The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) insist no official statement is planned as speculation mounts over the future of their former chief executive John Delaney.
Pressure has intensified on the association to act after Delaney, operating for the last three weeks in the newly-created post of executive vice-president, read a prepared statement and refused to answer questions on the controversial €100,000 loan issue at the Oireachtas committee for sport, transport and tourism on Wednesday.
The committee’s chairman Fergus O’Dowd concluded the hearing by calling on the entire 10-person board, as well as Delaney, to stand down in order to resurrect the reputation of Irish football.
Funding by Sport Ireland to the FAI has been suspended and yesterday Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the public deserved answers from Delaney on the outstanding issues.
President of the FAI, Donal Conway, was present at their headquarters in Abbotstown today but reports of a meeting involving all board members proved wide of the mark.
A spokesperson for the association confirmed they had no comment to make on the present saga and there was no press release expected today.
