Full coverage: FAI

In a rare and revealing interview, the State’s corporate enforcer Ian Drennan talks about corporate culture in Ireland, the priorities for the Corporate Enforcement Authority, and the lengthy probes into INM and the FAI.

John O’Shea conducted himself as well as he could in a situation not of his making but also did nothing to suggest he should be given the job as Ireland manager. His intention appeared to be conservative by avoiding a disaster that would rule him out.

Jonathan Hill’s time as FAI CEO will be remembered for a payments controversy and the failure to secure a national manager. But the dysfunction that has long shaped - and derailed - the organisation is deep-rooted and culturally embedded.

Whatever about the super elite, new transnational football leagues for disadvantaged European cities could happen very quickly. The top clubs in the League of Ireland need to get their skates on, as the current model is not working here.

The furore about top-up payments to CEO Jonathan Hill dominated the FAI’s appearance at an Oireachtas committee this week. Sadly, however, the real problems within Irish football run much deeper and will be much harder to remedy than repaying €20,000.

The football manager who deviated from the norm of Ireland players being told of their limitations had tried to inculcate in them a belief that we could beat the best. In the end, we could not beat New Zealand.

Back in 2013, two Irish businessmen sought to replicate the model of a Swiss trade finance firm. Almost a decade later, it has collapsed. This is the story of tax breaks, unregulated loan notes, and a disastrous deal with the former kit supplier to the FAI.

The failures of the old FAI are known to everyone but Irish football needs constant exposure to new ideas as it tries to stand on its own two feet.

His time as Ireland manager ended in disappointment. In this episode of Experience, he talks to Dion Fanning about John Delaney, being viewed as an outsider and the mistakes he made.

Roddy Collins's life has been a story of adventure, resilience and, sometimes, bluster. In this week's episode of Experience, he talks to Dion Fanning about never being afraid to risk everything and standing up to John Delaney.