Cooney: Don’t hold us responsible for FAI’s Aviva decision

CHRISTY COONEY has declared that the GAA cannot be held responsible for the FAI’s decision to commit all Irish soccer internationals to the new Aviva Stadium for the next 10 years.

Cooney: Don’t hold us responsible for FAI’s Aviva decision

That agreement with the insurance company has been criticised lately on the grounds that the Dublin 4 stadium will hold 30,000 fewer spectators than Croke Park which has been playing landlord to the soccer and rugby fraternities since the closure of Lansdowne Road.

However, FAI chief executive John Delaney stated recently that the GAA’s initial stance on a purely temporary accommodation at Croke Park had been taken into account when soccer and rugby officials agreed an exclusive deal with Aviva over the Ballsbridge venue. “We are not taking responsibility for the FAI’s decision regarding the Aviva,” said Cooney.

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