Complaint raised by FAI PR chief Cathal Dervan nears finality as "terms agreed in principle"

Mr Dervan issued his complaint under two pieces of legislation, primarily surrounding an alleged alteration of his duties without his contest under the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994

FAI director of media and football relations Cathal Dervan during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shelbourne and St Patrick's Athletic at Tolka Park

The Workplace Relations Commission has issued a six-week adjournment in the employment case taken by the FAI’s public relations and communications director Cathal Dervan against his employers.

John Connellan of BC Law, representing Mr Dervan, made the request on an agreed basis with the FAI’s representative, Ciaran Loughran of employer body, IBEC, at Thursday morning’s brief hearing.