In the Herald : January 13, 1976
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Indecent books under cover
Members of the Vice Squad inspected about 25 Sydney newsagents on the day that the state’s Indecent Articles and Classified Publications Act came into effect. Under the new law publications were classified as unrestricted, restricted or direct sale. Those in the restricted category could be displayed or sold only in a shop, and only to those over 18. Direct-sale publications could not be displayed, and sold only after personal request by an adult.
Don’s throwing a party – so watch out
FAI s handling of Videogate led to Damien Duff s exit from Irish backroom staff
Duff has made an abrupt exit from the Irish camp, though it’s not thought he has any issue with Stephen Kenny. Gavin Cooney By Gavin Cooney Saturday 9 Jan 2021, 4:48 PM Jan 9th 2021, 4:48 PM 95,800 Views 59 Comments
Damien Duff.
Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
IRISH FOOTBALL HAS again been shaken by a late-night FAI statement, this time the announcement that Damien Duff had decided to walk away from his role in Stephen Kenny’s backroom team.
The brief statement gave no reason for Duff’s exit, but it is understood Duff’s issue was with the FAI rather than with Stephen Kenny, problems that arose amid the handling of the ‘Videogate’ saga in November.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) will decide early this year whether to pursue a claim for damages against Deloitte, its former auditors, but there has been no board discussion over whether
Future remains uncertain as FAI convene virtual AGM
Updated / Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020
14:03
The Annual General Meeting of the Football Association of Ireland is being held virtually this afternoon.
Grant Thornton, the newly appointed auditors to the FAI, approved the accounts of the association but said there remains a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the association s ability to continue as a going concern.
In his first address to delegates as independent chairperson, Roy Barrett recalled 2019 as the year football became accountable again and finally found a vision for the future through the pain of the past.
He said the financial statements show how deep that pain runs throughout the game but said he was confident, as we near the end of the most abnormal year in living memory, that Irish football will be the better for all of this.
New FAI CEO Jonathan Hill faces up to huge challenge
Updated / Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020
19:12
RTÉ Sport journalist
New FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill told members at this afternoon s AGM that he had no baggage as he faced up to the huge challenges facing the association in the coming years.
Earlier this month it was announced that the FAI had made a loss of €5.1m for the financial year 2019, with the net current liabilities increasing from €58m at the end of the restated 2018 accounts to almost €70m at the end of last year.
The Annual General Meeting of the FAI heard today that while the level of debt continues to rise the FAI hopes to be cash positive by 2023. @Corktod reports #RTEsoccerpic.twitter.com/4qM9HeX1S4