FAI are good for Aviva Stadium money, IRFU delegates told

ANY concerns about the FAI’s ability to fulfil their financial commitments to the Aviva Stadium were allayed at the IRFU’s annual council meeting last evening.

That the well-attended affair was an upbeat one was no surprise given Ireland’s Grand Slam victory, Leinster’s Heineken Cup heroics, Munster’s success in the Magners League and a first win for Ireland A in the Churchill Cup.

The announcement of a €1.93million profit in the height of the nation’s economic meltdown and just 12 months after reporting a loss of €98,083 only served to increase the giddiness.