Crisis-hit FAI owes Gardaí €360,000 for policing major matches

The bulk of the monies would concern policing international matches at the Aviva stadium and last year - the senior Republic of Ireland team played four Euro 2020 qualifiers at the stadium.

The crisis-hit Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has left the Gardaí almost €360,000 out of pocket over its failure last year to pay any money for policing operations around major international soccer matches in Dublin.

A spokesman for the Gardaí today confirmed that “total fees outstanding to An Garda Síochána from the FAI for policing events is €357,244.95”.