Money wasted by aai and Irish sports council

bat_573

Embarrassing to see two governing bodies behaving like this and wasting €800,000 which could have been put towards improving athletics!!!:eek:


http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/taxpayers-pick-up-tab-2967048.html



When Athletics Ireland sacked its chief executive Mary Coghlan in 2009, it set in train a series of events which culminated in a High Court case in March 2010.
The case, alleging defamation and misfeasance in public office, was taken by Coghlan against AI and the Irish Sports Council. After three days of evidence, AI and the ISC settled. The cost to the taxpayer was enormous and raised serious questions about the credibility of the two organisations.
In September 2010, it emerged that Coghlan was paid €125,000 in the settlement, with a further €184,283 to her legal team. The costs were split between the two organisations, €150,000 from the ISC and €159,283 from AI.
A clearer picture has now emerged of the full cost of this saga to the taxpayer.
The ISC's annual report for 2010 was published on Friday and it showed that its legal costs for this case were a staggering €401,961. And, according to accounts lodged with the Companies Office, AI's legal fees for 2009, when the proceedings were issued, were €382,651 and 2010 were €68,825. Although these figures are not broken down, it is safe to assume this case was responsible for the lion's share of them.
The report also points out that the settlement was "without admission of liability", but if handing over €800,000 of Irish sport's money is not an admission of liability, then it's hard to know what is.
jgreene@independent.ie

myflipflops

Ivan Yates can have them on his show to congratulate them on donating this money to a group of lawyers so the likes of David Gillick and Annalise Murpy won't get the chance to waste it.

Pisco Sour

Q1: The AAI and ISC are:

a) Spoofers
b) Jokers
c) Muppets
d) all of the above

Sprocket77

04072511 wrote: »

Q1: The AAI and ISC are:

a) Spoofers
b) Jokers
c) Muppets
d) all of the above

Hey, I really like the Muppets, don't be comparing them with this lot

Dan man

This story is enough to make any Irish sports fan sick to the stomach especially at a time when Irish sports funding is being slashed further and further. Let's hope we never see the likes of this again.

scout33

the old story no ones accountable