Paul Cooke has been elected as President of the Football Association of Ireland on a two-year term in succession to Gerry McAnaney. The former Waterford United director received 89 votes at the 2023 AGM of the Association. Joe O’Brien received 21 votes.
Cooke, a chartered accountant, who once served as CEO Of the Irish Daily Star previously worked as the executive lead of the association in 2019, and in the same year was nominated for the role of Honourary Treasurer. Saturday's meeting ratified Tony Keohane as Independent Chairperson of the FAI, replacing Roy Barrett in the role. John Finnegan from the Munster Football Association was elected unopposed to the role of Vice-President while Dave Moran of the Leinster Football Association was ratified as a Director representing the Amateur Football Chamber with Tom Browne (National Bodies – SFAI) and Nixon Morton (National Bodies – Other) also ratified as Directors following nomination by their respective Chambers. Independent Directors Catherine Guy and Liz Joyce, nominated by the Nominations Committee of the FAI, will each serve for a further two-year term following their ratification at the AGM.
