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Pádraig Amond (L), Dylan Watts and Michael Duffy (R) are the 2024 POTY nominees

Amond, Duffy and Watts nominated for PFAI award

Waterford's Pádraig Amond, Derry City's Michael Duffy and Dylan Watts of Shamrock Rovers have been nominated for the PFA Ireland Men's Player of the Year award for 2024.

Soccer • 30 Oct 24

Bohemians goalkeeper James Talbot is included in the side

Bohs earn four spots on PFAI Team of the Year

Bohemians have four players included in the 2021 PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year, with champions Shamrock Rovers earning three spots.

Soccer • 26 Nov 21

Brendan Clarke with St Pat's in November

Clarke eyeing fresh start at Shels after Pats exit

Brendan Clarke tells the RTÉ Soccer Podcast the need for a fresh start was the main factor behind his move from St Patrick's Athletic to Shelbourne.

Soccer • 20 Dec 20

RTÉ Soccer Podcast: Clarke on PFAI role & Shels switch

Brendan Clarke chats to the RTÉ Soccer Podcast about his new role in PFAI, the challenges of completing the 2020 season with Covid, the mental aspect of goalkeeper and his reasons for leaving his beloved St. Pats and signing for Shelbourne.

Soccer • 20 Dec 20

Áine O'Gorman (L) of Peamount United with Treaty United's Marie Curtin

Marie Curtin: No leadership from FAI to help club game

Treaty United captain Marie Curtin has urged the FAI to show more leadership when it comes to improving the Women's National League, and claimed players were met with "embarrassing" resistance when they tried to highlight issues they were facing.

Soccer • 28 Sep 20

LOI players to take a knee when season resumes

The PFAI has confirmed that SSE Airtricity League players will take a knee before matches when the domestic soccer season resumes on 31 July.

Soccer • 24 Jul 20

PFAI chief McGuinness: We need strong leadership at top

PFAI General Secretary Stephen McGuinness has called for a "stronger decision-making" voice within the FAI as the elongated process to nail down a return for the League of Ireland continues to drag on.

Soccer • 26 Jun 20

Stuart Gilhooly says the PFAI do not want take heavy measures but that players must be paid in full

PFAI issues stark warning to clubs who could opt out

Talks are set to resume between the League of Ireland clubs and the FAI on Monday, with the PFAI warning that measures will be taken to ensure players receive all wages owed if there is no football for the remainder of the year.

Soccer • 15 Jun 20

League of Ireland clubs are awaiting further progress from the FAI

PFAI: Clubs will suffer further if they don't return

Stuart Gilhooly, solicitor for the Professional Football Assocation of Ireland, has warned League of Ireland clubs they face serious consequences if the 2020 season is not played this year.

Soccer • 20 May 20

The last game played in the League of Ireland Premier Division before restrictions came into place was 70 days ago

Majority in favour of return to play according to PFAI

The union representing players in the League of Ireland, the PFAI, has said that its members are overwhelmingly in favour of returning to action even if that means playing behind closed doors.

Soccer • 15 May 20

John Russell (left) is assistant manager with Sligo Rovers

Players plot own future with FAI crisis far from minds

As the FAI crisis continues, there are players throughout the land looking to map out a future in the game when the next step isn't clear. John Russell is trying to inspire that in Mayo this month.

Soccer • 10 Dec 19

' I spoke to Trevor (Croly) about it and he told me it's a good thing to do'

Derek Pender keen to kick off coaching career

Recently retired Bohemians defender Derek Pender is wasting little time embarking on his coaching career as he takes charge of the PFAI annual training camp.

Soccer • 25 Nov 19

PFA Ireland General Secretary Stephen McGuinness (L) with Derek Pender

PFAI chief McGuinness hoping for brighter FAI future

The head of the Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland (PFAI) Stephen McGuinness has welcomed the recent improvements in relations between the FAI and the players in what has been a year of controversy for football in this country.

Soccer • 25 Nov 19

Jack Byrne received the top award at the PFAI gala

Jack Byrne named PFAI player of the year

Shamrock Rovers and Ireland midfielder Jack Byrne has been named the 2019 PFAI Player of the Year.

Soccer • 10 Nov 19

Donal Conway addresses delegates in Trim

Reelected as president Conway calls for culture change

Reelected unopposed as president, Donal Conway has told the FAI AGM in Trim that the organisation must change its culture and behaviour.

Soccer • 27 Jul 19

Time to put the players back at centre of FAI-PFAI row

The FAI have to address breakdown in relations with PFAI for the greater good.

Soccer • 02 Aug 18

The recent funding announcement from the FAI came after Bray Wanderers and Limerick FC both struggled to pay their players in recent weeks.

FAI to finance entirety of 'last resort' fund

The FAI have said tonight they will fund the entirety of the €300,000 pot established to assist clubs who have difficulty meeting their contractual obligations to their playing staff.

Soccer • 31 Jul 18

Stephen McGuinness of the PFAI called for John Delaney to discuss the players' fund with them

PFAI Chief: 'It's time Delaney came and met us'

PFAI general secretary Stephen McGuinness has called for John Delaney to meet him over the creation of a new fund to assist players and clubs in financial trouble.

Soccer • 26 Jul 18

The FAI have come in for some harsh criticism by the PFAI

PFAI launch scathing attack on FAI over fund proposal

The PFAI have lashed out at the FAI, who they claim have announced a new fund to assist players and clubs in financial trouble without consulting them and for which the PFAI are expected to contribute 50% of.

Soccer • 26 Jul 18

The FAI's running of the SSE Airtricity League has been called into question by the PFAI

FAI: We are trying to solve Bray crisis

FAI's director of competitions Fran Gavin has defended the organisation's role in the Bray Wanderers saga and said the league is in a better place since club licencing was introduced.

Soccer • 13 Jul 18

Bray released a statement confirming the club are unable to guarantee wages until the rest of the season

PFAI's Cahill: Licensing process must be questioned

PFAI Player Executive Ollie Cahill said the League of Ireland's club licensing process has to be questioned in the wake of Bray Wanderers's public admittance that they cannot guarantee their players' wages.

Soccer • 04 Jul 18

Ollie Cahill (right) believes that players are more likely to face up to mental health issues now

PFAI's Cahill encouraged by changing attitudes

PFAI Player Executive Ollie Cahill is encouraged by the growing number of soccer players in Ireland who are taking steps to confront and address mental health issues.

Soccer • 17 Apr 18

FAI and PFAI relations at 'all-time low' - Cawley

Soccer Republic analyst Alan Cawley believes relations between the FAI and PFAI have reached an all-time low amid more unhappiness from the players' union at support from the governing body.

Soccer • 29 Nov 17

PFAI chief: LOI now needs leadership from the very top

PFAI General Secretary Stephen McGuinness has called for "leadership from the very top" to address the growing problems in the Airtricity League that have again been exposed by the crisis at Bray Wanderers.

Soccer • 04 Jul 17

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