Rooney’s ambition is leagues ahead

SO what do you talk to Fran Rooney about on the day before the Cabinet makes its decision on the National Stadium?

Like a student waiting for the Leaving results, like a politician waiting for an election outcome, all the other things in the life of Fran Rooney get pushed aside into momentary irrelevance.

On the boardroom table in his office at FAI HQ in Merrion Square lies an artist's impression of the proposed stadium at Lansdowne Road.