FAI boss defends his salary

FAI chief executive John Delaney has defended his €400,000 salary, after he confirmed to the Association’s AGM in Ennis that he had taken voluntary reductions amounting to €50,000 in the last 12 months.

Delaney said that the FAI board didn’t want him to take the reduction in pay and that the decision to do so had been his alone. Yet, even after the pay cut, critics have pointed out that his remuneration is still almost double that of the Taoiseach’s.

“The board believe it’s justifiable,” he said in answer to media questioning following the AGM. “I work very hard and deliver for the Association to the best of my abilities. They didn’t want to reduce the salary, it’s something I did voluntarily last year and this year.”