Chief Executive John Treacy has said that the FAI’s implementation of the Governance Review Group report would be a “hugely important” step towards the restoration of funding.

Niall Quinn’s collection of what could be termed concerned citizens will be among a plethora of football stakeholders hoping to influence a new dawn for the game in Ireland, when they attend a forum called by Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport Shane Ross on Friday.

Fifa are believed to have underlined the importance they attach to the autonomy of their member associations in their discussions with Sport Ireland yesterday.

A delegation from the world governing body FIFA will meet with the FAI on Wednesday to discuss governance of the FAI.

FAI members and the public have been asked to submit their ideas on the future of the game - and the governance of the organisation.

Sport Ireland CEO John Treacy has expressed his confidence in the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) delivering a series of robust reform proposals for the FAI.