The FAI. Who are they?

Occidental

Bought lots of tickets and crap off them over the years, but have decided it might be about time I understood how the FAI operate.

Structure: Who makes up the main board(or equivalent) how long are they in these positions and how are they appointed(seem to remember the Eircon League clubs having voting rights)

Finance: Does all finance come for sponsorship, gates receipts & media rights, or does the government plough in money similar to the GAA.

Accountability: Are they actually answerable to anyone other than themselves. Are people reviewed on their performances.


I know there’s lots more, but would appreciate if anyone can shed a little light on these for starters

cheeky_monkey

no idea. would be be interested to hear.

Have you heard they're renaming the FAI to Sweet FA?

Bateman

eircom League Board of control

Alan Duncan, Brendan Dillon, Brendan Menton, Gerry Cuffe, Joe Colwell, John Byrne, John Delaney, Michael Cody, Michael Hyland, Ollie Byrne, Phil Mooney.

eircom League Management Committee

Alan Duncan, Brendan Dillon, Chris Bateman, Derek Wilkinson, Donal Keogh, Eddie Murray, Eddie Slevin, Enda McGuill, Gerry Cuffe, Jim Murphy, Joe Colwell, John Byrne, John Delaney, Michael Cody, Noel Hanley, Ollie Byrne, Paddy Goodwin, Paddy McCaul, Phil Mooney, Ray Gallagher, Ronan Seery.

FAI Senior Council

A. Duggan, Alan Duncan, Brendan Dillon, Brendan Menton, C. Murphy, Charles Cahill, D. O'Luanaigh, David Blood, Derek Wilkinson Des Casey, Donal Conway, Donal Keogh, Eddie Murray, Eddie Slevin, Enda McGuill, Frances Smith, G. McAnaney, Gerry Cuffe, Gerry McCormack, J. McCauley, J. McConnell, J. McLaughlin, J. O'Sullivan, J. Rhatigan, Jim Murphy, Joe Colwell, John Byrne, John Delaney, John McDermott, John O'Regan, K. Nugent, Kevin Byrne, Kevin Fahy, L. Dodd, M. Hanley, M. Shakespeare, Maurice Fleming, Michael Cody, Michael Hyland, Milo Corcoran, Myles O'Neill, Niamh O'Donoghue, Noel Hanley, Noel Kennedy, Paddy Goodwin, Paddy McCaul, Pat Quigley, Phil Mooney, R. Eustace, R. Kennedy, Ray Gallagher, S. Kiely, Thomas Lewis, Tony Lawlor, V. Cummins, William A. Attley.

FAI Junior Council

Art Friel, B. Penrose, B. Pidgeon, Brendan Fahy, C. O'Leary, D. Benson, D. Cruise, D. Kelly, D. O'Driscoll, Dessie Kelly, F. Kennedy, F. McCormack, H. Griffiths, J. Burke, J. Byrne, J. Coughlan, J. Gilligan, J. Gorman, J. Madden, J. Morley, J. O'Donovan, J. O'Driscoll, J. O'Toole, J. Stokes, J. Tobin, John McDermott, John O'Regan, Kevin Byrne, L. Dodd, L. McLindon, Liam Farrell, M. Behan, M. Casey, M. Clancy, M. Deans, M. Dooley, M. Hanley, Myles O'Neill, Niamh O'Donoghue, Noel Kennedy, P. Finnegan, P. Gorman, P. Lenihan, P. McEvoy, P. Whitty, Paddy Cummins, Peter Harrington, R. Alford, R. Fogarty, R. Kennedy, R. Power, S. Carroll, T. Hand, T. Manning, T. Martin, T. Power, Thomas Cullen, Thomas Lewis, W. Murphy.

Finance

Brendan Menton, Charles Cahill, David Blood, Des Casey, Michael Cody, Michael Hyland, Pat Quigley, Ray Gallagher, V. Cummins, William A. Attley.

Legal Affairs

A. Duggan, Derek Wilkinson, J. McLaughlin, John Byrne, John O'Regan, Kevin Byrne, M. Hanley, M. Shakespeare, Milo Corcoran, B. Eustace.

Stadia and Grounds

C. Murphy, Donal Keogh, G. McAnaney, J. O'Sullivan, Jim Murphy, L. Dodd, Milo Corcoran, Noel Hanley, Noel Kennedy.

International

Des Casey, Eddie Murray, Gerry Cuffe, Joe Colwell, John McDermott, K. Nugent, Kevin Fahy, Maurice Fleming, Michael Hyland, Niamh O'Donoghue.

Referees

Brendan Fahy, C. O'Leary, D. Kelly, David Blood, Enda McGuill, Myles O'Neill, S. Kiely, T. Fitzgerald, Tony Lawlor, William A. Attley.

Youth

Fran Ray, Jim Murphy, Kevin Fahy, Martin O'Hanlon, R. Kennedy, Rota, T. Fitzgerald, T. Kelly, T. O'Neill, Thomas Lewis.

SFAI Council

Jack Carthy, Liam Farrell, Martin O'Hanlon, Maurice Fleming, Michael Flaherty, Pat Hennessy.

FAIS Executive

Alex Harkin, Donal Conway, Jim Brennan, Kevin Fahy, Mairéad Collins, Noel Gannon.

Board of Management

A. Duggan, Brendan Menton, Charles Cahill, Des Casey, J. McConnell, Joe Colwell, John Byrne, John McDermott, Kevin Fahy, Maurice Fleming, Michael Cody, Michael Hyland, Milo Corcoran, Myles O'Neill, Noel Kennedy, Pat Quigley, Phil Mooney, Ray Gallagher, V. Cummins, William A. Attley.

LFAI Executive

Bobby Geoghegan Frances Smith, George Orr, Mick Cooke, Niamh O'Donoghue, Pat Duffy, Pat Kavanagh, Pauline O'Shaughnessy, Phil O'Neill, Sean Brodie, Shaun Kidd, Sue Ronan.

ISRS Council

A. Merrigan A. Walsh, Aidan Nevin, B. McEvoy, Bernard Foy, Christy Byrne, Columba McDermott, D. Colhoun, D. Gaff, Eamon McArdle, Fergus Finnegan, Francis Swan, G. Monaghan, Greg Boyd, H. Hickey, I. Gleeson, I. Martin, Ian Paul, James Finnegan, M. Moloney, M. Walsh, Michael Bourke, Michael Kiely, Noel Kinneen, P. Brady, P. Byrne, P. Collins, P. Pennie, P. Rowlands, P.J. Higgins, T. McInerney, T. Shanahan, T.J. Grant, Terry McParland, Thomas Walsh, Tony Lawlor, W. Long.



In order to see how this organisation works, you would probably have to know a little about eircom League soccer. If you don't have this background knowledge, forget it.

The major players are obvious. The smaller the list of the relevant "Board", the more powerful that board is. They are based in Merrion Square in Dublin, again for the benefit of those whose only dealing with them is buying international tickets.

Occidental

Bateman,

Thanks for the list. Notice that a lot of people appear on a number of commitees. Is this actually the way the place works(are all these people active on all these commitees), or is it something put out to show they have a structure.

Originally posted by Bateman
In order to see how this organisation works, you would probably have to know a little about eircom League soccer. If you don't have this background knowledge, forget it.

I've been to lots of league games(mostly before Eircom existed) and have a good understanding of the running of one of the clubs. Is that what you call background knowledge.

Bateman

Is that what you call background knowledge?

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Yep, that would do you no harm in trying to figure out how the FAI operates. Experience of a senior team, or indeed even experience of schoolboy/junior football workings is all relevant when trying to understand the (F)ools (A)nd (I)diots.