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JONATHAN HILL IS to leave his position as FAI chief executive.
Hill will leave the Association on 30 April and an interim CEO will be announced “in due course, followed by a structured search for a full-time successor”, according to the FAI.
Chief Operating Officer David Courrell will take on the interim CEO duties.
Hill joined the FAI as CEO in November 2020 and has been at the helm of the association for the past three and a half years.
FAI president Paul Cooke said: “Jonathan has worked incredibly hard in creating the solid foundations for growth and I am sure the board, executive and staff can now build on those foundations to create real change for the largest participation sport in the country. I wish Jonathan every success in the future.”
Hill said: “Since 2020, the FAI team and the wider football community have embraced what has been a radical transformation process for the Association and I’m proud of what has been achieved.
“We have developed a new, dynamic senior leadership team, a clear strategic vision, a bold plan to address football’s wider infrastructure needs and a stable and growing financial platform for further and sustainable growth.
“A notable step forward was the 2021 Equal Pay agreement which has been a vital catalyst for the rapid rise of the Women’s senior national team over this period, culminating in a historic first World Cup appearance in Australia in 2023: Our successful bids to host EURO 2028 and the UEFA Europa League Final next month are testament to the progress delivered by the FAI staff and their incredible commitment and hard work.
“I firmly believe that the future is bright for Irish football.”
Tony Keohane, independent chair of the Board of the FAI said: “Jonathan joined the association during a difficult time in the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic and helped the association navigate an extremely challenging period.
“On behalf of the Board of the FAI, I want to thank Jonathan for his hard work and dedication over the past number of years and wish him well for the future.
“Not only did Jonathan guide the association and the game through an incredibly difficult pandemic period, but he led the transformation in the association and leaves us
“We are grateful to have benefited
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Another protracted saga by the FAI. Is there a chance they will get something right anytime soon?
Fiasco at the FAI
What a circus
I hear some fella called Delaney looking for a job
Who’s next on board the gravy train that is the fai
Successor will be announced in early April.
A complete dysfunctional organisation. A complete shambles from top to bottom.
Well, holy God….
He is going on his holidays that he missed over past few years.
If only the FAI could put FG,FF and the Greens on the Irish jersey as a sponsor they might get proper government funding and have enough to pay for a top football manager. But it’s the bold boy FAI not the great little government sponsor RTE where the money waterfall from the taxpayers via the government keeps on flowing, and goods times never end.
@Wakeupkerrycoco Wakeupkerrycoco: Yeah give them more money to flitter away. The whole thing is a joke.
@Wakeupkerrycoco Wakeupkerrycoco: Are you joking? The FAI ends up getting more funding than any other sports body due to the fact that they have to be bailed out every 2nd year. When Trap was in charge his salary was the 2nd highest international manager in Europe. Nothing goes to the grassroots. The organisation needs to fold immediately. After all the pressure that was put on this shambles of a sporting body over the last few years this fella in the article above pays himself €12,000 because he claimed he didn’t take holidays last year.
I feel for all the many people involved in football up & down the country who gives their time and energy to producing teams, and getting kids into the sport. Must be heartbreaking to have such a dysfunctional organisation running their sport.
Ireland’s sporting Big 3 – the GAA, the IRFU, ……..and then there’s the FAI. Dear God in Heaven
So he’s obviously going to be the new Team Manager. YIPPEE
It’s been an inside job all along
Never mind. He’ll be substituted!
Ah he will be back he’s just a few days to use up
At this stage might aswell give the job back to John Delaney. Style of stewardship seems to work for RTE. All’s forgiven J……we were only messin.
Steve Bruce to be announced as the new manager. You heard it here first.
It’s A Nice Job For Watts from health
The golden parachute is being readied.
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