John Delaney refuses to discuss decision to step down from OCI

John Delaney yesterday declined to track back and discuss his recent decision to step down from the executive of the Olympic Council of Ireland, opting instead to look ahead to more positive times when Dublin will host four games at Euro 2020.

Tipped last summer by Pat Hickey as a future president of the OCI, Delaney relinquished his role as vice-president late last month on the back of a turbulent period for the body which saw Hickey arrested whilst at the Games in Brazil on charges relating to the sale of Olympic tickets.

“I’ve made it very clear about the OCI,” said the FAI chief executive at the launch of the branding for Dublin’s games at the European Championship in four years time. “I’ve said everything I’m going to say publicly about the OCI. There are a lot of legal matters as you know so I want to leave it at that.”