FAI enters extra time to tackle gender balance targets

Roy Barrett in attendance at an FAI AGM at FAI HQ in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The FAI has a serious female problem; they simply don't have enough and now it's official.

Although the volume of girls and women participating in the game remains in growth phase, convincing females to get involved in the parent body's committee structure is proving a struggle.