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Ian Mallon: FAI seeks fresh government bailout for three more years

Tone-deaf demand for more betting revenue has caused tension 
Ian Mallon: FAI seeks fresh government bailout for three more years

EXTENSION? A view of FAI HQ in Abbotstown. Pic: ©INPHO

THE Football Association of Ireland has written to the Department of Sport seeking an extension of its Memorandum of Understanding until 2026.

The Pitch understands that the association is looking for the same terms as the original bailout agreement which saved the association from liquidation in 2020, at a cost of €5.8m per year to the State.

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