FAI plans to have new CEO Jonathan Hill in place on November 1

Delays have cropped up since the former English FA commercial director was recommended for the role

The FAI offices at Abbotstown. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

The FAI are pressing ahead with plans for Jonathan Hill to commence work as their new chief executive on November 1.

Although a five-person interview panel last month recommended the former English FA commercial director ahead of Olympic Federation of Ireland President Sarah Keane and ex-Six Nations chief executive John Feehan for the vacancy, delays have since cropped up.