Shelbourne chairman Andrew Doyle hits out at Roy Barrett’s ‘appalling governance’ of FAI

Barrett needs two-thirds of the 206 delegates at an EGM on August 31 to ratify the bailout

Roy Barrett hosted a social evening with his fellow board members last night. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

As Roy Barrett attempted to smooth tensions in the FAI by hosting a social evening with his fellow board members last night, the independent chairman was on the end of a stinging parting shot by Shelbourne chairman Andrew Doyle.

The corporate lawyer’s patience with what he brands as “appalling governance” within the new FAI finally broke when he quit both the senior council and finance committee.