It has saved the FAI from insolvency, collapse, extinction, all of the elements which were on the horizon. That review must include a rule change that would bar former FAI board members from joining committees in the new structure: one former director, John Earley, is currently sitting on an FAI committee. Meeting a target of having 40 per cent female representation at board, council and committee levels by 2023 will be a battle. But making those changes is not something the FAI board will be able to consider. Owens will take the FAI roadshow to UEFA's HQ for a meeting today, the FAI finally able to breathe for the first time in 10 months.

Source: Irish Independent January 31, 2020 03:00 UTC