O’Byrne: Bertie Bowl collapse gave me no joy

FORMER FAI chief executive Bernard O’Byrne had derived no personal satisfaction from the collapse of the Stadium Ireland project.

It was O’Byrne’s original vision of a home stadium for Irish soccer that stimulated debate into the need for a national stadium.

And while his single mindedness to see Eircom Park completed contributed to his downfall within the FAI, he has been vindicated in a certain way by Tuesday’s cabinet decision.