FAI boss ‘happy’ to pay McCarthy bonus if Ireland get to Euros

Mick McCarthy

FAI Interim Chief Executive Gary Owens has said that he would be happy to “pay all the bonuses that people deserve” if Ireland succeeds in qualifying for the European Championship finals next year.

It has been reported that if newly appointed manager Stephen Kenny guides his team through the play-offs then his predecessor McCarthy, after managing the team through ten competitive games, would still be entitled to a qualification bonus of around €1 million.