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John Fallon: FAI can bemoan timing misfortune but sometimes you make your own bad luck

Next Wednesday’s grilling before an Oireachtas hearing is gearing up to be another public inquisition.
John Fallon: FAI can bemoan timing misfortune but sometimes you make your own bad luck

FAI chief executive officer David Courell during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying match between Armenia and Republic of Ireland. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

TIMING is everything and David Courell is entitled to claim he’s a victim of it when delivering his FAI chief executive briefings.

April’s scheduled sitdown with the media was overshadowed by the bombshell of his chief football officer Marc Canham lodging his resignation 48-hours earlier.

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