Timeline of Ireland’s Covid-19 woes after a week of off-field drama

There has been a divide between Stephen Kenny and the FAI on the interpretation of some events this week

Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny and Wales manager Ryan Giggs at the Aviva Stadium. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Stephen Kenny has referred to this week’s events as a saga and that was before two of the three games in this international window kicked off.

The FAI had only in late August retained a specialist company – One-Team Risk Management Solutions – to carry out risk assessments arising from the pandemic.