New president wants to 'spread the gospel of the FAI'

Gerry McAnaney has described his election as the new President of the FAI as “probably one of the greatest days of my life.”

The Dublin-born former Irish Army officer, who has been based in Cork since 1979, beat Sligo Rovers chairman and current FAI board member Martin Heraghty by a convincing margin of 88 to 40 at today's EGM in Dublin, to succeed outgoing President Donal Conway.