SPORTS Minister John O’Donoghue has set January 1 next for the establishment of the National Sports Campus Development Authority.

AS WAS widely anticipated, John Delaney is the new Chief Executive of the Football Association of Ireland. Sports Minister John O'Donoghue has welcomed his appointment, describing the selection process as "fair, open and transparent."

EIGHT candidates, including the interim holder of the post, John Delaney, are in the process of being interviewed for the job of Chief Executive of the FAI.

FAI RANK and file are on a collision course with the Government over the appointment of a new chief executive for the association.

The board of Campus and Stadium Ireland has announced Paddy Teahon's successors as chairman and chief executive of CSID.