FAI seek voluntary job cuts with compulsory to follow

Legacy debt of €40m continues to impair the FAI's financial autonomy.

A general view of the Football Association of Ireland Offices at the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

The FAI could shed a third of its 251-workforce after admitting significant redundancies are required to deliver “increased financial sustainability”.

Annual payroll costs soared to €15m in the latest accounts and, coupled with the absence of major tournament prize-money stretching towards a decade, expenditure reviews have been underway.