FAI Chief Delaney stresses need for more funding to develop the game

THE Football Association of Ireland holds its AGM in Waterford today with its face set firmly towards the challenges of the future.

But recent turbulent times for the Association are reflected in the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2004 which confirm that the former Chief Executive Fran Rooney received €400,000 as “compensation for loss of office.”

In the wake of Rooney’s controversial departure, the FAI endured a torrid period during which Irish Sports Council funding was temporarily withheld and relations with the Government reached an all-time low.