Shane Ross: FAI sought €10m bailout

The FAI’s executive lead Paul Cooke tonight refused to deny a claim by Sports Minister Shane Ross that the association have sought a bailout of over €10m.

Although Cooke described a meeting with at Government Buildings as constructive, he doesn’t know how their bid to finance mounting debts will unravel. For the first time since controversy engulfed the organisation in March, the Sports Minister sat down with the FAI hierarchy tonight.