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 ... 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 ... Soccer • 20 Dec 20
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 ... 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 ... Soccer • 26 Jun 20
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 ... Soccer • 15 Jun 20
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 ... Soccer • 20 May 20
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 ... Soccer • 15 May 20
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 ... Soccer • 10 Dec 19
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
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 ... Soccer • 25 Nov 19
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
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
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 ... Soccer • 31 Jul 18
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 ... Soccer • 26 Jul 18
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 ... Soccer • 26 Jul 18
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 ... Soccer • 13 Jul 18
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 ... Soccer • 04 Jul 18
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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Soccer • 04 Jul 17
