Incident at FAI [Archive]

DeNiro

13/12/2006, 2:37 PM

Anyone hear anymore about the guy trying to set himself alight in FAI Offices in Merrion Square? Reports on eircom.net about it!

Irish_Praha

13/12/2006, 2:52 PM

Just got this from unison.ie

A man who barricaded himself into FAI headquarters earlier this afternoon has given himself up.
Maxi McAllister from Dundalk threatened to blow up the building on Merrion Square in Dublin, because Dundalk Football Club was not allowed into the new Irish Premiership.

After speaking to the media from a window, he left the building and then doused himself in petrol, threatening at several stages to ignite himself with a lighter.

He was then taken into Garda custody and removed from the scene in a Garda van.

DeNiro

13/12/2006, 2:54 PM

Another interesting afternoon at No. 80!

republicofwhite

13/12/2006, 2:59 PM

I had my hopes up that someone was actually willing to be pro active in making a serious bid to depose Stan.. Oh well.

NY Hoop

13/12/2006, 3:00 PM

Shame he didnt go to uniosn's hq and finish the job. There is no such thing as the Irish Premiership. Still commiserations on not finishing the job!!

KOH

The Legend

13/12/2006, 7:08 PM

probably the same bloke that tried to mug Staunton

OwlsFan

15/12/2006, 3:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jEJLy34RBQ

Donegalcelt

05/01/2007, 3:11 PM

The FAI set up a sub-committee to decide what to do with their staff at the time - they came to the conclusion that sending them to the pub would do

eirebhoy

05/01/2007, 5:01 PM

I was up at Merrion Square today and they have a security guy at the door now.