FAI have 'ballpark' redundancy target admits chief executive David Courell

Defeat by Ireland to Armenia in Tuesday’s second qualifier vastly reduces the prospects of reaching next year’s World Cup, thereby increasing financial pressure on an organisation scrambling to service its debt pile of €40m.

FAI CEO David Courell and Ireland's Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.

FAI chief executive David Courell says they have a “ballpark” number of redundancies but says Siptu misinterpreted the intention of their skillset shortage claims.

As first revealed by the Irish Examiner last month, the FAI are embarking on a transformation programme that could see up to a third of their 241-workforce being shed.