2020 RECALL
As the year comes to a close, take the Irish Sun’s big fat quiz and see how much you remember from the past 12 months
29 Dec 2020, 7:01
IT’S been a year when we’ve all been glued to the news as seismic events shook our world.
But how much of 2020’s many news stories can you still remember?
Take the Irish Sun’s annual Big Fat Quiz and test your memory.
NEWS
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‘The problem you had is that clubs relied on the FAI for a lot of things’
In part 3 of our series on the legacy of the old FAI, we chat to St Patrick’s Athletic Director of Football and former player, Ger O’Brien. By Paul Fennessy Wednesday 23 Dec 2020, 7:30 AM Dec 23rd 2020, 7:30 AM 4,767 Views 0 Comments
Ger O Brien is currently the Director of Football at St Pat s.
Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO
Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO
A DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC of the old Football Association of Ireland was people’s fear of speaking critically of the way it was run.
Journalists, players and those working within the game often bore the brunt of the association’s wrath.
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In part two of our series looking at the impact of the old FAI, we chat to Stuart Gilhooly of the PFAI. Paul Fennessy By Paul Fennessy Tuesday 22 Dec 2020, 12:02 PM Dec 22nd 2020, 12:02 PM 37,368 Views 4 Comments
Former FAI CEO John Delaney (file pic).
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Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
UNDER THE OLD Football Association of Ireland regime, many people within the game were ostracised for falling out with people in power.
As ex-Ireland boss Brian Kerr one of those individuals who fell foul of the association said on Virgin Media last October of the Delaney era: “The 15 years that he was in control were a disaster for Irish football and for the game. What’s a disgrace – as much as his behaviour – was tha
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‘Did I regret resigning? No, I couldn’t survive in that environment’ - John Delaney s predecessor
In part one of our series on the legacy of the old FAI one year on from when the extent of its financial issues were revealed, we chat to ex-General Secretary Brendan Menton. By Paul Fennessy Monday 21 Dec 2020, 12:15 PM Dec 21st 2020, 12:15 PM 37,223 Views 4 Comments
Brendan Menton (file pic).
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N.B. The FAI’s financial accounts for 2019 were released after this interview was conducted (more details here).
ANYONE WHO HAS read ‘Champagne Football’ the acclaimed book by Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan on John Delaney’s rise and fall released earlier this year will know that the name Brendan Menton features prominently in its early pages.