Ross welcomes appointment of independent directors of FAI

Sports Minister Shane Ross has welcomed the appointment of three new independent directors of the Football Association of Ireland - but warned that the development does not mean the immediate restoration of government funding to the crisis-hit sporting body.

The FAI has appointed Goodbody Stockbrokers managing director Roy Barrett as their new independent chairperson, while Autolease Fleet Management chief executive Catherine Guy and Liz Joyce, director of human resources at the Central Bank of Ireland have joined the association’s board as independent directors.