Former FAI Chairman Refuses to Apologise for Sanctioning Payments to CEO

Former FAI chairman Roy Barrett is questioned by P FAI solicitor Stuart Gilhooly during the FAI AGM at the Radisson Blu hotel in Booterstown. The FAI AGM instantly became a standoff between general assembly delegates and Roy Barrett , the association’s former chairperson, who has admitted to sanctioning payments to chief executive Jonathan Hill .

Barrett refused to apologise for paying Hill €20,500 to cover commuting costs and cash for holidays not taken, despite a discovery by the Sport Ireland-Kosi audit prompted the CEO to repay the FAI in full. Barrett signed off on the payments to “retain, motivate and incentivise” Hill despite the decision leading to €6.8 million in Government funding being temporarily withheld. “I don’t apologise for the decision,” said Barrett. “I believe it was the right decision. I still think it was, I believe I had the authority to make the decision

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