FAI delegates to be warned of difficult financial year ahead

WARNING: FAI delegates will be warned of a difficult financial year ahead when their annual general meeting resumes on Thursday night to improve gender balance requirements. Pic: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

FAI delegates will be warned of a difficult financial year ahead when their annual general meeting resumes on Thursday night to improve gender balance requirements.

Two years on from his arrival as John Delaney’s permanent successor, chief executive Jonathan Hill has yet to deliver a marquee main sponsor, though commercial benefits will derive in 2023 through the qualification bonus for the women’s team reaching the World Cup and Castore becoming new kit sponsor.