Packie Bonner set for return to FAI - 11 years after leaving governing body

Bonner was a victim of the FAI’s botched financing of the Lansdowne Road rebuild, losing his job as technical director as part of a wave of redundancies in 2010.

Bonner was a victim of the FAI’s botched financing of the Lansdowne Road rebuild, losing his job as technical director as part of a wave of redundancies in 2010.

Packie Bonner is set to make a sensational return to the FAI as an independent director.

The former Ireland goalkeeper – who won 80 caps and played at three major tournaments – will be designated to oversee the high-performance function in the association.