Roy Barrett quits as FAI independent Chairman to facilitate gender balance

STEPPING DOWN: FAI Independent Chairperson Roy Barrett. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Exactly three years and three days after he broke new ground by becoming the FAI’s inaugural Chairman, Roy Barrett has stunned his board colleagues by quitting.

The former Goodbody Stockbrokers managing director, who turns 60 this year, will remain at the helm of the debt-riddled organisation for the next few months until a successor is sourced through a fresh recruitment process.