FAI sought State 'bailout' of €18m, Oireachtas committee hears

Minister Ross said the Monday meeting, details of which the attending members of the FAI declined to divulge in its aftermath, had been a “sobering” experience.

The FAI sought a State “bailout” of up to €18m at a meeting earlier this week with Sports Minister Shane Ross.

Sports Minister Shane Ross said that, at a meeting earlier this week between himself and the FAI, the association had arrived looking for a State “bailout” of up to €18m.