FAI’s perilous state casts doubt on Irish football future

Another day, and another battering of the FAI’s reputation — but this today’s pummelling in Leinster House could prove the tipping point for its survival prospects.

And while representatives chose to stay away from the sitting of the Oireachtas committee for sport, travel and tourism, the soundings coming out of Kildare St were grim. Crucial additional pieces of information were supplied to the committee by each of the two ministers present.