![]() ![]() The domestic competitions committee includes two former board members, it has been confirmed The process of making a permanent appointment is only in its very earliest stages. Quinn and Owens also met with members of the staff forum, and that too appears to have gone well despite the frustration felt in some quarters that the former Hibernian Insurance and Athletics Ireland chief is the fourth interim chief executive to be dealing with them since last March. Quinn is part of an FAI delegation which will travel to Switzerland over the coming days in order to tie up the outstanding details of Uefa's financial support to the association and also, it is reported, to explore how previous funding has been used. ![]() One of those present also felt that the general tone suggested that there is confidence that the block on Government funding, normally paid through Sport Ireland, is close to being lifted. Quinn’s tone is said to have been upbeat and there appears to have been a general impression that he will have a positive impact. There was no detail on the number of job losses that might be expected over the coming months but Owens – who said he expects to be in the job for six months – did tell staff, around three-quarters of whom were present, that he had experience of “restructuring” organisations. Interim deputy CEO Niall Quinn and interim CEO Gary Owens met with Football Association of Ireland (FAI) staff on Monday to provide some reassurance about the association's future, with several members of staff describing the meeting as having been "positive".
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