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To understand why the FAI has a financial black hole, you need to follow the actual cash. Our analysis of the company’s cash flows shows that while it was showing healthy profits, the association was actually struggling to break even.

Reeling from a 29 per cent drop in ratings from 2015 to 2017 threatening the value of TV rights, the Premier League has vowed to stop illegal streams. In affidavits seen by The Currency, it shows how piracy undermines its business.

How did an obscure company in Dublin 4 become part of a global asset hunt? And what happens next? Confidential documents, court judgements, affidavits and international filings reveal the real story behind the collapse of MP & Silva, and the role of Ireland in its operations.