delaney gets job fulltime
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DELANEY LANDS FAI TOP JOB
The FAI has appointed John Delaney as
its chief executive on a permanent
basis.
Delaney has been employed in the role
in an interim capacity since Fran
Rooney's controversial departure from
the job last November, and had been the
favourite among the shortlist of eight
to land the job.
An FAI statement quoted Delaney as
saying: 'We have huge challenges in
getting our children interested and
active in football and we t invest
heavily now in order to reap the
benefits in the next ten years.'
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Today's announcement is the culmination
of the association's much publicised
spat with the Minister for Sport, John
O'Donoghue.
By threatening to withdraw funding,
O'Donoghue pressurised the FAI into
publicly advertising the CEO vacancy in
the wake of Rooney's exit, in order
that the Genesis report be fully
implemented.
And former treasurer Delaney has now
emerged the winner from that
competition, with 40 candidates
reportedly submitting their CVs for
consideration.
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Delaney's credentials for the job were
no doubt enhanced by his involvement in
securing a multi-million euro
sponsorship deal with Umbro in January
- a fact acknowledged today by FAI
president Milo Corcoran, who formed
part of the five-ma n interview panel.
'Great progress has been made over the
past three months and I am looking
forward to that progress continuing
apace under the stewardship of John
Delaney,' Corcoran said.
