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John Irish jihadist Lisa Smith is the his 50th party subject of an international crimi- nal investigation into her involve- ment in Islamic terrorism by garda liability to the organisation caused Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan special branch and the FBI. FOOTBALL FALLOUT by him. The board agreed to inves- Gardai are gathering evidence John Delaney, the former FAI chief How Delaney lost the FAI tigate whether Delaney was with a view to prosecuting Smith executive, was being investigated dressing room responsible for the four areas high- under the Criminal Justice (Terror- in relation to four separate allega- Full story, pages 4-5 lighted as concerns. ist Offences) (Amendment) Act tions — including a claim that the In the days prior to the April 15 2015, which allows persons to be association made improper pay- football pundit Eamon Dunphy meeting, Delaney’s supporters charged with offences if they have ments for his 50th birthday cele- and comedian Brendan O’Carroll. said he had told them privately he committed or encouraged others bration — when he agreed to go on Aleksander Ceferin, the former was leaving the FAI. At the meeting to participate in the commission of gardening leave last April. Uefa president, also attended. a delegation was charged with ask- terrorist acts abroad. The Sunday Times has estab- After Delaney failed on March 16 ing Delaney “whether or not he Detectives are interviewing lished that the FAI had resolved to get a court injunction against a had resigned”. If not, they could witnesses, including military to investigate Delaney over con- Sunday Times story about a accept him voluntarily stepping personnel, with whom Smith cern that he: €100,000 loan he made to the FAI aside pending investigations or allegedly discussed her extremist l Failed to use his FAI credit card in 2017, he warned the association they could suspend him. views and ideologies before she properly that it “owed him a substantial sum At the same meeting Conway travelled to Syria to join Isis, the l Failed to manage the finances of money”. Delaney claimed to be said the board intended to tell terrorist group which committed of the FAI “broadly €100,000 in credit with Sport Ireland it would step down war crimes against local popula- l Failed to control his personal contributions to the FAI”. “in its entirety” after a new struc- tions in Iraq. Gardai hope to amass expenses On March 22 the FAI board voted ture was outlined. After the sub- enough evidence to charge Smith l Made a series of payments from unanimously to move Delaney to committee met Delaney, the rest of FAI funds not in the ordinary the new position of executive vice- the board was told he was stepping course of FAI business. president but within days the aside immediately. He would not IN THIS SECTION This expenditure includes FAI board complained that it had been perform FAI duties unless those Why Lisa Smith is payments for Delaney’s birthday rushed into that decision. were required by Conway. persona non grata party; a €100,000 payment to As early as March 26, more than The deal was that Delaney News Review, page 15 Paddy Goodwin, Delaney’s per- two weeks before Delaney and FAI would be “paid as normal” pend- sonal solicitor; and payments to officials appeared at the Oireach- ing the investigation outcome as with encouraging others to sup- Susan Keegan, his former girl- tas sport committee, the board long as he co-operated. He had to port Isis, which is an offence under friend, which she denies receiving. considered asking for advice on return his credit card and all elec- Irish law. FAI board members were told the whether Delaney’s actions tronic devices. He also agreed not It is unclear whether Smith, who list was “non-exhaustive”. amounted to misconduct. to attend Abbotstown, the FAI HQ, served with the Irish Defence For- Delaney went on leave on April On April 15, at an emergency or contact any staff or supporters. ces, can be prosecuted for offences 15 after stories in The Sunday meeting at the Carlton hotel by Aidan Eames, Delaney’s solici- she may have committed in the Times documented how €40,000 Airport, the FAI president tor, declined to comment on Syrian city of Raqqa and the town was incurred on his FAI credit card Donal Conway told the board the Friday. The FAI said it did not com- of Baghouz because of lack of evi- in the last six months of 2016 and executive vice-president was enti- ment on any individual employee. dence. However, this may change if how €8,000 was paid by the FAI to tled to six weeks’ notice and 10 There is no suggestion that information is obtained by the FBI, cover a 2015 bill for a stay in a New weeks holiday pay if he was “let Goodwin, who has represented which has taken the jihadist’s DNA York Ritz-Carlton hotel. go”. Conway further warned that both the FAI and Delaney, did and fingerprints. Delaney’s 50th birthday cele- Delaney could possibly pursue the anything wrong. He did not The FBI was asked to assist the brations took place in the Mount FAI for payments he believed were respond to calls. investigation because the Ameri- Juliet golf club, Co Kilkenny, in owed to him. However, the FAI The Office of the Director of Cor- can military and allied forces are Shane Lowry salutes the crowd yesterday after a record-breaking round of eight under par helped the 2017. Among the guests were politi- could sue Delaney for any issues porate Enforcement has been operating in the region where Mullingar golfer lead by four shots going into the final day of the Open at Royal Portrush. Full story, Sport cians Alan Kelly and Michael Ring, that emerged that could result in a investigating the FAI since March. Smith was detained. The bureau declined to comment when con- tacted by The Sunday Times. Sound and Picture, an organisa- tion that documents human rights Gardai ‘tried to hack fans group’ violations in Syria, said it had sup- UK tipped to join US against Iran plied Garda Headquarters with Mark Tighe The email, which set out information showing Smith was Richard Kerbaj, Andrew Gilligan its tankers, with more than $100m The UK defence secretary, security arrangements and threat INDEX involved in the Hisbah, an extrem- and Caroline Wheeler of oil on board, off Gibraltar 2½ Penny Mordaunt, said Montrose Gardai tried to “hack” into a social assessments ahead of the FAI ist branch of Isis that enforced weeks ago. On Friday, Revolution- was an hour away from the Impero media group used by Ireland foot- hosting the draw for the Euro 2020 Lottery News 2 moral codes through violence. Britain may join the US in an inter- ary Guards soldiers seized British- when it was seized. ball supporters last year over con- qualifiers and a Uefa meeting in the Weather News 19 The group has also accused national force to escort vessels flagged tanker Stena Impero, in an It can also be revealed that in cerns they were planning a protest Shelbourne hotel in Dublin, was Letters News 14 Smith of involvement in the al- through the Strait of Hormuz after action Hunt yesterday called April, Britain withdrew two Royal against John Delaney, according to copied in to Emma English, Del- Khansaa brigade, which ensured its ministers were accused of not “totally and utterly unacceptable”. Navy Wildcat helicopters, which the FAI’s head of security. aney’s girlfriend at the time. Sudoku Money 18 that women dressed appropriately doing enough to protect UK ships. Britain has only one warship, were based close by in Oman and In correspondence sent by Joe The email sets out how the FAI and were always accompanied by Guarding ships in convoys is HMS Montrose, in the Gulf to cover provided surveillance of the strait McGlue, the FAI’s security chief, to provided up to three security men men. Many foreign women being considered after a former UK the 90-mile strait. However, the for hostile Iranian activity. It said Delaney, then FAI chief executive, to shadow Delaney during the became members of this brigade. cabinet minister said the foreign British government has not orga- they were “no longer needed”. last November 30, McGlue claimed day’s events in Dublin. McGlue Sound and Picture has also secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and Ther- nised for civilian UK ships to sail Admiral Lord West, a former that a “protest” WhatsApp group said that there would be “a very accused Smith of being involved in esa May had been distracted by the through the strait at fixed times, first sea lord, said ministers had set up by Tommy Shields or Zeno discreet presence” by one body- the Anwar al-Awlaki brigade, Conservative leadership contest when the frigate could be on hand been attempting “gunboat diplo- Kelly, two long-time Ireland sup- guard in the Shelbourne. another branch of Isis established and “taken their eyes off the ball”. to protect them, as it did recently macy without the gunboats” and porters, had up to 12 members. “You will not notice this per- y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+$!} with a view to carrying out attacks Iran has been threatening retali- in a similar situation to guard cuts had fatally undermined the “Gardai are trying to hack into it,” son,” he said. “There are other Continued on page 2→ ation since Britain detained one of against Somali pirates. Continued on page 2→ said McGlue. “Further update later.” Continued on page 2→ 2 The Sunday Times July 21, 2019 NEWS

LEAH FARRELL/ROLLINGNEWS.IE Kelleher declares Fianna Fail farm income of remains on €240,000 a year on MEPs register top as Martin Colin Coyle MEP, was the only other Irish MEP to declare any income Billy Kelleher, an MEP for apart from money received in Ireland South, has declared the course of their political farm income of €240,000 a work. She receives between boosts lead year in his first European €500 and €1,000 a month for register of interests. Kelleher, her job as a “media and a former Fianna Fail TD, events consultant”. listed farming as a source of Kelleher was one of several Party enjoys biggest showing since November 2017 and income and estimated his large farm owners in the Dail. annual gross income from it Among the largest are has now not been passed by Fine Gael for four months as €20,000 a month. Richard Bruton, the Kelleher owns 126 acres in communications minister; Ballyphilip, Whites Cross, Co Jackie Cahill, a Tipperary Justine McCarthy Cork and another 60 acres in Fianna Fail TD; and Michael STATE OF THE PARTIES Coolgreen, Whites Cross, Co D’Arcy, a minister of state at Fianna Fail remains Ireland’s most popu- Cork, according to his most Fianna Fail lar party, with a four percentage point recent Dail register of lead over Fine Gael, according to today’s 30 (+2) interests. Behaviour & Attitudes poll for The Fine Gael While TDs and senators Sunday Times. Support for Fianna Fail 26 (+3) have to file a register of their has risen by two points to 30% since last interests in Leinster Houses Sinn Fein month’s poll, while Fine Gael is up three each year, documenting points at 26%. 14 (+2) ownership of land, property It is the fourth consecutive month Greens and shares, they do not need that Fianna Fail has been level with or 7 (-4) to disclose their income from ahead of its biggest rival to form the next the property, farmland or Labour government. business. In contrast, MEPs Today’s rating is the party’s strongest 5 (nc) must declare all income from showing since November 2017, when its Ind Alliance other sources, as well as the support reached 31%, and is almost six 4 (+1) ownership of shares that percentage points more than its share of might influence the Sol/PBP the vote in the 2016 general election. performance of their duties. MEP Kelleher owns a total “Taken in tandem with its perform- 2 (nc) Kelleher will earn a salary of 186 acres in Co Cork ance in the recent local elections, the Soc Dems nc = no change Micheál Martin is same level the party attained in the 2016 January by Peadar Tóibín, a former Sinn of €105,092 as a MEP. He can trend is now pointing towards a future 1 (nc) eight points general election. The drop in Sinn Fein’s Fein TD, failed to register with voters. also claim €320 for every day the Department of Finance. Fianna Fail-led government,” said Ian ahead of the vote in the local and European elections, McShane of Behaviour & Attitudes he attends the European In the last Dail register of McShane, the executive chairman of Ind/Other in the when it lost two of its three MEPs, said today’s results indicate that “the parliament and up to €54,156 interests, D’Arcy declared Behaviour & Attitudes. 8 (-5) party leader poll triggered an internal party review that political landscape has reverted to a for office expenses and ownership of 236 acres in Though Fine Gael has three points concluded the party’s policy messaging more familiar pattern” following what he €299,316 on staff. Kelleher Wexford. Danny Healy-Rae, more support among Dublin voters, Varadkar can take some comfort from needed to be sharpened. called “something of a knee-jerk reac- also disclosed ownership of the Kerry independent, Fianna Fail outranks it among ABC1 the government’s satisfaction rating of Backing for Mary Lou McDonald, the tion” to May’s elections, as mirrored in shares in Kerry Group and declared 93 acres of white-collar and professional workers, a 39%, an increase of five points since last Sinn Fein leader, is up four to 36% while the June poll. Kerry Co-op. He is also a farmland, while his brother cohort usually dominated by Fine Gael. month. Support for the government was Brendan Howlin, leader of the Labour Today’s poll was conducted face to landlord, with a rental Michael listed 110 acres. Backing for Leo Varadkar, the Fine at 38% in May. Party, has 41% — up from last month’s 39% face with 902 adults in all constituencies property in Glanmire. He did Michael Lowry has 35 acres in Gael leader, has increased from 39% to The Green Party has slipped four and from 38% in May. between July 4 and July 16. It coincided not respond to queries last Tipperary, while ceann 41%, but Fianna Fail’s Micheál Martin is points from its 11% high in June but is still The Independent Alliance, whose four with intensified concerns over Brexit, week. comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl still the most popular party leader, up ahead of its record 5.5% vote share in TDs are government partners, is up one against the backdrop of the Conservative The income from his farm declared 100 acres. three at 49%. May’s local elections. If the party, which point to 4%, but support for other inde- Party’s leadership contest. While the is likely to be partially made Luke “Ming” Flanagan, an Last week, Martin reiterated that he has two TDs, can maintain today’s level of pendents has declined to 8% from 13%. fieldwork was under way, Varadkar up of EU subsidies. He was MEP since 2014, declares did not expect a general election support, it could win 10 Dail seats in the Labour (5%), Solidarity-People Before apologised in the Dail for likening Martin the only Irish MEP to declare membership of the National before next spring, after the budget next election. Profit (2%) and the Social Democrats (1%) to a priest sinning “behind the altar”. any significant income apart Organisation for the Reform and the Finance Bill are cleared by Sinn Fein has climbed two points since all remain unchanged since last month. The results are deemed accurate to from their MEP salaries. of Marijuana Laws Ireland. the Oireachtas. last month and, at 14%, has reached the Renua and Aontu, the party launched in within plus or minus 3.3 points. Maria Walsh, a Fine Gael @colincoyle

Lisa Smith ‘may face war crimes case’ Prisons inspector: free up Britain

→Continued from page 1 a breach of the 1949 Geneva worsen the longer they ‘too slow’ in western countries. It may Convention, which governs remain at the camp. funds or we can’t check jails also be possible to prosecute the rules of war. Homes are However, it has also been told to act over Smith for war crimes, normally protected under the Co Louth woman could Brian Mahon She said Ireland would not The financial allocation to specifically the theft of the convention. pose a threat without a full meet its international the inspectorate for 2019 is property from Syrian families Smith and her two-year- inquiry into her background. No prisons will be formally obligation if the current €496,000, down from Iran threat who were murdered or old daughter are being held Speaking on RTE Radio last inspected this year due to a situation were not remedied. €563,000 in 2018. In a letter evicted from their homes by by Kurdish forces at Ayn Issa, week, Leo Varadkar said he lack of resources. Fíona Ní Chinnéide, to Flanagan, Gilheaney calls Isis, according to Anne a sprawling detention camp wanted to see Smith and her Just three of the 12 prisons executive director of the Irish the allocation “unrealistic”, →Continued from page 1 Speckhard, director of the in Raqqa where female child return to Ireland. “I in the Republic have been Penal Reform Trust, said the and states: “The original pay navy’s ability to protect the International Centre for the jihadists and their children want her child to be able to subject to a formal inspection lack of inspections was “of estimates were incorrect and country. “Successive Study of Violent Extremism are detained. come home,” he said. by the Office of the Inspector enormous concern”. did not even cover wages Gilheaney said financial governments have allowed in Washington. The Irish government has Charlie Flanagan, the of Prisons in the past five The Department of Justice and salaries for the staff allocation was ‘unrealistic’ our service fleet to decline to The appropriation of been advised that the threat justice minister, has said years, and half of the prison recently approved a contract complement for the year.” an extent which, actually, I property “not justified by to the mother and her child, Ireland is “engaging with estate has not been formally for the development of an A supplemental estimate it had provided additional think means that our navy military necessity and carried whose father was an Isis international actors” to help inspected since the office was inspection framework and a increased the allocation by resources this year to contract can no longer do what our out unlawfully” is considered fighter, will continue to Smith return home. created 10 years ago. strategic plan for the inspector €172,000 to €563,000. external expertise to enable nation expects of it and Patricia Gilheaney, the of prisons. However, the Gilheaney notes in the the office to review cases of actually probably endangers inspector of prisons, has inspectorate has said the letter that she was not in a deaths in prisons. It also noted our nation,” he said. told justice minister Charlie implementation of the position to “provide the inspector hasdsubmitted A former UK cabinet Flanagan that unless the framework will be “dependent investigation reports of a request for resources, based minister said: “The political recommendations from a on the allocation of additional deaths in custody in a timely on the recommendations in decisions haven’t been made report that reviewed the fiscal and human resources”. manner”. The inspectorate is the report, which was being by either the prime minister operational structure of the Both documents are due to currently considering 22 analysed and considered in or Jeremy. They have known organisation were approved, be completed by the end of reports into such deaths. the context of the 2020 that this was going to be a this would remain the case. August. The justice department said estimates process. situation that was going to blow up because the operation in Gibraltar was heavily planned. There has bodyguard] will be on site in at the Convention Centre. comment on security issues been a little bit of flat- Football a discreet manner until you Kelly declined to comment. around matches and events. footedness.” head to bed.” Tommy Shields, 59, who The FAI has never asked for Julian Lewis, chairman of McGlue said he did not has been an event controller any WhatsApp group to be the House of Commons fans ‘kept expect any planned and director of Galway hacked. The use of the word “activity”. Referring to the United, said he was “shocked ‘hack’ in this internal email under Euro draw which was to take and stunned” to hear the FAI was incorrect.” place in the Convention had referred him to gardai for A garda statement said its Centre on December 2, possible hacking. working relationship with the watch’ McGlue said there were no “I’ve supported Ireland FAI is focused on keeping all “commercial” planes since 1972 and never caused those attending matches safe. scheduled to fly over Dublin. any trouble at a game,” said “It is not focused on any →Continued from page 1 In 2015 fans had booked a Shields. “To treat a supporter one individual,” it said. “An security personnel on duty plane to fly over the Aviva like that makes you think, Garda Siochana has made it but that’s for all the Uefa Stadium with a protest what else have they done?” clear to the FAI that in terms stuff. This person is specific banner aimed at Delaney but Shields said he believed of protests at international to watching you. I will also be the pilot cancelled after he the email showed the FAI was matches our primary role is around the hotel.” was visited by the gardai. “off the rails”. to facilitate peaceful protest McGlue said following the In the email McGlue said “I have been vocal in and that we will only Iranian Revolutionary meeting, if Delaney walked to there were plans in place to wanting Delaney out and total intervene when we believe Guards seized the tanker the Mansion House, the intercept any banners or flags regime change but I don’t such protests would create a bodyguard would walk five to of protest. McGlue said he think this justifies this type of safety risk and/or constitute defence select committee, six metres behind him. had spoken to a named attention. Why was no one criminal activity. To date, said: “Given the Iranian “I will be outside the supporter known to be prepared to stand up and An Garda Siochana has not regime’s history of hostage- Mansion House for your friendly with Delaney who shout ‘stop’ and say you can’t intervened in any such taking as well as their explicit arrival along with another had told him that Kelly was at treat supporters like this?” protests.” threats to retaliate, it was person (specific for your a wedding in America. Shields has made a The force added that blindingly obvious that movements) where we will A second email seen by complaint to the Office of its monitoring of British-flagged vessels should have a handle on anything The Sunday Times shows the Data Protection telecommunications not have been allowed to outside,” he said. that McGlue emailed a Commissioner (DPC). “operates in line with navigate this waterway Referring to Delaney’s plan garda’s private Gmail account Graham Doyle, the DPC’s legislation”. It said An Garda unaccompanied.” to return to the Shelbourne with details of a post made by head of communications, Siochana’s policy is that only Lewis also accused the after an event in Dublin Kelly, using a pseudonym confirmed that a complaint the garda email system navy of failing to “anticipate Castle, McGlue said: “If it’s a on a public football forum, was being assessed. should be used for garda the crisis developing” when it case where you attend the that suggested he supported An FAI spokesman said business except for withdrew the Wildcats. bar for a drink, [a named a protest with banners yesterday: “The FAI cannot prescribed exceptions. Last night Hunt announced that he had raised the maritime threat level to “level three” — or ANY SECTIONS If your newspaper is incomplete we will send you FIND US ON “critical”. 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PHOTOSHOP: PETE BAKER details of the transaction until after the injunction attempt. It was said this was Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan an issue for the finance director but also IRFU takes a hit as “a performance failure on behalf” of Delaney. The board feared that at the reveal why the board turned Oireachtas hearing, Delaney would “be Aviva is caught in there to defend himself” and “try to shift the blame to the board, which we need to on its chief after revelations of be aware of”. funding fallout Members pressed for the FAI to tell the press a forensic review of its accounts had his tangled financial dealings been commissioned. It was noted that The Irish Rugby Football games yet hosted in the one opinion poll showed 70% of people Union (IRFU) is preparing to sports arena. It is understood thought the FAI board should resign. take a €1.6m hit as a result of the stadium company could with the Irish football body O’Donoghue, a former secretary gen- the FAI’s crisis because the arrange financing packages eral in the Department of Social Protec- joint venture that controls the with suppliers that would tion, said there was a very strong belief Aviva Stadium faces losing a ultimately require the FAI and they had been “bounced” into moving €3.2m government grant for IRFU to repay the loans. n May 2016, just ahead of the Euro Uefa and Fifa matters, and the 2030 Delaney into the executive vice-president upgrades, planned before Murphy said some of the 2016 tournament in France, where World Cup bid, with the other home role on the Friday. Jim McConnell agreed. next summer’s Euro 2020 upgrades had to go ahead Martin O’Neill and led countries and that he would manage “key O’Donoghue said as soon as they had football matches. immediately but some, such the Ireland football team to a relationships” with government, the bil- got the Hall report on the previous , the minister as the new big screen, could second-round exit, the board of the lionaire Denis O’Brien, and Robert Finne- Thursday they were asked to “press the for sport, has said the FAI will be postponed until after the Football Association of Ireland gan, the head of Three Ireland, the FAI’s nuclear button”. She “still did not not be entitled to receive any tournament. met. John Delaney, the FAI’s chief biggest sponsor. This new role could give know why we couldn’t have waited state funding, including John Delaney, the FAI’s executive since 2004, warned the the FAI “a new lease of life”, he said. until today”. capital grants, until the former chief executive, had board it would not be “responsi- Delaney proposed that the board Another board member said Delaney association’s corporate his role as a director of the ble” to sanction full pay restoration should review Hall’s proposal on March clearly wanted the deal done quickly and governance has been stadium company terminated for FAI staff who took “temporary” pay 26, the day Ireland hosted Georgia in a a new heads of agreement for himself. reformed. Ross is strongly in May. Icuts of 10%-15% in 2012. He advised that a Euro 2020 qualifier. Delaney told board One board member said he had told opposed to Donal Conway, In late March, after 3% restoration would be as far as they members that FAI president Donal Con- Delaney that the FAI’s brand could be the FAI president, continuing Delaney moved to the role of could go, due to financial constraints. way, corporate affairs manager Rea Wal- damaged by the revelations. Delaney in the role for another year executive vice-president, At the end of the meeting, Delaney was she, communications director Cathal replied he had a “huge” number of mes- because of his long service Niamh O’Donoghue, an FAI asked to leave by Tony Fitzgerald, then Dervan and Uefa had already been sages of support from sponsors and Uefa. under John Delaney’s regime. board member, objected the FAI president, so the rest of the board briefed. The board unanimously sup- Neither showed any “nervousness” New Stadium DAC, the to Delaney keeping his could discuss an audacious request from ported Delaney’s “excellent idea” and about backing the FAI, Delaney claimed. joint company owned by the Aviva Stadium role, as she Delaney. He wanted his contract, which praised his “hard work”. Vice-president Conway expressed concern for Del- FAI and the IRFU, has applied said it did not “tally” with his was due to expire in 2020, to be extended Noel Fitzroy said he often looked at Del- aney’s health and welfare after Gibraltar. for €3.2m in funding from the new position. an extra four years. The board members aney and wondered how he got through He was concerned by how Delaney was government to install a new Michael Cody, a fellow FAI all agreed that the extension should be everything expected of him. Paraic Tre- handling stress during the ongoing crisis. pitch, a new big screen and and Aviva Stadium director at granted and were complimentary about anor remarked that if Delaney were not The board discussed whether Delaney The flag new LED lighting in the the time, told the FAI’s board Delaney’s performance. His salary of available, the FAI would need three peo- had committed misconduct. Eamon stadium ahead of hosting that there was “no doubt” the €360,000 a year was fixed until 2020, but ple to replace him. Michael Cody, the Naughton said he had heard enough to read: four games next summer as association would lose its the FAI would review it ahead of the honorary secretary, said if the FAI did not “put John on gardening leave”. He said part of the Euro 2020 punching power with the planned four-year extension. Delaney act on Delaney’s proposal, it might lose the sooner the inquiry started, the better. ‘The tournament. IRFU if Delaney lost his was recalled and told of the unanimous him and that would be “a disaster”. The board asked that Delaney not get Martin Murphy, director of stadium role. support for his request. The FAI boss Conway said he agreed with every- “evidence” of the legal advice it was money the Aviva Stadium, confirmed A spokesman for Ross said thanked his fellow board members for thing said, and Delaney was equipped to receiving about his position. Walshe com- that the venue was getting no new funding would be their support and confidence in him. play a significant if not leading role in key mitted to ensure the advice was kept con- was just “alternative funding” given to the FAI until his Three years after that meeting, the FAI projects. Delaney welcomed the com- fidential. arrangements in place for department was satisfied that board would turn against Delaney after a ments and assured the board he would Conway told the board the new deal he resting upgrades in case the new corporate governance series of revelations by this newspaper. mentor the new chief so there would be had agreed with Delaney in Gibraltar was application was rejected. structures were put in place These included reports that the FAI was no “culture shock”. He said Hall could file not subject to board approval, as they in their He said it was important there. The spokesman said paying for Delaney’s rented property, his report within 10 working days. had delegated power to him to make a “to put its best foot forward” “all commitments regarding details of excessive spending on the FAI binding agreement. account’ ahead of the matches, which the hosting of Euro 2020 will credit card and a mysterious payment of n St Patrick’s Day, March 17, The After the FAI’s April 10 appearance could be the most watched be honoured”. €60,000 to one of his former girlfriends. Sunday Times published details of before the Oireachtas sports committee, INPHO/RYAN BYRNE Since April 15, Delaney has been on the €100,000 loan Delaney had at which Delaney refused to answer most “gardening leave” from the association as made to the FAI in 2017, despite the questions and Eddie Murray, the honor- a series of investigations into the football Ofootball boss trying to injunct the ary treasurer, said the FAI had one bank body’s finances were carried out. story on the night before publication. account when it had 24, the board turned The Sunday Times can now reveal how The story prompted investigations against Delaney. the FAI board went from enthusiastic into the FAI by Sport Ireland and the On April 14 The Sunday Times pub- supporters of Delaney in March this year, Office of the Director of Corporate lished details of €40,000 in spending that to unanimously demanding his suspen- Enforcement (ODCE). Delaney racked up on his FAI credit card sion on April 15. The next FAI board meeting took place Rea Walshe, Cathal Dervan It was then the first sign of dissent in Ireland, others in Gibraltar. Conway down together” and that the FAI “was his transaction sooner. Delaney insisted he legal advice on Delaney’s contract. Rea board then instructed Dervan that he in the last six months of 2016. The story on Thursday, March 21, near Dublin and Donal Conway could emerged at the FAI board. One member opened the call and said by the end of the life”. He knew that taking himself “90% raised it with senior people and did not Walshe was asked to look at whether Del- release statements only on instruction also exposed an FAI payment of €60,000 n March 1, The Sunday Times sent airport, as Ireland prepared for a match eventually no longer stand remarked that he worked under Central meeting he wanted to sign off on the Hall out of it would take the heat off”. believe it needed to be disclosed. He said aney’s issue about being owed money from Conway or Walshe. to a third party who we would later reveal an email to an FAI press officer ask- in Gibraltar. By this stage the FAI had been shoulder to shoulder with Bank of Ireland rules in his day job and report that created the position of execu- He predicted that the media storm it was a “good thing to do” and he “let it could be classified as deferred income or Eamon Naughton said that while he was Susan Keegan, Delaney’s former girl- ing a series of questions about issuing daily press releases in an effort to FAI chief John Delaney this required staff to meet standards of tive vice-president for Delaney. would die down within two weeks. The be” to “avoid any bad publicity”. a reduction in salary. It was noted that knew of the loan, he felt Delaney gave friend. She denies receiving the money. transactions of €100,000 between explain the circumstances of the loan. fitness and probity. He had an issue with Delaney told the board that the move board agreed to accept the Hall report He said it was “not the end of the neither this issue nor his pension had “conflicting versions” of what had taken The following day, the board met with- ODelaney and the association in Delaney remarked at the meeting that an FAI statement that claimed the entire would “take the heat off and resolve with amendments to the timeline. world” but dealing with it had become been mentioned in the accounts. place. The board queried why a press out Delaney to agree a motion to suspend 2017. Why were the transactions not he and Dervan believed the story would struggled to hear and asked that discus- board had known of the €100,000 loan. current issues”. Dervan briefed the board on the FAI’s difficult. At this point, Conway asked The FAI discussed setting up a board statement had been issued saying the him or allow him to step aside voluntarily declared in the FAI’s published 2017 have “died down by now”. He said he and sion of the Hall report be postponed. Del- Delaney “accepted” this point. The One member said it was a pity Delaney media strategy. Delaney to leave the meeting. subcommittee to investigate financial board had been fully aware of the loan at pending an investigation. He later agreed accounts? No response was received. Conway had both spoken to Shane Ross, aney said the report would be circulated board member who complained said he was looking to go now rather than wait Signalling some nervousness over the Niamh O’Donoghue, a relatively matters. It was noted “John is not happy all times. One board member said that if to go on gardening leave. On March 4, the FAI board had a meet- the sports minister, at the FAI football that day and implementation would be would not go public, but wanted it for the appointment of a replacement impending story about his rent pay- recent arrival on the board, advised that and has some nervousness about it”. he was asked at FAI council if he knew That investigation by Mazars, an ing at its Abbotstown headquarters in awards on the day the story was pub- on Tuesday, March 26, the day of Ire- recorded that not all board members chief. Another member said the move ments, Delaney said he wanted the FAI’s the board needed to box off issues one by The board asked why they were not about the loan, he would “not be lying”. accountancy practice, and parallel inves- Dublin 15. Delaney informed the board of lished and he “had been fine”. He said land’s home game against Georgia. He were told. Another member agreed. would ease the pressure on Delaney and finance department to check if there one. Board members asked if it was “too told about the first query about the Board members expressed “clear tigations by the ODCE and auditors hired his recent activities, including dinner Ross had obviously come under “a bit of advised the directors to read it because, Delaney warned there would be pro- they would accept the proposal with a were any Revenue liability for the associ- late”. One asked if it was possible to get €100,000 from The Sunday Times. The unhappiness” that they did not get full by Sport Ireland, are all continuing. The Aviva is looking for funding for a new pitch, big screen and lighting with the Sport Ireland chairman Kieran political pressure”, as he had written to “in a nuclear position”, the board could test “stuff” in Gibraltar [from support- heavy heart. One member pointed out ation. He “confirmed” the association Mulvey. Included in his update was the them on Tuesday seeking an explanation progress “immediately”. ers]. He noted there was a flag with a that the timeline being pushed by Del- owed him a “substantial” sum of money. fact that Delaney had addressed a dinner of the transaction. One board member The member dialling in repeated that “ reference”. The flag, using aney and Conway was not what was set He said there were rental payments in his hosted by Western Care, a disability said the media coverage sounded “like a he could not hear all that was being said. Delaney’s face, read: “The money was out in Hall’s report, and people would ask contract that the FAI had to pay. support group, in Mayo. He noted that witch hunt”. Delaney said the “utopia position” was to just resting in their account.” Delaney why they were deviating. Delaney said the TV presenter Miriam O’Callaghan had The FAI was due to attend the Oireach- review Hall’s report and deal with it the said it would be “uncomfortable” in the Conway and Cody would “agree a he statement about Delaney’s new been a previous guest speaker. tas sport committee on April 10 but following week. small stadium, as the FAI contingent package” with him in the morning. role was released after the Gibraltar Delaney also said he had visited both Delaney was keen to go earlier, on April 3. Conway remarked that the FAI needed would be seated near the press and Conway said the revisions from the match and The Sunday Times pub- Iceland and Latvia on behalf of Uefa, as a The chief said the plan now set out in the to get control of the process. Ironically, directly across from the Irish supporters. Hall timeline were “minimal”. lished the rent payment story the member of its executive committee, as draft Jonathan Hall report about moving given that Delaney would later refuse to The next day, Friday, March 22, The A number of members said they had Tfollowing day. the two local association presidents him to a new role was a “communication answer most questions at the Oireachtas Sunday Times put in queries to the FAI not had time to read the report. At the next board meeting on March “were in trouble”. In his financial update thing”, and said he planned to speak to hearing on April 10, Delaney said about payments of up to €3,000 a month Delaney said the move would be com- 26, the afternoon of the Georgia match in Delaney predicted the FAI would make a the media on March 28, before the Oire- the FAI had control “when we are talk- going towards Delaney’s rented house. At municated to the media after the Dublin where supporters would stage a profit in 2019 but this depended on how achtas hearing. ing”. He added that he would prefer 10pm that day, the FAI board had a tele- Gibraltar game the following evening. He tennis ball protest against Delaney, the international team fared. Delaney One member dialling into the meeting to talk earlier as he was “very exposed”. phone conference. Some members were said the board “stood together and go directors for the first time showed open also said there were two things he wanted dissent against the man who had led the to “mention”, so they could be noted in FAI for 15 years. In his new role he was no the minutes. longer a director, but Delaney attended He said most of his Uefa salary, about the beginning of the meeting, when he €160,000 a year, had been put into the Trio decided best form of PR defence was attack complained how “unfairly” he had been FAI in 2018. He also mentioned that a few treated by the media.

years previously he had to “bridge cash INPHO/RYAN BYRNE He said then finance director Eamon flow” for the body “for a small period of When the FAI board had an allegations were “libellous, would force the papers to Breen, who did not respond to queries time”, and had been repaid very quickly. emergency meeting at 10pm unfair and personal”. Dervan “amend” their stories about this weekend, told him the €100,000 No mention was made of the query on Friday, March 22, John said the “plan” would kick in Delaney and the FAI. loan did not need to be disclosed in the three days earlier from The Sunday Delaney, Donal Conway and after the match in Gibraltar. “It gets us back into the FAI’s accounts. Delaney said rent paid on Times and no director asked for more Cathal Dervan, the FAI’s new At 9pm, while the FAI game,” he said. Dervan said his behalf was part of his contract and information about why the FAI had communications director, contingent were “in the air”, it would be a “nil-nil draw” at had been discussed by the FAI with its needed a loan from its chief executive. discussed putting out a press a press release would go out a time when the FAI was auditor as far back as 2004 or 2005. He Later in the meeting, Delaney pro- release after an Ireland match with details of Delaney’s currently “down”. added he had been “paying it myself”. posed that the FAI hire Jonathan Hall, an in Gibraltar that they hoped move to the new role together Conway outlined how Delaney said he had contributed more English football consultant, to review his would overshadow other with quotes from Conway and the press release would say than €100,000 to the FAI. He needed “a workload at the FAI, with a view to “split- FAI stories in that Sunday’s Delaney. Dervan said it would the move was part of a bit of time” to deal with the inquiry ting” his roles. Delaney proposed to act newspapers. “take the focus away” from governance review process opened by the ODCE. He said the sooner as general secretary, while a new chief Dervan briefed the FAI other stories being prepared begun in February 2017 so it they got into the Oireachtas to explain executive ran domestic operations. He board that night about by Sunday newspaper would not look like “just themselves, the better. He felt “very hard mentioned how the FAI had grown from media questions about the reporters. Dervan said the firefighting”. done by” and said he could have been 30 staff to 200 in his time and he had association’s forthcoming media would “not have time A Sunday Times story “better defended” by the FAI as he could received “bigger salary offers” but stayed Oireachtas hearing, to dig into it” and it would revealing Delaney’s €3,000-a- not defend himself. out of his “love” for the association. whistleblowers and “negate” any of the planned month rental payments went As this stage Jim McConnell, a board Delaney set out how he envisioned the Delaney’s divorce. stories. on to dominate the agenda member, asked why Delaney had not general secretary handling things such as Delaney, centre, at the Euro 2020 qualifying match against Gibraltar He said some of the He assured this strategy the following week. informed the board of the €100,000 Board initially backed chief on €100,000 loan

An unplanned FAI board the association could breach about the transaction but said president, asked if the media “united” on the “fact” they meeting was held by its bank overdraft limit. nothing wrong was done. would ask “who knew what”. were kept well informed. teleconference at 10.30pm on Delaney first mentioned Delaney told the board he Delaney replied that he did Conway said the directors Saturday, March 16, an hour the loan to the full board less felt “very sore” about it as he not think it was an issue for always received detailed after Delaney failed to injunct than two weeks previously, had “merely done a good the board as the money had financial reports and they The Sunday Times from following a query by The act”. He predicted that he been repaid very quickly. He were entitled to “stand very reporting on a €100,000 loan Sunday Times. Cody told the would “have to take a said Rea Walshe, Cody and strong as a board”. to the association in 2017. rest of the board that he had kicking” for a few days but he Breen had all known about it. A member noted that, On the call Delaney gave been aware of the loan and and the rest of the board Delaney said if he wanted while the board may not have details of the bailout. He said was thankful the FAI did not would just have to get on with to be “tough” with Breen he been briefed on the loan, he agreed to the loan when have “bouncing cheques”. it. One board member said could ask why he approached members were all aware of Eamon Breen, the FAI’s Eddie Murray, the FAI Delaney “cared too much”. him at such short notice. He how “precarious” the FAI’s finance director, warned him treasurer, was not informed Donal Conway, the said the board should be finances were in 2017. How The Sunday Times broke the story of Delaney’s €100,000 cheque to the FAI March 10, 2019 · Issue no 10,148 · thesundaytimes.ie RoI €3 (inc Vat) · NI £2.70

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FAI chief GORE VALUES scores MATTHEW CHATTLE/REX EU turns screw €160,000 off Uefa as May faces

Colin Coyle John Delaney, paid €360,000 annually as chief executive of the pressure to quit Football Association of Ireland (FAI), received an extra €160,000 from Uefa last year, according to Stephen O’Brien and statement on the public finances to the wire” and that the prime financial statements published last Tim Shipman on Wednesday to pledge to pump minister’s plane was on standby at month. money into the police, schools and RAF Northolt ready to fly her to Delaney was elected to the European leaders have hardened even some tax cuts in a spending Brussels this evening to seal an Uefa executive committee in April their stance against giving Britain a review this autumn — but only if improved deal. 2017 and chairs its youth and short-term extension to the March parliament votes for a deal. But with the changes likely to fall amateur football committee. He is 29 Brexit deadline amid reports This weekend May’s team was short of what Eurosceptics are also deputy chairman of Uefa’s that Theresa May is battling to save warned by senior Brexiteers that demanding, May’s aides believe women’s football committee. her premiership. she would get her deal passed only she is in danger of losing Tuesday’s Delaney is likely to face ques- Sources in Dublin say EU prime if she offered to resign by June so a meaningful vote by more than 230, tions about his salary next month ministers are increasingly deter- new prime minister could lead the the majority against her in January when he is due to appear before mined to impose the longest possi- second phase of negotiations. Even “optimists” predict a the Oireachtas committee on ble extension to the Brexit negotia- In a sign that senior colleagues majority of 150. “It’s bloody bad,” transport, tourism and sport. Two tion phase — 21 months — if MPs are abandoning her, one cabinet said one. “It will be in the same sort earlier dates for his appearance reject the withdrawal agreement minister said: “I don’t believe there of ballpark as January unless some- were postponed, but the FAI is now on Tuesday and seek to extend the is a single one of us who thinks it’s a thing changes. We are at Defcon 2.” scheduled to appear on April 10. negotiations. good idea for her to stay beyond May yesterday invited senior His €160,000 Uefa earnings are “There is a view that they simply June.” Another, previously loyal, Brexiteers to her Chequers retreat €50,000 higher than the prize shouldn’t let Britain keep kicking added: “She’s run out of road.” but failed to convince them. money on offer in the Airtricity the can a little further down the Senior figures revealed that: To avoid a second humiliation, Premier Division this year. road so they can look for incre- l May’s aides are considering per- her team is drawing up plans to Delaney defended his salary last mental concessions,” said a diplo- suading her to offer to resign as offer MPs a motion outlining the year, saying the FAI was rare in dis- matic source. soon as the deal is passed in order deal it would like rather than the closing its chief executive’s salary. “The mood has turned firmly to get MPs back on board one Brussels has approved, to “There are other sports bodies against a short extension and the l Senior cabinet ministers have show the European Commission who, for their own reason, European Council simply will not held private talks about whether what it would take to obtain parlia- [choose] not to reveal their own countenance the three-month they will have to visit May to ment’s approval. CEO’s salary. I am probably one of option when they meet on March tell her to go as early as The team may also be forced to the very few whose salary does get 21 and 22.” l A ministerial aide predicted that scrap votes planned for Wednes- disclosed,” he said. The hardline stance will if Labour tabled another vote of no day when MPs are supposed to be Shane Ross, the minister for increase the pressure on May who confidence in the government, offered the chance to block a sport, has said he is satisfied that was warned this weekend that she “Tories will vote for it” in order to no-deal Brexit or back an exten- public money is not used to pay may have to fall on her sword to “bring her down” sion to the March 29 deadline so Delaney’s salary. save Brexit. l Allies of the four main contend- May can try to win final conces- Catherine Murphy, a TD and In a final throw of the dice, Phi- ers to succeed her — Boris Johnson, sions at an EU summit on March 21. member of the transport, tourism lip Hammond, her chancellor, will Sajid Javid, Jeremy Hunt and The news that any attempt to and sports committee, said she offer Tory MPs a £20bn (€23bn) Dominic Raab — said they were delay Brexit in the short-term will wanted to question Delaney about Brexit “bribe” this week to finally “ready to go” and that “things be rejected will also have to be fac- governance given the “huge” “end austerity” if they support the could move quickly”. tored into May’s thinking. Ireland, amount of public money received A youngster trails her hand in the fake blood poured out onto the streets of London yesterday prime minister’s deal. Aides said the talks on the with- the Netherlands, Denmark and Continued on page 2→ by Extinction Rebellion activists, who are demanding action on climate change Hammond will use his spring drawal agreement would “go down Continued on page 2→ Irish jihadi bride in secret bid to flee Syria Qatar won Cup days after Fifa deal

John Mooney contacted family and friends on Her detention presents a secu- chips to return to Europe. Many of Insight World Cup ballot. It represented a social media to ask for money to rity problem for both the govern- these women have issues [with] liv- huge conflict of interest for Fifa INDEX An Irishwoman who travelled to help her to travel to Turkey. Gardai ment and Garda Headquarters, ing in the West. They travelled to The state of Qatar secretly offered and a breach of its own rules, as Al Lottery News 2 Syria to live in the Islamic State (IS) were informed in case the request which see her as an IS supporter. what they thought would be an $400m to Fifa just 21 days before Jazeera was owned and controlled Weather News 19 has been secretly trying to obtain was seen as an attempt to raise Smith was regarded as holding Islamic utopia. Many accepted the world football’s governing body by Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Hamad bin funds to return home. money for IS, a proscribed terror- “extremist views” by officials after Isis beheadings as they believed it controversially decided that the Khalifa Al Thani, who was the driv- Letters News 14 The government is engaged in ist group. they received confidential infor- was necessary to build this utopia,” 2022 World Cup would be held in ing force behind the bid. Sudoku News 18 diplomatic efforts to secure the Smith’s location was pinpointed mation from Muslims in Co Louth said Khawaja. the tiny desert country, leaked The Sunday Times has also seen TV & Radio Culture 43 release of Lisa Smith, 37, a convert two weeks ago when she was who suspected she was becoming “What happened to these documents have revealed. a copy of a second secret TV from Dundalk, Co Louth, who is interviewed by British news broad- self-radicalised. women the moment they arrived The files, seen by The Sunday rights contract for a further $480m detained in a Kurdish-run Syrian caster ITN while veiled at a refugee Moign Khawaja, a Kuwaiti-born was that they were put into isola- Times, show that executives from that was offered by Qatar three refugee camp with her two-year- camp. She had escaped from PhD student researching propa- tion until they entered into an Al Jazeera, the Qatari state-run years later — shortly before Fifa old son. Baghouz in eastern Syria, where a ganda used by jihadists at Dublin arranged marriage and undertook broadcaster, signed a television cut short its long-running investi- Smith, a former member of the few hundred Isis fighters remain. City University, said Smith was training to ensure they understood contract making the huge offer as gation into corruption in the bid- Defence Forces, travelled to Syria The village is under attack from probably interrogated on her the rules of Islamic law. There is no the bidding campaigns to host the ding process and suppressed its in 2015, where she was married to US-led Kurdish forces. arrival in the caliphate. “There are way she was allowed to live there as World Cup were reaching a climax. findings. an IS fighter. The Defence Forces Smith said she had been enticed lots of cases like this. There are a single woman. The fighters chose The contract included an This contract is now part of a and Security and Intelligence divi- to Syria by Isis propaganda. She women from France, Belgium and the women they wanted. She was unprecedented success fee of bribery inquiry by Swiss police. sion at Garda Headquarters had said she was British but gardai Germany who joined Isis. They are probably married off to a fighter $100m that would be paid into a It means that Fifa was directly been trying to locate her. believe she was trying to avoid stuck out there. Many have kids from western Europe so they could designated Fifa account only if offered almost $1bn by the Qatari y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+=!" Just before Christmas, Smith identification. and are using them as bargaining at least communicate,” he added. Qatar was successful in the 2010 Continued on page 2→ March 17 2019 · Issue no 10,149 · thesundaytimes.ie RoI €3 (inc Vat) · NI £2.70

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Dipesh Gadher and Shanti Das Amid the hail of gunfire and the shrieks of pain came a moment of humanity that defied the bullets — or UK will never a father’s love for his child. There seemed to be no place to hide when the gunman who had slaughtered at least 42 people at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zea- land, turned up on Friday at his leave, says May second target — the Linwood Islamic Centre, where numerous Muslim families were praying. Tim Shipman and with Philip Hammond, the UK In a further boost for May, Matt- Yet when the shooting started, Stephen O’Brien chancellor of the exchequer, and hew Elliott, one of the architects of Zulfirman Syah had only one David Lidington, the Cabinet Office the Leave campaign, urged MPs to instinct — to save his son. He threw Theresa May will make one final minister, on Friday. Dodds insisted get behind her. “If MPs vote down himself over two-year-old Aver- push to get the House of Commons the talks were not about money the withdrawal agreement for a roes, took several bullets to his to adopt the withdrawal agree- and said he was meeting Ham- third time this week, Brexit proba- body but shielded the boy for long ment this week, warning Brexiteer mond to discuss customs arrange- bly won’t happen,” he said. “But if enough for others to chase the gun- MPs they face a lengthy extension ments in . MPs do allow the meaningful vote man away. Seven people died in to the Brexit deadline if they do not While Phil Hogan, the EU agri- to pass, we will leave in a matter of the attack at Linwood. Another accept the deal on the table. culture commissioner, has said the weeks . . . We will be free from the one died in hospital. The British prime minister will European Commission remained political institutions of the EU by A video of the scene taken after tell Brexiteers they have until available to clarify any points the summer.” the assault shows victims scattered Thursday to support her or risk a required, a senior source said: Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the across a blood-splattered carpet in “collective political failure” in the “The EU is done . . . no more paper. pro-Brexit ERG, is privately keen to a room filled with howls of misery. form of a “Hotel California Brexit” The EU view is that what is happen- get on board and is urging Boris It also shows Averroes clambering where “you can check out but you ing in London to try another Johnson to do the same. Another desperately over his fallen father. can never leave”. ‘meaningful vote’ is an internal MP, Daniel Kawczynski, said yes- They might have been playing a Zulfirman Syah with his son As the DUP continued contacts British political matter, and any terday that he would change his game, but Zulfirman, known as Jul, Averroes and wife Alta Marie. with senior Tory figures, Irish min- internal UK deal can’t undermine vote because the “mood in my con- had been hit many times and was Below, Averroes clings to his isters refrained from commenting the withdrawal agreement.” stituency is now changing quickly” clinging to life. wounded father after the on their discussions. “We are not May will tell Conservative MPs to and “we may lose Brexit”. “My husband shielded our son shooting in Christchurch going to be able to help the UK or back her or risk never leaving the May is planning a third attempt during the attack, which caused the DUP by getting in the middle; it EU this week after she was warned to get MPs to approve the deal on him to receive most of the bullets,” Syah arrived in New Zealand would be counter-productive,” an that if her Brexit deal fails, parlia- Tuesday ahead of an EU summit in Averroes’s American mother, Alta with his family from Indonesia two Irish government source said. ment will have the power to delay Brussels on Thursday. If the deal Marie, 33, revealed yesterday. “He months ago. The DUP rejected claims by the UK’s departure indefinitely. passes, No 10 officials say the nec- is in stable condition following the A fundraising page set up by a Labour’s John McDonnell, the Advice from officials, leaked to essary legislation will have cleared extensive exploratory and recon- friend described him as a “tal- shadow chancellor, that the British The Sunday Times, says if the deal the House of Commons by April 25, structive surgery he had earlier ented, hardworking artist”. The government is trying to buy union- fails to pass and the prime minister paving the way for a new Brexit day today. [His] road to recovery will friend added: “They felt at peace in ist support for another “meaning- is forced to request an extension of in the final week of May or first be long.” New Zealand . . . let’s help restore ful vote”. A spokesman said: “We article 50, Britain would have to week of June. Their toddler, who also has an their peace and counteract this are in discussions with the govern- hold EU elections and then MPs If the deal fails, the prime minis- American passport, was hit in the horrible act of violence.” ment to ensure Northern Ireland is would be able to impose limitless ter will be forced to request a long leg and buttock by shrapnel, possi- The family’s story proved a rare not separated out from the rest of delays on departure. extension of article 50 and hold EU bly from bullets that struck his moment of relief on a day of the UK as we leave the EU. Con- Some senior Eurosceptics sig- elections. Last night May said: father, but his injuries were minor. national mourning and despair. trary to some reports, we are not nalled they may swing behind the “The idea of the British people “He is recovering nicely and has Among the victims whose names discussing cash. There are still deal. Iain Duncan Smith, the going to the polls to elect MEPs been cheerful,” said his mother, an were published yesterday were issues to be addressed.” former Tory leader, told friends three years after voting to leave the English teacher who was cooking Mucad Ibrahim, 3, and Abdullahi Yesterday’s statement echoed that Eurosceptics should “jump EU hardly bears thinking about. at home when she had a phonecall Dirie, 4. comments from Nigel Dodds, the together” if the DUP supported There could be no more potent from her wounded husband. @dipeshgadher DUP deputy leader, as he left talks the deal. Continued on page 4→

Garda body settles tax penalty Delaney’s unexplained €100,000 cheque to FAI

John Mooney had used members’ funds to pay by Ampersand management con- Mark Tighe The €100,000 payment was have been paid based upon an for holiday vouchers, dinners and sultants, published last year, which drawn from Delaney’s account at invoice. The Garda Representative Associa- hospitality for its executives, and revealed administrative expenses John Delaney, chief executive of Bank of Ireland in Waterford. The In the High Court last night, Del- tion (GRA) has reached a settle- for third parties including an audi- of €2.79m in 2016. The report was the Football Association of Ireland cheque was subsequently lodged aney attempted to get an injunc- ment of about €300,000 with tor and a pensions adviser. commissioned by the garda body. (FAI), wrote a personal cheque for at Bank of Ireland in Blanchard- tion based on the claim that docu- Revenue after admitting it had not GRA general secretary Pat Ennis About €319,000 was spent on €100,000 to his employer in 2017. stown, near the FAI headquarters in ments seen by The Sunday Times INDEX properly accounted for allowances then hired a consultancy to exam- travel and subsistence claims for Delaney has refused to explain the Abbotstown. could have emerged only from in Lottery News 3 paid to representatives. ine its financial controls and pay- 499 GRA representatives, which reason for the payment. Questions in relation to the camera family law proceedings The GRA’s central executive ments system, and found serious equated to an average of €640 each Last night the FAI boss failed in €100,000 payment were first involving his ex-wife. Weather News 19 committee was informed of the set- issues, such as allowances being over 2016. The bulk of the an emergency application before made to the FAI on March 1. In his The judge ruled that the rights of Letters News 14 tlement last Thursday, though it is paid to representatives that should expenses was claimed by members the judge Anthony Barr of the High ruling last night, Barr noted that it the in camera rule had to be bal- Sudoku News 18 unclear whether the garda com- have been treated as income. of the GRA’s central executive com- Court to prevent The Sunday was significant that Delaney had 15 anced with the right of the media TV & Radio Culture 43 missioner has been notified. Issues concerning the payment mittee, who were paid €658,188. Times revealing details of the pay- days to respond to queries from to report on matters of public inter- The GRA launched an internal of mileage allowances were also The report noted the GRA travel ment. Following a three-hour hear- the newspaper and had instead est. He added: “I am satisfied that inquiry to establish whether its sys- identified. The GRA has now got a and subsistence allowances were ing, the judge ruled in favour of the launched a last-minute application the finances of the FAI and any pay- tem for paying allowances was tax- system which reflects the mileage higher than rates paid by govern- newspaper’s right to report the to the court. ment and repayment to its chief compliant after an anonymous rate used by the civil service, say ment. The GRA is funded by sub- existence of the payment. The Sunday Times has also seen executive are matters of significant whistleblower wrote to politicians sources, who add that Ennis acted scriptions from 10,500 rank-and- A copy of the cheque has been a copy of an FAI “remittance public interest.” raising concerns about its finances. decisively to address issues. file members who pay in almost seen by The Sunday Times and its advice” document made out to Delaney is paid €360,000 a year y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+=!= The letters followed a revelation An insight into the body’s finan- €2.5m a year. It also gets annual authenticity verified by several Delaney dated June 16, 2017. The as chief executive of the FAI in The Sunday Times that the GRA cial workings was given in a report state funding of about €125,000. sources. It is dated April 25, 2017. remittance of €100,000 is said to Continued on page 4→ 4 The Sunday Times March 17, 2019 NEWS CHRISTCHURCH TERROR ATTACK A classic pseudo-commando: short, single, bent on revenge

Psychiatrists say Brenton MASSACRE Tarrant closely fits the MADMEN profile of a warped breed of lethal fantasist driven by anger

Tony Allen-Mills

He was never in a real army but Brenton Michael Ryan in a Tarrant wore military-style combat gear, camouflage hat, above, called himself an “ethno-soldier” and killed 16 people and talked of being in the middle of a “fire- himself in Hungerford, fight”. When he appeared in court in New Berkshire, in 1987 Zealand yesterday he wore handcuffs and a prison smock, but acted as if he was some kind of warrior, proud of the havoc he had unleashed on a country unused to mass slaughter. First he smirked at the cameras, then formed his fingers into a circle, a gesture usually seen as an OK sign but viewed by white supremacists as an OKKK signal — honouring the Ku Klux Klan. The 28-year-old Australian may have considered this to be brave or clever, but for psychiatrists who have studied mass Seung Hui Cho posed murderers, his alleged actions fit a pat- with his guns before killing tern that is now depressingly familiar. 32 people and himself in a They are known as pseudo- rampage at Virginia Tech commandos, a warped breed of lethal University in 2007 fantasists driven by anger and resent- ment and bent on furious revenge. They are often short — like Tarrant, whose muscular forearms were in marked contrast to his diminutive height in court — and many are angry at women for failing to admire them. The only women in Tarrant’s life appear to have been his mother and sister. Pseudocommandos go shopping for flak jackets, fatigues and ammunition belts and linger in front of the mirror, imagining how they will look when they Omar Mateen called head off to administer what they have himself a “soldier of God” persuaded themselves will be justice. before he killed 49 people “The pseudocommando is a type of at a gay nightclub in mass murderer who kills in public during Orlando, Florida, in 2016 the daytime, plans his offence well in advance and comes prepared with a powerful arsenal of weapons,” wrote the From above, Brenton older sister. who attend training camps there. changed by the time he visited France in Sweden of Ebba Akerlund, an 11-year- American forensic psychiatrist James Tarrant in Turkey in 2016, as By his own admission he had little His mother, who collects “healing where “in every French city, in every old girl killed by an Uzbek asylum seeker. Knoll in 2010, years before Tarrant a child, and in court. The interest in learning but his father had crystals” and filled her Facebook page French town, the invaders were there”. Psychiatrists caution there may be switched on his helmet camera and judge ordered his face be been a triathlete who represented with inspirational quotes about love and If his own account can be relied upon, other factors unrelated to the boasts or muttered: “Let’s get this party started.” blurred in photographs to Australia and he inherited his love of friendship, showed no sign of alarm at he moved to New Zealand to plan an admissions of pseudocommandos in the From what little is known of Tarrant’s preserve his ‘fair trial rights’ exercise. He became a personal trainer at whatever he was doing. She wrote online attack elsewhere, but stayed after decid- writings they leave behind or post online life so far, he seems to fit the profile so Grafton’s Big River Squash and Fitness about how much she missed her “incredi- ing it was “as target rich an environment to explain their actions. exactly that it appears shocking his Centre. Local reports said he ran free ble son” and said she “understood his (for killing Muslims) as anywhere else in Many mass shootings in America have swerve to extremism was not detected in athletic sessions for children. wanderlust”. She called him “Brento”. the West”. Settling in Dunedin, in the far sprung at least in part from romantic time to prevent his deadly rampage. “I His Australian co-workers have been At what point he fell in with other south, he joined the local Bruce Rifle grief — the breakup of a relationship, am a goddam monster of willpower,” he astonished that such a chap could be extreme-right radicals is unclear but an Club but betrayed no sign of extremism. jealousy or the urge to inflict pain. wrote on social media in 2011. “I just need “capable of something this extreme”, as Australian academic, who asked to “Brenton just presented as a regular Missing from Tarrant’s profile so far is a goal or object to work toward.” his former employer Tracey Gray put it. remain anonymous, said she had studied guy,” said Scott Williams, the club’s vice- any mention of a girlfriend or other At that point he was, as he declared in Tarrant left Grafton in 2012 to travel the so-called alt-right and Tarrant’s president. “I ran into him three or four romantic entanglement. What Knoll has the “manifesto” he posted before his the world, although how he financed a language in his manifesto demonstrated times and he seemed fine. Who would described as “mortally wounded self- attack, “just a regular white man from a He was just a series of odysseys through Europe and that he had been “inside the echo have thought? I am just shocked, stun- esteem” has often proved a potent factor regular family”. Born in the quiet eastern Asia is unclear. He mentioned an inherit- chamber for some time”. ned, dismayed.” in driving unbalanced minds to slaughter. Australian town of Grafton, between regular guy, ance from his father, but also described She added: “Look at him in court At the club Tarrant used an AR-15 rifle, The challenge to civilised society, of Brisbane and Sydney in New South his family as “working class low-income”. smirking . . . he’s showing off to his alt- the civilian version of the US army’s M16 course, is to see men like Tarrant coming Wales, he grew from a photogenic infant he seemed He talked of profitable dealings in Bitcon- right mates. He’s a hardcore cliché of assault rifle. The world’s newest pseudo- before they strap on their ammunition to “a bit of a class clown” at high school. nect, a now moribund cryptocurrency. what so many of them stand for.” commando was reaching what psychia- belts. On that front the news is bleak. Former classmates remembered him fine. Who Somehow he was able to afford long Turkey has launched an investigation trists have called “the stage of genuine “If you put everyone with his beliefs on as “a bit of a disruptive” pupil prone to visits to countries including France, into Tarrant’s activities while he was willingness to sacrifice himself”. a watch list, there would be thousands of being occasionally nasty, yet there would have Spain, Portugal, North Korea, India, there. After his visit to Pakistan, another As Knoll describes it: “At some individ- them,” said the Australian academic. appear to have been no serious incidents. Japan, Turkey and Pakistan, with visits to Muslim nation, he waxed lyrical about ualised point the pesudocommando “The sad thing is there are people His mother Sharon was a teacher who thought? I New Zealand where he would reportedly “an incredible place filled with the most makes the decision to bring his revenge repeating what he said in that so-called doted on him, his father Rodney was a settle in 2017. He visited Bulgaria, earnest, kind-hearted and hospitable fantasies into the daylight of reality.” manifesto every day online.” blue-collar worker who died of asbestos- am stunned Romania and Hungary in November and people in the world”. Yet his manifesto In his manifesto Tarrant claimed his related cancer in 2010. He also had an may have encountered other extremists suggests his attitude to Muslims had tipping point had been the 2017 murder Amazon profits from mass killers

Manifestos of nine black parishioners at a Labour MP Jo Cox, who was page” and to click “follow” to states that it releases books church in Charleston in 2015. murdered by a white receive “new release updates, “rejected by other publishing hate from the The public distribution of supremacist just before the improved recommendations houses for the wrong such material has raised EU referendum in June 2016. and more” from the killer. reasons” and publishes a far-right terrorists alarm because the alleged Damian Collins, chairman Breivik co-ordinated the selection of works that attack Anders Breivik New Zealand attacker, of UK’s digital, culture, media release of his material to tolerance towards Islam. Brenton Tarrant, has said he and sport select committee, reach as wide an audience as Tatamis is owned by and Dylann Roof was inspired by the work of said: “It is irresponsible to possible on the day of his Robin. Hours after the New Breivik — who murdered 77 give people who have attack. His manifesto was Zealand attacks he posted a are being sold by people in 2011 — and other committed terrorist atrocities emailed to 5,700 people video on YouTube criticising the internet giant far-right terrorists. platforms. Selling the moments before he started the media responses to the A manifesto allegedly manifestos is helping their his murder spree. event. written by Tarrant claimed hateful message spread.” On the French translation He also issued a warning Justin Stoneman inspiration from Breivik and Breivik has his own author of the book, far right on Twitter about Islam. He and Rosamund Urwin even suggested that the pair page on the Amazon website. publisher Jean Robin wrote: told followers to fight with had been in “brief contact”. A paperback copy in English “In a long foreword, the “words and legal means” but Amazon is profiting from the Last night, campaigners of Breivik’s “2083 A editor explains all the reasons to “leave the West because of sale of books written by far- called on Amazon to remove European Declaration of that pushed him to translate the coming civil war”. right mass murderers, Breivik’s book from sale. Independence Book 1” can be this book and to edit it in Dylann Roof’s 2,444-word including a manifesto first “Online retailers — just like bought for £18 (€21) and will French, while condemning statement is broken into A child is released by the terrorist social media companies — take one to three months to the crimes of the author, with sections: “Blacks”, “Jews”, comforted at Anders Breivik on the day of need to stop playing into the arrive, the site says. whom he has no links and “Hispanics”, “East Asians”, a memorial his killing spree in Norway. hands of terrorists by giving However, Amazon Prime whom he has never met. The “Patriotism”, and “An for the A Sunday Times them the notoriety they crave customers can buy one of royalties from this book will Explanation”. al-Noor investigation found Breivik’s and even selling their so- Breivik’s books in French be entirely given to charities His book, The Last mosque book for sale on the site, called manifestos,” said with free next-day delivery. helping victims of terrorism Rhodesian: The Manifesto’s victims, who alongside a text by the Brendan Cox, the co-founder Amazon customers are in France.” of Dylann Roof, has a sales included a American white supremacist of Survivors Against Terror also invited to “visit Breivik’s books are page on Amazon but is listed number of Dylann Roof, who murdered and the husband of the Amazon’s Anders Breivik published by Tatamis. It as out of stock. children

→Continued from page 1 “Stormont lock” clause in the →Continued from page 1 been on the FAI’s board for 17 “total remuneration for key about governance, given the Back my symbol of parliament’s withdrawal agreement and Delaney’s and last year he got an extra years. management personnel” — “huge” amount of public cash collective political failure.” implementation bill to ensure €160,000 from Uefa, the Delaney is likely to face the same figure as in 2016. that the FAI gets every year. The leaked advice reads: EU rules on Northern Ireland European football governing questions about his salary Delaney has previously The association has had Brexit, “Once the UK has taken part would be adopted in the rest €100,000 authority, according to when he appears before the defended his salary. “It is a almost €50m in state funding in the EU elections there is no of the UK or rejected in both. financial statements Oireachtas committee on 24/7 job, weekends as well,” over the past decade. It gets warns May limit to the number of Ministers also expect a new FAI cheque published last month. transport, tourism and sport he said. The prize for the club an annual €2.7m grant from extensions of article 50 the confidence and supply He was elected to the Uefa on April 10. that wins the League of Sport Ireland. The FAI’s most UK can ask for or be required agreement to funnel another executive committee in April The FAI’s last filed annual Ireland is €110,000. recent accounts show its to ask for by parliament.” £1bn (€1.17bn) to Northern 2017 and chairs its youth and accounts are for the year Catherine Murphy, a TD grants and “subvention A source said: “We could Ireland after the deal passes. amateur football committees. ending December 31, 2017. and member of the transport, funding” came to €6.14m out be in the EU for ever.” May is Delaney is also deputy Audited by Deloitte Ireland, tourism and sport of a total income of €49m, preparing to offer the DUP a Eurosceptics start to crack, chairman of Uefa’s women’s they report related party committee, has said she mostly made up of ticket sales deal which will include a page 11 football committee. He has transactions of €430,000 in wants to question Delaney and sponsorship. March 24 2019 · Issue no 10,150 · thesundaytimes.ie RoI €3 (inc Vat) · NI £2.70

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Mark Tighe Delaney loan had not been Colin Coyle NEWS REVIEW declared in its audited accounts John Delaney, who quit as chief Delaney’s own goal Page 17 for 2017. John Delaney stepped down from his executive of the Football Associa- The Sunday Times has learnt position as chief executive of the Football tion of Ireland (FAI) last night, has paid to the FAI. O’Malley has also that the €100,000 was required to Association of Ireland (FAI) last night been living in houses rented by the written to John Delaney to seek an cover the FAI’s payroll costs in but will move to the newly created role of association for much of the past explanation for allegations he April 2017 as the association executive vice-president with immediate decade. This perk was in addition made during an application for an believed it could not draw down effect. The FAI did not reveal the salary to his annual salary of €360,000. injunction against The Sunday any further money from its bank- for his new position. The cash-strapped association has Times last weekend. ing overdraft facilities. The FAI Delaney said the past fortnight had been paying €3,000 a month to Delaney, chief executive of the operates at least 25 bank accounts been “very difficult for me on a personal rent a house for Delaney in Wick- FAI since 2005, was on a salary of with Bank of Ireland, according to and professional level”. In recent weeks low from broadcaster Gráinne €450,000 in 2010 but this dropped company filings. The Sunday Times has revealed how Seoige since 2016, The Sunday to its current level of €360,000 in Delaney is due to be asked about Delaney lent the FAI €100,000 in 2017 Times can reveal. 2012. He has said the FAI board the loan and other issues relating and also reported that he is in receipt of It is understood that Delaney opposed him reducing his salary to the FAI’s corporate governance €160,000 from Uefa from his role as a paid benefit-in-kind tax on the on a voluntary basis because he at an Oireachtas sport committee member of its executive committee. value of the accommodation. Yes- had worked so hard. At this time, hearing next month. Noel Rock, a He has since said that he is gifting the terday neither Seoige nor Stephen the FAI was making staff redun- Fine Gael TD and member of the Uefa money to the FAI, but it is unclear Cullinane, her former husband, dant and cutting their salaries first committee, had said last week that if this arrangement will continue in his responded to questions about the by 5% and then 10%. Delaney should step down. new role. FAI’s rental of their €1m house in Last week The Sunday Times Rock claimed that, since he “In recent days I have received many Kilmacanogue. asked Delaney and the FAI to made that statement on Thursday, messages of support from the family of A few years ago, the FAI paid explain why the association had he had been told that the FAI had football, from many of the 2,000 clubs rent of just under €3,000 a month paid his rental costs but neither been briefing against him, includ- I have visited in my role as chief executive for Delaney to live in a house in responded. ing saying that he had sought and from the world of politics and sport, Malahide. Fran Rooney, Delaney’s Delaney failed in an emergency complimentary tickets for Ire- which I am grateful for,” he said. predecessor as chief executive, High Court injunction application land’s game against Austria in Rea Walshe, a 37-year-old solicitor who said he received no such perk. last Saturday in an attempt to block Vienna in November 2016. Rock has been working as FAI chief operating Delaney recently purchased a The Sunday Times reporting the said in fact he attended the match officer, has been appointed interim chief house of his own — Craffield, a 19th- €100,000 personal cheque he paid as a guest of the taoiseach Leo executive by the board pending the century five-bedroom country to the FAI in April 2017. The money Varadkar, who was minister for recruitment of a new chief executive. home on eight acres outside Augh- was repaid by the association in social protection at the time. Delaney, who was appointed to the role rim in Wicklow, for €868,000. June 2017. “I have neither sought nor in 2005, had a contract to serve as chief Separately, Joe O’Malley, a solici- After failing with the High Court received complimentary tickets executive until 2020. tor representing a lawyer who injunction, at 11.22pm last Satur- directly from the FAI on any occa- The FAI said the decision was made acted for Delaney’s wife in their day, the FAI issued a statement say- sion, and have never engaged in following the recommendations of a divorce case, contacted The Sun- ing the €100,000 payment was a any improper conduct in this governance report by former FA director day Times last week. O’Malley said short-term bridging loan. The reve- regard,” he said. “Perhaps some- of governance Jonathan Hall. Its neither his client nor Emer Del- lations prompted Sport Ireland one would like to go on the record recommendations were unanimously aney, former wife of the FAI chief and Shane Ross, the minister for about these untrue claims? These adopted by the board of the FAI at a meet- executive, had disseminated any sport, to ask the FAI why they had bullying tactics have served some ing on Friday. documents from the divorce case not been informed about the loan well in the past. They should not FAI president Donal Conway said Del- and they “wholly rejected” any or its financial difficulties. distract from the significant gov- aney would be able to “utilise his vast suggestion that they were respon- The FAI has since contacted the ernance issues in the FAI.” experience and connections in the world sible for leaking details of a Office of the Director of Corporate of football” in his new role. “John is €100,000 cheque that Delaney Enforcement to explain why the Editorial, page 14 John Delaney watches Ireland win 1-0 in Gibraltar yesterday, before his new role was revealed Continued on page 2→ Limerick gardai face corruption inquiry Meaty rise in Goodman’s riches

John Mooney in the mistaken belief that it could facilitating an insurance fraud after The CAB did not give gardai His beef empire nearly went bust Hilary, Galen Jr and Alannah not be traced. they discovered he was involved in advance notice of a series of raids it in the 1990s when UN sanctions Weston — whose assets include Pri- Gardai in Limerick are the subject Gardai believe the officer a sexual relationship with a young carried out on properties and busi- against Iraq left him with debts of mark and Selfridges — Limerick- of one of the largest internal cor- received at least €20,000 for pro- woman from Limerick. The sus- nesses in the county two weeks ago almost €225m but Larry Good- born tech entrepreneurs Patrick ruption inquiries of recent years, viding information on an ongoing pended garda is a married man. in case the operation might be com- man’s Louth beef company has and John Collison, and John Dor- INDEX with at least two officers under inquiry by the Criminal Assets Garda Headquarters is currently promised, the security sources say. since become a true cash cow, rance, owner of Campbell’s Soup. investigation for serious corrup- Bureau (CAB) into the Rovers, a trying to establish if other officers The bureau and other police helping him to join the Irish billion- Goodman courted disaster in Lottery News 2 tion and malpractice. loose network of criminals who have been compromised and to units conducted a major search aires’ club, writes Colin Coyle. the 1990s when the Beef Tribunal Weather News 21 One local detective is alleged to come from the Traveller commu- assess how much damage has operation targeting the assets and The teetotaller, 81, and his fam- investigated his firm’s involvement Letters News 16 have sought and obtained cash in nity and who consider the Limerick been done to intelligence-gather- activities of criminals in the county. ily quadrupled their wealth last with alleged malpractice. return for providing an organised town to be their spiritual home. ing operations in Munster. This was part of a larger operation year, according to the 2019 Sunday Only the Collisons, now in San Sudoku News 20 crime gang known as the Rathkeale The gang is suspected of involve- Officers believe a number of which involved raids across Tipper- Times Irish Rich List. Francisco, saw their wealth grow TV & Radio Culture 43 Rovers with information on sensi- ment in various types of serious planned searches against the crim- ary and Dublin. Among the prem- Goodman, who also invests in faster than Goodman’s. The joint tive investigations and searches. crime, including fraud, drug deal- inals were compromised last year. ises searched were houses and two commercial property and health- fortune of Patrick, 30, and John, The officer, who has already ing, money laundering and the theft The Department of Justice has car showrooms. The bureau seized care, now shares a €2.455bn for- 28, the co-owners of online pay- been arrested and suspended, was of antique rhino horns from muse- been briefed on the matter. 115 vehicles in the Limerick opera- tune with wife Kitty and sons ments company Stripe, grew by identified by the force’s security ums across Europe and America. Specialist garda units are not tion along with €43,000 and a Laurence and Mark. This figure €2.6bn to €5bn, making John the and intelligence division after it Criminals associated with the informing gardai in the city of Rolex watch. Documentation in represents an increase of €1.822bn world’s youngest euro billionaire. eavesdropped on private tele- gang are known to have compro- planned operations and raids in case relation to the ownership of assets, on 2018, moving Goodman and his phone calls he was making to crim- mised at least one other garda who the information is leaked to crimi- financial documentation, mobile family from 22nd on the list to Rich pickings for y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+#!$ inals using a “pay as you go phone” was effectively “blackmailed” into nals, according to security sources. Continued on page 2→ fourth. They are behind only the wealthy, page 3 2 The Sunday Times March 24, 2019 NEWS British cabinet coup Ex-IRA man rejects set to ditch May for bombing evidence emergency premier

Tim Shipman Former chief calls witness to Birmingham inquest ‘a fantasist’ Political Editor Theresa May was at the John Mooney mercy of a full-blown cabinet coup last night as senior A witness who claimed last week that he ministers moved to oust the was given “special permission by the British prime minister and current head of the IRA” to name the replace her with her deputy, Birmingham bombers has been David Lidington. described as a “fantasist” by a former IRA In a frantic series of private intelligence chief. telephone calls, senior Kieran Conway, who gave evidence by ministers agreed the video link to the inquests into the deaths Conservative leader must of those killed by the bombs, said he did announce she is standing not believe any of the evidence of the uni- down, warning that she has dentified witness O. become a toxic and “erratic” The witness had claimed that the figure whose judgment has May with Lidington, who some want as a caretaker PM leader of the IRA had given him permis- “gone haywire”. sion six months ago in Dublin to name As up to 1m people supporters include cabinet not support Lidington four men who carried out the 1974 bomb- marched on the streets of remainers Greg Clark, Amber because he believes he would ings, killing 21 people. London against Brexit Rudd and David Gauke. The do a deal with Labour to take Witness O, also addressing the court yesterday, May’s fate was chancellor, Philip Hammond, Britain into a customs union. by video link, said that those responsible being decided elsewhere. also feels Lidington should The coup erupted after a were James Gavin, Seamus McLoughlin, The Sunday Times spoke to take over if May refuses this week of mistakes by May, who Michael Hayes and Mick Murray. 11 cabinet ministers who week to seek a new consensus delivered a TV statement that “I think he’s a fantasist because his confirmed that they wanted deal on Brexit. alienated the MPs whose story is a fantasy,” Conway said. “It’s not May to make way for Crucially, the UK home support she needs for her the way the IRA operate. There is no way someone else. secretary, Sajid Javid, has Brexit deal and then flirted the IRA chief of staff has said, or The plotters plan to agreed to put his own with backing a no-deal exit instructed anyone to say, ‘Go and give evi- confront May at a cabinet leadership ambitions on hold before performing a U-turn. dence at a British inquest and name the meeting tomorrow and until the autumn to clear the One cabinet minister said: bombers’. The IRA simply do not name Bomb attacks on two Birmingham pubs, the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town, in 1974 killed 21 demand that she announces way for Lidington — as long as “The end is nigh. She won’t people or say who did what.” she is quitting. If she refuses, his main rivals do the same. be prime minister in 10 days’ Conway said he was “quite sure” the Garda sources were also sceptical serving or former members to give they will threaten mass Lidington is understood time.” A second said: “Her IRA still exists and is run from Northern about the evidence given by witness evidence in formal settings. IRA mem- resignations or publicly not to be pressing for the top judgment has started to go Ireland but “they are not going around O on the grounds that the IRA has bers traditionally refused to recognise demand her head. job but will take over if that is haywire. You can’t be one of naming people at inquests”. Convicted in never previously instructed members courts in Ireland, Northern Ireland Last night, conspirators the will of cabinet. He would the cabinet who just puts the 1970s for handling explosives, Con- to disclose information about its activi- and Britain. were locked in talks to try to agree not to stand in the your head in the sand.” way is now a solicitor. ties, command structures or other In 2012, the IRA did provide informa- reach a consensus deal on a contest for permanent leader. Officials were so Witness O was described as a con- members. “What witness O has said is The IRA tion to a tribunal led by the judge Peter new prime minister so there A cabinet source said: concerned about May’s victed bomber and a member of an IRA implausible,” one retired Special Branch Smithwick, who examined allegations of does not have to be a “David’s job would be to welfare they drew up a active service unit operating in Birming- officer said. simply do garda collusion in the 1989 murders of protracted contest. secure an extension with the protocol to extract her from ham in 1974. He was in prison when the Gardai who helped with the investiga- two RUC officers. At least six ministers EU, find a consensus for a the Commons if she collapsed bombs went off at the Mulberry Bush and tion of the Birmingham bombing also not name Seán Gerard Hughes, a former IRA support installing Lidington, new Brexit policy and then at the dispatch box. the Tavern in the Town, on the night of noted that the names Witness O provided leader who allegedly ordered the two the de facto deputy prime arrange an orderly transition Downing Street sources say November 21. were already in the public domain. people or murders, was instructed to liaise with the minister, as a caretaker in to a new leader.” May has not yet come to the The men attributed with responsibility “There were others involved in the tribunal on behalf of the IRA. He declined No 10 to deliver Brexit and However, others called for conclusion that she should by witness O have previously been refer- bombing but no reference was made to say who to name those involved or give evidence then make way for a full Michael Gove or Jeremy Hunt resign and is still being enced in books and TV documentaries, them,” the Special Branch officer said. in public and denied collusion. Smith- leadership contest in the to take charge instead. Hunt, encouraged by her husband but never before in a formal setting. The IRA has no history of instructing did what wick’s report concluded there was. autumn. Lidington’s the foreign secretary, does Philip to fight on.

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ello, can we get in to the FAI, wrote to the association seek- please?” we shouted. ing an urgent explanation for the loan It was 6pm last Satur- after sports minister Shane Ross day, the day before St prompted it to seek answers. The FAI vol- Patrick’s Day, and The untarily contacted the Office of the Sunday Times had just Director of Corporate Enforcement to received word that give an explanation as to why the loan John Delaney, the had not been declared in its accounts. chief executive of the While the FAI’s finances are now under Football Association scrutiny, it is clear that bringing money into of Ireland (FAI), was seeking a High Court the organisation is a priority for Delaney. ‘Hinjunction to prevent the publication of a The Irish Sun has revealed how in recent report about a €100,000 cheque he had years the chief has repeatedly sought made out to his employer. early payment of annual Eventually a security guard opened Sport Ireland the gates to the apparently deserted Four grants. Courts. In Court 14 we found Delaney suited and lawyered up. By 6.30pm, after we had read Delaney’s affidavit and

On the sponsor- ship front, had the FAI has briefed recently Tom signed a deal Hogan, a with SportPesa, a senior coun- Kenyan gambling sel, the hearing firm. The English FA began before the cancelled a £4m (€4.7m) judge Anthony Barr. sponsorship deal with Lad- First the judge brokes in 2017 as it felt it was ordered there could be no an improper arrangement, given social media reporting on the that players are banned from bet- case until he had ruled on the ting on matches. application. As well as the injunc- Stuart Gilhooly, solicitor for tion order, Delaney was seeking the Professional Footballers’ damages for breach of privacy and an Association of Ireland, has order that the whole hearing would be described the SportPesa deal as held in camera, meaning he would not be “completely inappropriate”. named in any subsequent court report. “It is wrong for the FAI to be partner- In his affidavit, Delaney said he had ing with a betting company,” he said. been granted an order of divorce by the “Gambling is such a problem for young judge Patricia Ryan on January 11. As part men, and it is quite clear gambling addic- of those proceedings he was required to tion is a serious issue. For the FAI to go in supply documentation on his financial strongly on players that gamble on their affairs. Delaney said The Sunday Times own matches and then make this deal? It had recently contacted him to ask about a just sends out the completely wrong cheque and remittance advice relating to signal. They seem to think it doesn’t him and the FAI. The documents “could matter, as it pays the bills.” only have come to [its] attention and/or The FAI said last Sunday that its board into its possession in the context of family commissioned an external consultant law proceedings”, he alleged. this month to carry out a “full review” of The FAI chief executive said he had its “executive governance and senior been advised not to respond to questions management”. Yet the FAI is refusing to about the €100,000 cheque, as it “could name the consultant. Observers are render me in a position of breaching the doubtful the FAI is about to address long- in camera rule”. running corporate governance concerns. Nuala Jackson, a family law specialist, Recommendations from the Genesis opened Delaney’s case claiming this report, commissioned by the FAI in 2002, newspaper was attempting to use docu- including basic reforms to the FAI board ments provided to an in camera family such as term limits and the appointment law case, and that represented a con- of two independent non-executive direct- tempt of court. She said Delaney could ors, have never been implemented. draw a “Venn diagram” on the possible Instead the 11-strong FAI board consists of sources, and this led him to believe the seven men who have served over 11 years. only place both documents could have Two board members are aged 79 and come from was the divorce case. each has served 15 years. Delaney, who She said The Sunday Times had to has been on the board for 17 years, was apply for the release of the documents the youngest board member at 51. from the in camera rule to the judge who His ability to control the FAI and gener- had charge of the divorce proceedings, ate support among clubs is legendary. but any such application would be Delaney has spoken about visiting 1,700 strongly resisted. She asked for the High clubs in the first eight years of his tenure. Court to send the issue back to the family Clones FC in Monaghan was so taken by law court on Tuesday. Delaney and the FAI’s financial support Jackson added the case was a “funda- that it named its new ground John mental matter” that “goes to the heart of Delaney Park in 2013. confidentiality” required in family law Niamh Brennan, a lecturer in corpo- cases. She said the newspaper was rate governance, said Delaney’s control contending that any spouse in Ireland of the FAI was striking. “From a corpo- could anonymously deposit their files at rate governance point of view, the its office after a case to allow journalists standout feature of the FAI is the power DELANEY’S OWN GOAL to use the documents “willy nilly”. The documents from the family law case. Barr the temporary reporting restriction, Barr and dominance of a single individual,” senior counsel asked how anyone could The football supremo failed in his said people “might make such docu- ordered Delaney to pay the costs of the she said. “A principle of corporate litigate family law in Ireland if ments available to a journalist either emergency hearing. The ruling, handed governance is that power should be dis- the confidential atmosphere of such through a desire or under a sense of duty, down at 9.35pm, 25 minutes before the tributed. You can still have those mecha- proceedings was set at nought. last-ditch effort to stop revelations whether they be a whistleblower or newspaper's print deadline, allowed just nisms and it may have the appearance of In response, Hogan, for The Sunday because they perhaps hold a grudge enough time to include the story. achieving corporate governance stan- Times, questioned why the parties were about his loan to the FAI. What was against a person who happens to be in At 11.22pm the FAI issued a press dards, but if those individuals are not in court at an emergency hearing on family law proceedings”. He said they release saying the €100,000 payment standing up to the powerful individual, Saturday evening on a bank holiday could do this “independently of those made by Delaney in April 2017 had been a then it doesn’t address the problem.” weekend, given that Delaney had first he trying to hide, asks Mark Tighe proceedings”. “bridging loan” to “aid cash flow” at the Brennan added that the lengthy terms been contacted 15 days previously with “It would be going too far for the law to association. Delaney also said his 2018 of the majority of the FAI’s board went questions about the cheque. state that, merely because a document payment from Uefa, the European foot- against all good-governance recommen- He showed the judge an email from family law case, did “not forever more was contained in an affidavit of discovery ball governing authority, amounting to dations. The FAI has pledged to introduce The Sunday Times to the FAI press office shroud them with the protection of the in in the course of family law proceedings, €160,000, had been donated to the FAI maximum eight-year terms from 2022. on March 1, in which questions were camera rule”. that any disclosure of that material to a on a voluntary basis. “Good corporate governance princi- asked about the cheque and reference In his ruling, Barr said there were two journalist or a third party would be a The story, the failed injunction and the ples suggest that after six years you’ve was made to an earlier conversation broad classes of documents from family breach of the in camera rule,” he said. late-night statement sent shock waves gone past your sell-by date,” said between this reporter and Paddy law cases. One class was pleadings and The judge said he had to balance the through the Irish football world. Delaney, Brennan. “By nine years you’ve definitely Goodwin, Delaney’s solicitor. reports that obviously emanated from The standout importance of the rule with the right of who is on an annual salary of €360,000, gone by your sell-by date. This is very Hogan said Delaney’s injunction appli- such cases and were protected from news media to report on issues of signifi- had always insisted the FAI’s finances basic and it’s taken for granted in many cation was a “last-ditch attempt to abuse disclosure. The judge said a second class feature of the cant public interest. “I’m satisfied that were in good shape, so why would it need companies.” the in camera rule”. The Sunday Times’s involved files released under disclosure the finances of the FAI, generally, and, in a €100,000 loan? Seven days after Delaney’s failed High article had nothing to do with Delaney’s requirements, such as cheque stubs and FAI is the particular, any payment and repayment Overlooked was the fact that, at the Court injunction case, Delaney spent matrimonial affairs, but was about ledgers, which were not clearly family there may have been by the FAI to its end of 2016, the tycoon Denis O’Brien yesterday in Gibraltar watching Ireland payments between him and the FAI. He law files but had the same protection. power and CEO, are matters of significant public had pulled his commitment of €900,000 play its first match under Mick said the story was an “overwhelming” Barr said The Sunday Times was interest,” he said. a year to cover 70% of Martin O’Neill’s McCarthy’s second coming. Just before matter of public interest given the state correct that documents that existed dominance Barr noted it was significant that and Roy Keane’s salaries. So, despite a the kick-off, FAI officials told journalists had provided the FAI with €50m in grants before such cases “cannot become Delaney had delayed taking action, given windfall from reaching Euro 2016 in that a statement would be released after over the previous 10 years. immunised merely because they were of a single that his representatives were first con- France, from 2017 onwards the FAI had to the game — leading to speculation that The senior counsel pointed out that referred to in the course of the family law tacted on March 1. He said Goodwin, pay O’Neill’s and Keane’s full salaries and Delaney may not be chief executive when Delaney had provided no evidence that proceedings”. The judge added: “That individual Delaney’s solicitor, would have been they had both negotiated large pay hikes the FAI faces the Oireachtas committee the documents were from his family law would carry the in camera rule too far.” “duty bound” to communicate the Sun- after qualifying for the tournament. on sport next month. case. Hogan said, just because docu- He further noted there was no day Times query to his client on March 1. Last week Sport Ireland, which The clock is ticking as the FAI saga ments might have been mentioned in a evidence that the newspaper got the After refusing the injunction and lifting administers state grants of €2.7m a year heads for extra time. March 31 2019 · Issue no 10,151 · thesundaytimes.ie RoI €3 (inc Vat) · NI £2.70

Remember clocks are going forward GET THE SUNDAY TIMES AND TIMES IRELAND FOR JUST GAME OF THRONES €5 A MONTH EXCLUSIVE SECRETS FROM THE SET MAGAZINE SALE T&Cs apply. See page 2 Green light for €3bn rural web McCourt consortium indicated that Bruton and the 2016, but “despite that substantial plan,” he said. “As things stand, the than half a million homes, farms broadband “for a fraction of the “The process had been competi- taoiseach Leo Varadkar had con- progress, more than 1m people best technology is fibre; you can’t and businesses [and] a million proposed subsidy” to 300,000 tive until the point at which it was set to be awarded cluded there was no viable plan B and 100,000 enterprises, mostly beat that. There is no wireless at people to fibre.” premises in less remote parts of decided that the remaining com- to finish the introduction of at least in rural areas, are unlikely to the moment that actually goes Eir, one of the bidders that rural Ireland. Instead, it was petitors would withdraw. At that broadband tender 30MB broadband speeds to the receive this vital service from the beyond that for download speeds.” pulled out of the tender process leaving the process because of point, an additional approach of remaining 540,000 homes and private sector”. The taoiseach signalled his pref- last year, wrote to Naughten before “repeatedly highlighted” commer- scrutiny was put in place by the businesses in the time promised by Though industry sources erence for a fibre-delivered service it withdrew, warning that the cial, regulatory and governance government to ensure that . . . the Stephen O’Brien Political Editor government. believe it is possible to complete at his party’s annual conference process was flawed and would lead issues. Sources said neither issue of value for money could be The government is expected to Denis Naughten, Bruton’s pre- the introduction of high-speed last weekend, and said Fine Gael’s to delays and higher costs for the Naughten nor Bruton sought to properly evaluated. It has been a award the tender for delivering decessor, said 90% of rural prem- broadband using wireless 5G tech- vision for rural Ireland was “one in taxpayer. engage further with Eir. robust process.” high-speed broadband in rural ises would be covered by the end of nology being piloted in Dublin, a which people in Belmullet and Bruton did not dispute the latest Bruton said on Wednesday: “We Bruton said the plan was not Ireland to the National Broadband 2020 and 100% coverage would be senior government source said Granard can work for multi- estimate of €3bn put to him last have received a final bid from the cheap and “we will have to make a Ireland (NBI) consortium led by achieved “soon after that”. Some transmission was still a problem nationals through the power of week by Tim Dooley and Brian tenderer. That is undergoing due decision on whether we want to go David McCourt, the last remaining estimates put the completion date with 5G in remote locations. home-working, and district nurses Stanley, the Fianna Fail and Sinn diligence in my own department ahead with it”. bidder in the procurement process at 2023. “We still don’t have universal 4G and GPs can check on senior Fein communications spokesmen. with the involvement of the Whatever decision the govern- being overseen by communica- Bruton told the Dail last week coverage so it’s a bit of a pipe citizens through the power of In a letter to Naughten in Janu- Department of Public Expenditure ment takes, the Oireachtas will be tions minister Richard Bruton. The that the availability of high-speed dream to suggest we are going to remote healthcare”. ary 2018, Richard Moat, then Eir and Reform. consulted and the decision project could cost €3bn. broadband had increased from have universal 5G coverage to Varadkar added: “It’s a huge chief executive, said his company “I intend to bring a recommen- debated openly, the minister said. Senior government sources 50% of all premises to 74% since deliver the national broadband undertaking, [connecting] more could provide high-speed rural dation to cabinet before Easter. @sob999

JUSTIN KERNOGHAN Factory-gate customs Delaney scores €300 checks to ease Brexit a day on Uefa business

Irish government officials and the Varadkar will travel to Paris on Colin Coyle and Mark Tighe continued to cause grassroots European Commission are study- Tuesday to meet Macron and will anger in Irish football, the board ing proposals for a regime of host Merkel in Government Build- John Delaney, the executive vice- of the FAI issued a statement “factory gate” customs verifica- ings two days later. Merkel is president of the Football Associa- yesterday that acknowledged the tions, plus close alignment of plant known to have sought assurances tion of Ireland (FAI), is being paid a “concerns expressed by members and animal health standards with from the taoiseach at previous €300 allowance for every day he of the football family, supporters, Northern Ireland, to avoid chaos meetings that the single market spends on official business with commentators, politicians and the along the Irish border in the event would be protected in the event of Uefa, European football’s govern- public around recent media stories of an accidental no-deal Brexit, an accidental British crash-out. ing body. concerning the association”. writes Stephen O’Brien. Varadkar said the chancellor has Uefa confirmed this weekend The board said it was committed Irish officials have intensified asked “reasonable” questions. that Delaney receives the daily to addressing these concerns their engagement with the com- Sources said the Irish govern- allowance “when on duty”, on top “urgently” and that a sub-commit- mission on measures to “preserve ment was satisfied it had sufficient of his annual €160,000 salary for tee was working with its external the integrity of the EU single mar- personnel in place to deal with the being a member of its executive advisers and auditors on the ket” in the event of no deal, as the customs clearance issues in the committee. “issues of concern”. possibility of an accidental British event of no-deal. Plant and animal Des Casey, the last Irish football It announced global consult- crash-out remains live in the disease control — so-called sanitary administrator to be elected to ancy firm Mazars was to conduct absence of Westminster agreeing a and phytosanitary (SPS) measures Uefa’s executive committee, has “an independent and in-depth unified Brexit strategy, govern- — and regulatory divergences were said he spent between 80 and 100 external review of all matters”. ment sources said. a greater challenge for authorities, days each year on European busi- The board said it as also engaging Contingency plans to protect and best dealt with by seeking a ness, suggesting that Delaney fully with inquiries from Sport Ire- the EU single market will be dis- close alignment of standards. could receive as much as €30,000 land and the Office of the Director cussed on Thursday when Angela Racetracks in Northern Ireland from Uefa in daily allowance pay- of Corporate Enforcement. Merkel, the German chancellor, and the Republic remained open in ments. The allowance, which is Jonathan Hall, a UK-based con- travels to Dublin to meet taoiseach February, a month before the Chel- unvouched, can be claimed for sultant who recommended Del- Leo Varadkar. Government sour- tenham national hunt festival, every day, or part thereof, on Uefa aney for the new post of executive ces dismissed suggestions that when horse racing was suspended business. vice-president as part of a corpo- Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, in Britain following an outbreak of Since stepping down from his rate governance review, is refusing the French president, would put equine flu. Restrictions on horse €360,000-a-year FAI chief execu- to comment on his previous deal- pressure on the taoiseach to apply movement were imposed between tive role earlier this month, ings with the association. Hall was EU rules and tariffs at the border. the island of Ireland and Britain. Delaney is being paid a reported the chief executive of a company Varadkar told the Dail on Tues- “This didn’t threaten the consti- €120,000 for his new position as called Techfront when it had the day: “Talks with the [European] tutional status of Northern Ireland executive vice-president of the contract to supply LED perimeter commission have been happening in any way,” an Irish government association. The Sunday Times boarding at a game between Arse- at official level on exploring contin- source pointed out. “It was just a revealed last week that the FAI nal and Chelsea hosted by the FAI gencies. What they will be, nobody practical response to an animal- gave Delaney €3,000 a month at the Aviva Stadium last summer. can say for sure, because a lot will health issue and points to the kind towards his rent for several years. According to LinkedIn, Hall left depend on the approach the UK of solution that could be used in a He recently bought a new home in Techfront in July after 13 months in government takes . . . There are no broader context.” Aughrim, Co Wicklow. the job and now runs Jonathan Hall papers or documents.” @sob999 Customs verifications at factories could be used instead of border checks in the case of a no-deal Brexit As Delaney’s newly created job Continued on page 2→ Garda body rejects switch of 500 desk jobs to frontline policing

John Mooney duties in a letter from Joe Nugent, issue with the civilianisation of the described the proposal as a A garda spokesman said that the redeployment of garda personnel the garda chief administration force but the proposals will ensure “non-runner” that would be commissioner Drew Harris was in administrative roles to opera- INDEX The Garda Representative Associa- officer, last week. that civilians end up doing police opposed by the association’s “strongly of the view” that one of tional roles is also a government tion (GRA) is preparing to oppose In a two-page letter, Nugent said work,” claimed a member of the 11,500 members. the best ways to keep people safe decision. Lottery News 2 plans by the garda commissioner the force hoped to achieve a target association’s executive. “The civilianisation plan was was to have the vast majority of “The garda associations have Weather News 21 to redeploy 500 gardai from desk of 500 reassignments in 2019 as “For example, there are 154 designed to get officers out of non- gardai in operational roles. been kept informed and the Letters News 16 jobs to frontline duties, on the part of a modernisation plan scene-of-crimes officers around policing duties and back into oper- “The 2019 implementation plan impact of the redeployment on grounds that civilians might end entitled 21:21. He described it as a the country who have specialist ations,” he said. for the Commission on the Future individual gardai has been a key Sudoku Money 20 up investigating crime and priority project. skills. These positions are to be “It was never intended to take of Policing has set a target of 500 consideration. TV & Radio Culture 43 carrying out other operational The GRA’s regional delegates are civilianised. When the modernisa- gardai away from the investigation gardai to be redeployed to the “This process has been ongoing police tasks. due to meet this week to discuss tion plan was devised, no one ever of crime, or enforcing the law, only front line from administrative for a number of years, and to Gardai working on crime scene how they intend to oppose the suggested that civilians would to have them replaced by a civilian duties. further improve the service we investigations, immigration and plan, on the basis that it will have become officers who attend crime workforce. Will civilians soon be “The force is committed to provide and enhance community CCTV analysis, and other sections an adverse impact on their scenes, collect evidence and use manning road traffic checkpoints meeting this target in order to safety the 500 target must be of the force, were notified of their members. garda powers to obtain evidence.” or carrying out drink-driving increase visibility of gardai in local met.” pending reassignment to frontline “The GRA does not have any Another GRA representative checkpoints?” communities,” he said. “The @JohnMooneyST y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+#!@ 2 The Sunday Times March 31, 2019 NEWS Gardai to probe spy Farmers to reap €260m risks linked to Huawei from planting trees 5G mobile networks

John Mooney “The government may not headquarters was built as a view this issue as a headache gift by China using Chinese Taxpayers will fund forestry to offset emissions from cows and meet EU targets The government has asked but secure communications network equipment the garda’s intelligence wing and the theft of intellectual and found its data was Valerie Flynn to assess whether the new property is a major issue for being sent every night to broadband and 5G network big IT companies based Shanghai, is an example Using forestry to offset greenhouse-gas technologies about to be here,” he said. of how network equipment emissions from farming will cost taxpay- introduced across Ireland “I’ve been contacted by can be used in China’s ers €258m in payments to landowners could pose a threat to industry leaders who are expanding global espionage over the next decade, according national security. deeply concerned about this enterprise.” to the Department of Agriculture. The move is due to issue and what is being done The Department of The cost will arise from annual “pre- concerns that the latest about it.” Communications said the mium payments” to landowners who mobile phone technologies Huawei, which has introduction of 5G have planted forests, according to an made by the Chinese invested heavily in Ireland, technology in Ireland is analysis that was conducted in 2016 but telecoms giant Huawei for is a world leader in 5G primarily a matter for private has just been released under freedom of Ireland’s 5G network could technology but some mobile operators and they information. be used for spying and intelligence agencies believe are obliged to take Under EU law, Ireland has a target to the theft of intellectual it is used by China to gather appropriate measures to reduce emissions in non-industrial sec- property. political and economic protect the security of their tors — such as agriculture, transport and America, Australia and intelligence, which the firm networks. construction — by 30% by the year 2030 New Zealand have already denies. The Department of Justice relative to 2005 levels. By using forestry banned Huawei technology in Huawei equipment is said the authorities work and other offset provisions, however, this parts of their networks due to cheaper and faster than its closely with their would reduce Ireland’s effective target spying concerns. rivals, though research in international counterparts in for 2030 to 20.4%. Last week the European Britain has shown some identifying and managing The government lobbied for countries Commission asked member software contains flaws that threats to national security. to be allowed offset emissions using for- states to carry out could be exploited by spy “It would not be in the estry and other land-use changes that can assessments of the security agencies. public interest to detail the capture carbon from the atmosphere. risks posed by the future use Jim Lewis, a technology measures that are taken by Ireland secured the largest share of this An Oireachtas report last week calls for diversification away from carbon-intensive beef and dairy farming of 5G by June, but did not expert at the US Centre for our authorities in this area,” it flexibility, at 5.6% of 2005 emissions, and specifically ban Huawei or Strategic and International added. the government intends to make full use as a major component of combating culture sector so as to reduce emissions. other Chinese products. Studies in Washington, said A garda spokesman said of its allowance. climate change. However, Gerry Boyle, director of Tea- The government’s decision that there were “deep ties” the force does not comment The Department of Agriculture analy- “The department is fully engaged as gasc, the agriculture development to ask gardai to provide a between Huawei and the on briefings given to sis warned that Ireland would not be able part of a whole-of-government approach authority, said on RTE Radio that he did threat assessment of new Chinese state. government on such to use forestry to make up the entire 5.6% to address the considerable challenge “not see that as at all realistic”. technologies is in preparation “Huawei equipment gives matters. offset allowance. That means there will facing Ireland in meeting the 2020 and Setting out the options for emissions for Comreg, the agency China greater intelligence Huawei said that it would be a further cost to the taxpayer to make 2030 targets and fully recognises that all They reduction in agriculture, Boyle said that responsible for insight into foreign networks. co-operate with any up the shortfall, using grassland and sectors . . . need to deliver substantial and “afforestation is hugely important from a telecommunications, More importantly, it offers assessment undertaken by cropland management activities. The sustained change.” would have sequestration [of carbon] point of view”, allowing mobile phone tremendous coercive the Irish security services if analysis said this would be more expen- The Department of Environment said adding that it was important to “drive on companies to introduce 5G leverage,” Lewis said. requested to do so. sive per tonne of carbon than forestry. a national climate plan, to be published an interest, the afforestation agenda”. technology, which is “If a country depends on The company denied ever “Farmers would have a reasonable inter- shortly, will set out how Ireland is to Oisín Coghlan, director of Friends of considerably faster than 4G. Huawei, what happens if allowing its networks or est in such measures, provided incen- comply with the 2030 targets, including given the Earth, said: “Ireland is finally trying James Lawless, the Fianna China decides to turn its technology to be used for tives are reasonable,” it said. how the allowance will be used. to get to grips with the fact that emissions Fail spokesman on networks off for a day or two espionage, and said it The Department of Agriculture A report from the Oireachtas commit- reasonable must fall. technology, said there was to signal displeasure? welcomed the “objective and declined to comment on the specific cost tee on climate action, published last “The [committee] report is not growing concerns in the Under Chinese law, there is proportionate” approach of to the taxpayer of offsetting agricultural week, called for the agriculture sector to incentives simplistic. It is carefully crafted and pro- business sector about the no way for the company to the European Commission’s emissions. It said: “Addressing emissions diversify away from its current reliance vides a route map. We need to examine prevalence of Huawei refuse such requests. recommendations on 5G and removals from land use, including on carbon-intensive beef and dairy, diversifying agriculture.” products in communications “The experience of the security. forests, is recognised internationally through the development of the horti- @valerie_flynn infrastructure. African Union, whose @JohnMooneyST

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ongoing rental payments Delaney from Shared Access, an O’BRIEN: HE GETS MY FULL BACKING American-owned company that installs and rents out scores communications masts. Denis O’Brien, the telecoms influence within Uefa as a Paul Delaney has been billionaire and the honorary huge asset, particularly €300 a day managing director of Shared life president of the Football when it comes to the joint Access in Ireland since 2017, Association of Ireland (FAI), bid expected to be made according to his LinkedIn is supporting John Delaney’s by the UK and Ireland for on Uefa profile. Before that he was its new role in the association, the 2030 World Cup. site-solutions director. writes Paul Rowan. The businessman business A source in one club said There is growing has said Delaney has there were a number of pressure on the FAI board a great relationship with problems with the deal from to justify its decision to the Uefa president a club perspective. He said create the position of Aleksandar Ceferin after it increased electricity costs executive vice-president campaigning for him and inflated the price of for Delaney, who stepped to get the job, and that no Then only repairing floodlights, which down as chief executive last other administrator →Continued from page 1 could not be lowered as this weekend. While there have in Ireland has his Associates, which carried out would affect coverage from been reports that the FAI international clout. €5 a month. the review commissioned by the masts. The source said his board is split over Delaney’s O’Brien paid more than the FAI last month. Hall, a club had missed out on an role, O’Brien remains a firm half the salaries for Stay well informed with a digital lawyer based in Surrey, has opportunity for investment supporter. managers Giovanni also carried out work for a from a different mast The businessman made Trapattoni and Martin subscription to The Times and variety of sporting bodies, company after the FAI it clear in football circles O’Neill, about €12m in total, The Sunday Times, Ireland edition including Uefa. His proposals delayed responding to the last week that Delaney has a practice he stopped to use on all your favourite devices. were adopted unanimously proposed alternative deal. his full backing, and that before being appointed by the FAI board. Neither the FAI nor Shared the new executive vice- to his honorary position Last week Hall said: “I’m Access responded to president will resist any last year. afraid you’ll have to contact questions last week. attempt to remove him He told friends last week the FAI about anything to do While members of Uefa’s from the association. that he was impressed by with their issues and the executive committee such as O’Brien has told friends the way Delaney knew report as it’s their report.” Delaney are paid €160,000, he believes the FAI would everyone’s names and by Techfront said Hall still did vice-presidents of the damage itself if it let the level of grassroots some work for its company, committee get €250,000, Delaney go, citing his support he enjoyed. which has worked for the while the president, IRFU and the FAI for a Slovenian Aleksander number of years at the Aviva. Ceferin, is paid €1.8m. far”. Delaney’s term on Uefa’s their next fixture due to Separately, The Sunday Uefa also pays into executive runs until 2021. “humiliating” working Times has established that Ceferin’s pension fund and Delaney was elected to the conditions. the FAI and Delaney have contributes to his “social Uefa executive committee in Delaney chairs the been promoting a deal to charges and accident April 2017 by a comfortable executive’s youth and football clubs that involves insurance”, according to its margin, winning 48 votes, amateur football committee doing business with a accounts. second only to Sweden’s and is also deputy chairman Subscribe now. Don’t miss out. company run by Paul The FAI publicly supported Karl-Erik Nilsson. of Uefa’s women’s football Visit thetimes.ie/join Delaney, the former chief Ceferin’s bid, with Delaney His election was committee. executive’s brother. saying he had “seen first- unaffected by the Ireland @colincoyle Under the scheme, which hand the great work that women’s football team @MarkTigheST is advertised on the FAI’s Aleksander has done for holding a press conference website, clubs can get football and we have been the day before the vote Why the FAI is smashed, ROI residents only, aged 18 or over. This offer is subject to availability. New subscribers only. Visit store.thetimes.ie for full terms and conditions. funding for floodlights and very impressed with him so threatening to boycott News Review, page 19 April 14, 2019 · Issue no 10,153 · thesundaytimes.ie RoI €3 (inc Vat) · NI £2.70

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Mark Tighe As director of Waterford Foot- Steakhouse and Grill. Another €72 ball Club in 2001, Delaney called FOOTBALL FURORE was spent on two bills from “King- John Delaney, the executive vice- on then FAI chief executive Case recalls banana republic fisher takeaway”. president of the Football Associa- Bernard O’Byrne to stand down Justine McCarthy, page 12 Delaney travelled extensively in tion of Ireland (FAI), spent almost pending a review of his use of an Will Delaney’s blanket defence 2016 as he campaigned success- €40,000 on his work credit card in FAI credit card. O’Byrne subse- see him through? fully for election to Uefa’s execu- the last six months of 2016, a Sun- quently accepted an exit package News Review, page 17 tive committee in April 2017. He day Times investigation has found. amid allegations that he used the charged more than €7,300 on his While Delaney was on a salary of card for personal spending. credit card for flights in that six- €360,000 as chief executive, he O’Byrne, who repaid the sums in away to Moldova, Delaney month period. There was €355 used the FAI credit card to pay for question, blamed the issue on an withdrew €600 in cash in three spent on duty free. He also charged duty-free purchases at airports, “administrative error”. transactions. more than €2,000 in petrol station meals in his local pub in Wicklow Delaney’s FAI credit card The largest single charge on the bills, including a €66.74 purchase and to make cash withdrawals of included 13 separate bills from credit card in the six-month period in Michael Healy-Rae’s Mace shop more than €6,000 in six months. Plucks, his local pub and restau- was a €4,474 bill from the Ritz- and garage in Kilgarvan. Last week Purchases on Delaney’s FAI rant in Kilmacanogue, amounting Carlton five-star hotel in Dubai in the Kerry TD spoke in Delaney’s credit card included €400 at a Hil- to a total of €563 in six months. He December 2016. Guests in the hotel defence at an Oireachtas commit- figer store, more than €500 on two also had charges of €119 from Kurt enjoy personalised service and tee hearing into the FAI’s corporate visits to an executive dry-cleaning Geiger, an upmarket British foot- daily culinary presentations plus governance. outfit, and a €226 bill from Thomas wear and accessories retailer, and access to a private beach. While in Last week, the FAI refused to Pink, a store that claims to have a €91 bill from Cath Kidston, a Dubai, Delaney charged a bill of answer any questions about Del- perfected “the traditions and intui- “distinctive lifestyle brand”. €219 from the Madinat Jumeirah aney’s credit card expenses or say if tion of English shirtmaking”. The credit card statements show resort and another bill of €271 at the he reimbursed the association any Police detain a suspect in Holland Park, west London, yesterday after opening fire to halt a Mercedes The FAI said “no comment” Delaney had a tendency to with- Asia Asia restaurant. At the same of the charges, or if he was required when asked about Delaney’s credit draw cash using the FAI card in time he paid €1,170 to “Aster Home to present receipts for his expendi- Police opened fire outside the is believed to live in south London. card expenses, and about a sepa- sums ranging from €100 to €250. Care”, which appears to be a health- ture. The FAI responded “no com- Ukrainian embassy in London yes- The incident took place on the fifth rate €60,000 payment made by In just over 40 cash withdrawals in care company based in Dubai. ment” when The Sunday Times terday after the ambassador’s car anniversary of Ukraine sustaining the association in early 2014 to a six months, Delaney withdrew Delaney’s credit card bills show asked whether the association had was “deliberately rammed”. its first military casualty in the war third party labelled as “profes- more than €6,180. These with- that while in London he usually a policy on staff using company The drama, in Holland Park’s with Russia for the Donbas region. sional fees”. drawals incurred bank charges of stays in the Arch, an upmarket credit cards to withdraw cash. “Millionaire’s Row,” began after a However, it was still not clear The Sunday Times also found more than €115 for the FAI. hotel near Marylebone. From six It is understood the FAI is able to man in a silver Mercedes drove whether the incident had a politi- that, on top of Delaney’s company On July 21, 2016, Delaney with- separate charges, the FAI has paid get reimbursements for tickets into the envoy’s official vehicle. cal motive. Police said it was not credit card expenses, the FAI paid drew €200 and €150 from the €4,202 for use of this hotel. Delaney purchased for Manchester Officers attempted to block the being treated as a terrorist attack. a bill of €8,018 in December 2015 to Topaz garage in Kilmacanogue. On In September, Delaney amassed United and Celtic matches under vehicle, then fired shots with No one was injured in the inci- cover his stay at the Ritz-Carlton the same date, the credit card was a bill of €225 from Gaucho Tower an arrangement with the clubs. Tasers and live bullets after the dent, but police said the man in the hotel beside New York’s Central used to withdraw the sterling Bridge, a restaurant known for its The former chief executive’s credit Mercedes again drove into the Mercedes had been taken to hospi- Park. The hotel features sound- equivalent of €265 in Terminal 2 of Argentine steaks and stunning card was used to buy more than ambassador’s car — and also into tal as a precaution. The force proof windows and feather beds Heathrow. On October 7, the day views of the Thames. Delaney has €2,300 worth of tickets from these police — at about 10am. added that the professional stan- dressed in goose-down duvets, after Ireland won a home World also enjoyed fine dining in Ireland two clubs in the six-month period. Ukrainian ambassador Natalia dards directorate was informed — while guests are offered a choice of Cup qualifier against Georgia and with cumulative bills of €250 from Delaney’s solicitor did not Galibarenko: ambassador is Galibarenko, 40, who is married standard procedure when a police pillows from a menu. two days before the team played two visits to Marco Pierre White’s respond to queries yesterday. married with one son with one son, was not present. She firearm is discharged.

NEWMAN’S Spillane: has Ring benched me? VIEW Isis terror plans uncovered

Stephen O’Brien Political Editor jobs, increasing overseas visitors the last time I met Michael Ring by 12%, and assisting 4,000 pro- and I haven’t been able to reach Louise Callaghan after the letter was written last He may hold a record eight all- jects in rural communities to boost him since.” In a direct challenge to Middle East Correspondent December. The Paris attacks of Ireland football medals, but Pat economic development and tackle the minister, Spillane added: “Just 2015, in which 130 people died, are Spillane doesn’t know if he still has social exclusion. tell me whether you want me or Detailed plans for terrorist attacks cited as a model for future “special INDEX a place on Michael Ring’s team- Spillane was asked to serve as an you don’t want me. At least show in Europe, funded and controlled operations”. Lottery News 2 sheet. The Kerry footballer sus- “ambassador” for the plan, linking me that level of respect.” by Isis leaders, are exposed in a The cells will plan “special Weather News 19 pects he may have been sent off government with rural communi- Michael Collins, an independent trove of chilling documents seen operations” with a “determined by the minister for rural and com- ties. First his fee for the job was cut TD for Cork South-West, failed by The Sunday Times. goal and outcome that are picked Letters News 14 munity development. from €20,000 in 2017 to €10,000 to solve the diplomatic mystery in Correspondence from Isis offi- carefully”. Sudoku News 18 His telephone calls have gone in 2018, and he has had no contact the Dail last week. He told Simon cials in Syria to the group’s leader- The documents — on a hard unanswered for four months as with Ring or his senior staff since Coveney, the tanaiste, that he ship reveals the reach and sophisti- drive found by Western-backed Spillane has tried unsuccessfully to last year. The action plan monitor- believed Spillane had been cation of international networks, forces in Syria after a firefight with establish if he still holds the posi- ing committee has not met since “removed” from his position. facilitating the movement of fight- an Isis cell — provide alarming tion of “ambassador for the action December, Spillane has revealed. “Simon Coveney didn’t even ers over borders, funding opera- insights into how the terror group plan for rural development”, a job “I have heard absolutely noth- answer my question directly; Leo tions, and planning an array of continues to operate and plot he was given two years ago. ing despite leaving messages for Varadkar and this government has attacks including robberies, vehi- future operations even as its cali- An action plan for rural develop- Mr Ring, his secretary and various no interest in rural Ireland,” said cle ramming and assassinations. phate is destroyed. ment was launched by then tao- officials in his department,” said Collins yesterday. “Pat Spillane They include plans for an attack iseach Enda Kenny in 2017 with a the former Kerry star yesterday. was a clear and honest voice for the on a high-speed train in Germany — Isis plans to copy Paris atrocity y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+=!\ target of creating 135,000 new “The first week of December was Continued on page 2→ where an incident occurred days with fresh carnage, page 9 The Sunday Times April 14, 2019 17 NEWS REVIEW

BRIAN LAWLESS/PA WIRE he cake for John Delaney’s 50th birthday party at the Mount Juliet hotel and golf course in 2017 was an elabo- rate replica of the Aviva Sta- dium, complete with minia- ture working floodlights. Among the guests were Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin, TDs Michael Ring and Alan Kelly, and football pundits TEamon Dunphy and John Giles. On the large stadium cake, the crowd was carrying a “Happy birthday, John” banner. On Friday night, however, real football fans ended up in a heated tussle with stewards and gardai at a Cork City match after they attempted to display a “Delaney out” flag, protesting at his continued presence in the Football Asso- ciation of Ireland (FAI). The FAI has been in turmoil since March 1, when The Sunday Times first asked the football body why Delaney had paid a cheque of €100,000 in April 2017 to his employer and why this had not been declared in audited accounts. It emerged from last week’s FAI appearance before the Oireachtas sport committee that its board was told for the first time on March 4 about the April 2017 loan, made to cover an impending breach of the FAI’s €1.5m overdraft limit, and the subsequent repayment two months later. Delaney informed the board only after The Sunday Times asked questions about the payment. On March 16, Delaney launched an

Sport Ireland announced it would withhold future payments to the FAI until after a review

emergency High Court injunction appli- the issue,” he said. With just hours to Delaney, centre, arriving at cation to block the story from being pub- resolve the matter, he wrote a precau- Leinster House on lished but the judge Anthony Barr ruled tionary cheque for €100,000. Delaney Wednesday for the there was “significant public interest” in said he informed Tony Fitzgerald, the Oireachtas sport any payment and repayment between FAI’s then president and chairman of the committee hearing with the FAI and its chief executive. Delaney board, as well as Michael Coady, the FAI’s FAI representatives transferred into a new position of FAI honorary secretary, of the transaction. executive vice-president six days after The rest of the board were not told. the story was published. WILL DELANEY’S Delaney said he asked Breen, who left By then Sport Ireland, which adminis- the FAI last month, if there were any ters state grants, had begun asking ques- reporting or disclosure obligations. He tions of the FAI. Under the terms and con- refused to elaborate on what response he ditions of its annual grant of about got, when TDs pressed him on this point. tell us, ‘You are lucky to have jobs in foot- €2.9m, the FAI must report any material Eddie Murray, the FAI’s honorary trea- ball,’” said one FAI source. “He always deterioration of its finances to Sport surer, told the committee he was “not rolls out the line about how he doesn’t see Ireland immediately. undermined” by not being told about the his kids because he works so hard.” Despite initially saying it would be BLANKET DEFENCE transaction but admitted it was “totally What infuriates some FAI workers is reluctant to suspend funding, and with unsatisfactory”. Murray told the commit- how Delaney used the association’s 50% of the 2019 grant already paid, Sport tee that the FAI had just one bank account scarce resources at certain times, such as Ireland announced after last Tuesday’s but later had to correct himself when told having his rent of up to €3,000 a month board meeting that it would withhold there were 24. paid until recently, on top of his future payments to the FAI. It will not pay Donal Conway, the FAI’s president, €360,000 salary. anything further until FAI-commissioned refused to say if the €100,000 cheque The Sunday Times has also established reviews of its corporate governance was needed to pay Uefa prize money to that on the chartered City Jet flight bring- structures and the circumstances sur- SEE HIM THROUGH? Dundalk FC. He also refused to say if such ing the Ireland team to Paris for the Euro rounding the €100,000 payment have prize money was ring-fenced when Uefa 2016 tournament, at least six seats were been assessed. transferred it to the FAI for onward reserved by Delaney for his family and The announcement ratcheted up the The former FAI chief may have stonewalled tackling transfer to a club that had played in a the family of Emma English, his girl- pressure on the FAI delegation attending European competition. Many clubs have friend. Insiders say these places could Wednesday’s committee meeting. In an complained that the FAI delays passing have been offered to commercial part- apparent pre-emptive shot against Noel from TDs on its finances but, after criticism from the on these Uefa payments. ners, prospective sponsors or as a reward Rock, a Fine Gael TD sitting on the com- Alex O’Connell, the FAI’s finance to football coaches. mittee who has been strongly critical of taoiseach, the body could crack, writes Mark Tighe director for the past two weeks, was una- While the Ireland team was in France the FAI, Delaney’s personal texts with ble to shed any light on the transaction. for the Euro 2016 tournament, the FAI Rock were leaked on the eve of the hear- given his recent ascent to the role. While hired Freddie Passas, English’s French ing. They indicated the Dublin TD had O’Connell and Murray visibly struggled brother-in-law, as an interpreter and sought help in getting match tickets. personal solicitor, sat directly behind an April 25, 2017 finance meeting with to answer questions about the FAI’s aide. While sources say Passas worked Delaney was in ebullient mood as he him, reinforcing the message. Eamon Breen, then the FAI’s finance finances, Delaney generally stayed quiet hard, they believe his employment was arrived in Leinster House, out-schmooz- Delaney appeared to be suggesting he director, and the FAI’s financial control- except when talking about matters such another example of how the FAI has ing the politicians with handshakes and did not want to say anything that could ler at which he was told that if all issued as how many grants the FAI had given “looked after” Delaney’s girlfriend. winks for everyone. Inside the commit- negatively affect him while the Office of FAI cheques and bank transfers were clubs. At one stage Delaney said he might Today The Sunday Times also reveals tee room he was not so forthcoming. He the Director of Corporate Enforcement is presented for payment, the association not see his 16-year-old daughter for a the spending Delaney incurred on his FAI produced a statement, which he had not investigating the €100,000 transaction Many clubs would breach its €1.5m overdraft limit. month because of how hard he worked. credit card on a monthly basis, with cash shared with the committee in advance, as and the failure to record it in FAI Delaney expressed “serious concern and While TDs called the FAI board a withdrawals of more than €6,000 over a is normal protocol, which said he would accounts. complain that the surprise” as to how this could have “cartel” for closing ranks, and Delaney a six-month period. With the taoiseach Leo not be answering questions about the In his statement, Delaney blamed happened to the FAI. “disgrace” for refusing to answer ques- Varadkar saying nobody could be satis- €100,000 transaction or anything to do others for the loan and its non-reporting FAI delays passing “I recall thinking at the time, if I had tions, FAI staff said that was completely in fied with Delaney’s performance on with his 14-year term as chief executive to the board and non-declaration in the been approached even a few days earlier, character for him. “When we approach Wednesday, cracks may soon appear in because of legal advice. Aidan Eames, his company accounts. He said he attended on Uefa payments I may have been better able to address Delaney about pay restoration he’ll always the FAI’s defensive wall.

PHOTO:RAY WELLS they can complain, yet the act. Adrenaline kicked in. He shakes his head. “There and marginalised. It’s a everyone there is either He gave chase in his car and was no crime reference defence mechanism.” a victim of crime, or knows ran their pick-up off the road. number, no evidence A report this month from someone who is.” When the case went to gathered.” His life went on. the Women and Equalities Central to his memoir is court, he and his boss were Nine years ago there was a Committee found that gypsy, HOW I LEARNT TO STOP a villainous Traveller family, mobbed by seven members twist in this tale. Woodhouse Roma and Traveller people — renamed the Smiths — the of the Smith family and the fell madly in love with a about 300,000 in the UK — kind of people for whom police had to intervene. woman of gypsy descent, are being “comprehensively antisocial behaviour orders The Smiths were let off. whom he has called Rhoda failed” by the British were invented. “They seemed to have a free in the book. They are not government. Their life PETROL-BOMBING AND They live in a row of hand to misbehave,” he says. together any more, yet he expectancy is a decade lower houses knocked through so Woodhouse remains in fear of cannot resist showing me a than the rest of the they can bolt from property the Smiths, who he says have photograph of her. “She was population; their children are to property to escape from threatened him repeatedly. then — and still is — the most the worst performers in the police. Yet the car chase had striking of women.” school and they endure illegal LOVE THE TRAVELLERS They get into fights, keep ignited a vigilante spirit in His life as a “gorgia” — a low wages. junk in their gardens and Woodhouse. Locals had been non-Traveller — among her Woodhouse says the animals everywhere. impressed that he stood up to family opened his eyes to the ostracism of gypsies began Rosamund Urwin bouncer — broad-shouldered, behaviour can chip “They’re the worst of the Smiths. A farmer, angry at kindness of the community. with farming mechanisation. bald, steely-faced. He seems away at a society. people,” he says. the occupation of his land by He had tarred them all “Go back two, three ike Woodhouse once to have lived four lives in his With a car chase, “They have no social Travellers, offered him cash because of the behaviour of generations and not one hated the Traveller 48 years. In his twenties, he violence and conscience. They get a free for help. Woodhouse the Smiths. And when his harvest would take place community so much was a DJ in a Norwich beautiful women, it house and breed like” — he responded in an extreme luck turned — he moved to without them. These were that he firebombed nightclub, devoted to rugby reads like a thriller. breaks off — “that’d be unfair way: he gathered a group of Derbyshire, had an people who understand Mtheir caravans. Twice. matches and parties. He Woodhouse says to rabbits. They churn out the friends and they petrol- aneurysm, lost his business lambing and calving. But very Yet after his life fell apart and moved to Diss, in Norfolk, in low-level criminals next generation and train bombed a caravan, having and then his house to settle rapidly, they went from being he ended up in a trailer 1997, built an engineering “converge” on market them to live outside the checked first that there were his debts — the Travellers welcome to being ostracised.” himself, he has morphed into business and later bought a towns such as Diss. system.” no children around. The idea showed him solidarity. He says the government their unlikely defender, wine bar. Then he lost “If a community feels Woodhouse’s first run-in was to frighten the Travellers, This has given him an needs to pour resources into believing that we are everything and lived like the isolated and underserved, with the family was in 2001 not hurt them, he says. He insight into their plight. He the community — and the witnessing “the last Travellers he had once they accept antisocial when he was working at a later did it again. believes Travellers’ lives are answer is not as simple as generations of a community loathed, in a caravan with no behaviour as part of life,” company that made He is contrite now. “Would being eroded. He argues that handing them a fixed outside the modern world” — running water. His latest he says. “Locals stop feeling machines for a chicken- I do it again? No. Would I much of the adversarial address. “That’s dealing and that we will be the poorer rebirth has been as an author processing plant. Thieves sanction it? No. My whole behaviour stems from with the symptoms, not when they disappear. after an old rugby mate — the A memoir by Mike kept taking steel and the boss attitude to those folk is resentment over their the disease.” I meet Woodhouse just novelist Richard Beard — Woodhouse says decided to man the completely different.” treatment: “If your whole after his memoir, The Gypsy helped him find a publisher. travellers are badly warehouse from dawn. When It is still a shocking existence has been one of The Gypsy Code, by Mike Code, has been published. He His story begins as a tale of treated and feel it was his turn, Woodhouse admission to make. Is he exclusion, you’d be angry at Woodhouse, is published by reminds me of a nightclub rural crime, the way yobbish marginalised. caught two of the Smiths in worried about confessing? society, you’d feel aggrieved Michael Joseph at £8.99 April 21, 2019 · Issue no 10,154 · thesundaytimes.ie RoI €3 (inc Vat) · NI £2.70

SUPERHERO YOUR GUIDE TO ERA TAKES CENTRE STAGE BETTER SLEEPSTYLE CULTURE FAI ‘payment’ to Delaney’s ex-girlfriend

Total of €60,000 in was the chief executive’s girlfriend. missioned by the FAI will investi- 2014. Under the subject “€15k Keegan’s sister, now lives at this not recall having heard her name mentioned in Delaney’s email as Neither Delaney, who has been on gate Delaney’s use of the credit Susan Keegan”, Delaney asked: address with her husband. On Fri- before. “Perhaps I did agree ver- approving part of the Keegan pay- ‘professional fees’ “gardening leave” since last Mon- card and a €100,000 dig-out he “Can you transfer €15k to the day Howard said: “I spoke to my bally to it but that name Susan Kee- ment, also resigned from the board day, nor the FAI, has offered an gave the association in 2017, the account? It’s agreed with Michael sister last night and she confirmed gan means absolutely nothing to last Monday. Cahir O’Higgins, a recorded for 2013-14 explanation as to what the pay- payment in Keegan’s name is now Cody and Eddie [Murray] as an she received no payment from me,” said Murray. solicitor who is assisting Cody, ments were for. also part of its terms of reference. overall payment of €50k.” Cody John Delaney or the FAI.” Separately, the former treasurer issued a statement in response Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan The FAI said: “An independent In response to questions from and Murray were both directors of Keegan is now said to be living in said he had a “vague” recollection to queries about the Keegan investigation by the association Noel Rock, a Fine Gael TD, about the FAI. Spain and, according to her sister, of agreeing that the association payment. John Delaney issued an instruction into issues of concern to the board the €60,000 third-party transac- The FAI’s internal accounts does not wish to comment further. should pay Delaney a bonus “He would require the authori- to the FAI’s finance department to is continuing and further comment tions at the Oireachtas committee show a payment of €15,000 Keegan was in a relationship with around that time for securing a sation of the FAI board to release pay his then girlfriend €15,000 in is not possible at this time.” on sport last week, John Treacy, recorded in the name of Keegan Delaney for several years. All writedown on its Aviva stadium that type of information into the 2014, internal records seen by The Keegan denies receiving any the chief executive of Sport Ire- three days later, on February 6. In contact with Delaney is said to debt. In December 2013, Delaney public domain and also the con- Sunday Times show. payments from Delaney or the FAI. land, said “that’s clearly there” in total the FAI noted at least three have been cut when her relation- secured a writedown of €12m of sent of the employee,” O’Higgins The FAI’s Sage accountancy sys- Details of the €60,000 pay- the terms of reference for the payments in the name of Keegan, ship ended. the FAI’s then €59m stadium debt said. “This is not a confirmation tem records a total of €60,000 in ments were revealed by this news- Mazars investigation. totalling €60,000. Murray, the FAI’s honorary trea- when it was transferred from Dan- nor is it a denial. He has obligations “professional fee” payments in the paper last week in a story about The Sunday Times has seen an The address recorded for Kee- surer who resigned on Monday, ske Bank to KKR, an American and responsibilities that he contin- name of Susan Keegan in late 2013 Delaney’s credit card expenditure. email sent by Delaney to the FAI’s gan on the FAI accounts was in said he did not recall approving investment firm. ues to take seriously. Cody has and early 2014, at a time when she While the Mazars report com- finance department on February 3, Kent, England. Stephanie Howard, any payment for Keegan and did Cody, the other board member Continued on page 2→

BRYAN MEADE Ring challenges RTE to Saoradh rally reveal Spillane’s salary

bank holiday weekend, but we sparks outrage Stephen O’Brien already have 780 bids for funding Michael Ring, the minister for rural from communities all over the affairs, has challenged RTE to country. Pat is always cynical [and] on social media reveal the salary and expenses he is full of ego.” paid to Pat Spillane over the past 25 Spillane had criticised Ring years, after the former Kerry foot- for “handing out grants” in rural Valerie Flynn and cans but when it happens republi- baller used an appearance on the Ireland, and referred to “women’s Dipesh Gadher cans need to take responsibility,” Late Late Show to criticise his dis- groups getting €2,000 for crockery Fennell said. He added that republi- missal from a government role. and cutlery” and a mountain bike Saoradh, a political party associ- cans “do not view armed struggle as Ring has said RTE should have trail getting €10m. The sports ated with the New IRA, held a mili- illegitimate and we are unapolo- invited him on to debate rural broadcaster had said “grants are tary-style rally outside the GPO on getic about this. However the IRA development plans with Spillane, great, but grants are short term, Dublin’s O’Connell Street yester- can make mistakes and the IRA can- whom he said had earned €44,000 sticking-plaster solutions and they day afternoon, less than two days not shy away from those mistakes”. in “salary and expenses” in 20 are political . . . throwing meat to after the death of Lyra McKee. A similar statement by Saoradh months as rural ambassador in the lions. There were about 100 partici- on Friday calling McKee’s death an 2017 and 2018. The minister “These projects are not about pants and supporters, including accident sparked outrage in . claimed Spillane also earned more people . . . Rural development has men and women in military-style Some expressed disgust about the than €25,000 for chairing about a to be people-centred and people- clothes, berets and sunglasses, who event on social media yesterday. dozen meetings of an advisory driven. The minister is getting very marched in formation. Participants A garda spokesman said it was a committee on rural affairs in 2015 bad advice. They have to bring jobs said the event had been organised a peaceful march with no incidents and 2016. to rural Ireland.” month in advance as an Easter Ris- reported. As part of an extraordinary In a text to Ring’s mobile phone ing commemoration. MTV is understood to be co-op- attack, Ring added that Spillane’s in February, Spillane praised the The rally was addressed by dissi- erating with the PSNI investigation reports on rural development minister’s performance as he dent republican Dee Fennell, who into the murder, after police were “unstructured” and did not inquired if his rural ambassador said: “If an IRA volunteer fired demanded to see all footage of the provide value for money. contract would be renewed for shots that accidentally killed Lyra riot. The channel said in a state- RTE declined to comment but 2019. McKee then the IRA should pub- ment yesterday: “We can confirm Spillane is not believed to be He wrote: “Minister sorry to be licly admit responsibility for that that a production company was directly employed by the broad- bothering you but I was just won- and apologise.” filming a documentary series for caster, which generally does not dering are you going to reappoint He claimed young people in the MTV in Northern Ireland and was disclose the fees paid to individual me for another year in my role as Creggan in Derry had engaged in present in the Creggan area where contractors. rural ambassador? I would dearly “resistance to repression” on journalist Lyra McKee was tragi- Ring said: “Pat has been on the love to be involved as I firmly Thursday night and “in the course cally shot and killed.” train since 2012; he was on his believe that, thanks to your work of these actions, a republican vol- Reggie Yates, the former Top of teacher’s pension and his big RTE as minister along with your rural unteer fired shots at the PSNI fol- the Pops presenter, had been film- salary and expenses and his col- department, things are really start- lowing a number of house raids that ing a documentary for MTV in the umn in the Sunday World, and in ing to happen for rural Ireland. were designed to antagonise”. Creggan area of the city last Thurs- making deals with government. The fight back is well and truly “Those shots tragically killed a day when violence erupted. Well, he’s off that train now. underway. Hopefully I can con- young journalist named Lyra “I heard cynical Pat on the Late tinue to help in anyway I can.” McKee. The death of civilians has MTV crew ‘drew crowd to start Late Show rubbishing our plans for Ring asked yesterday: “How can never been the intention of republi- riot in Derry’, News, page 4 Saoradh members at their paramilitary-style rally in front of the GPO on O’Connell Street the Big Hello event over the May Continued on page 2→

Fianna Fail rise to one-point lead over Fine Gael a month before elections

Stephen O’Brien Fein is up two points, as is the Inde- tion rating — up five points to 45% — dan Howlin’s satisfaction rating is Fine Gael to Fianna Fail is the voters aged under 35, but its sup- INDEX and Justine McCarthy pendent Alliance, but other inde- in a period when he enjoyed posi- down two points to 38% while his defining feature of the poll, and the port dropped seven points to 23% pendents are down two to 10%. tive back-to-back meetings with party is down one to 4%, the same timing will worry the government among 35-54 year old voters, a Lottery News 2 Fianna Fail’s support has over- The poll marks the first time President Emmanuel Macron and level as the Independent Alliance, party as voters prepare to elect 13 group more likely to cast a ballot. Weather News 19 taken Fine Gael’s for the first time Fianna Fail has led Fine Gael in the Chancellor Angela Merkel, and a which is up two points. MEPs and 949 city and county The three main parties remain Letters News 14 in almost two years, according to a B&A series since July 2017, and generally strong display of solidar- The Green Party is down two councillors on May 24, just over unchanged in Dublin at 36% for new Behaviour & Attitudes poll for overturns a 13-point lead Fine Gael ity from fellow EU leaders follow- points to 1%, the Social Democrats one month from now. Fine Gael, 21% for Sinn Fein and Sudoku News 18 The Sunday Times, taken at the enjoyed as recently as July 2018. ing Britain’s failure to endorse the up one to 1% and Solidarity/PBP Fine Gael’s support among 18% for Fianna Fail, a finding that TV & Radio Culture 43 start of the European and local Fianna Fail is seven points clear Brexit withdrawal agreement. unchanged at 1%, while other inde- farmers — a key demographic for will take some of the gloss off the elections campaign. of Sinn Fein and one point ahead of Martin’s personal rating has pendents are down two to 10%. the party — drops ten points to poll for Martin. Micheál Martin’s party is up four Fine Gael in this latest snapshot of risen two points, also to 45%, but The poll, with a margin of error 37%, and among voters in the rest Satisfaction with the govern- points to 29% while Fine Gael is public opinion. Mary Lou McDonald, the Sinn Fein of 3.3%, was conducted from April of Leinster (outside Dublin) drop 17 ment now stands at 38%, the same down three to 28% with a drop of Leo Varadkar, the taoiseach, president, has dipped another 4-16 in a series of face-to-face, points to 36%. as last month, but nine points support among farmers and voters can take some consolation from a point to 38%, her lowest rating in 15 in-home interviews with 933 eligi- The party enjoyed a five-point behind the 47% of all voters who outside the capital in Leinster. Sinn recovery in his personal satisfac- months. Labour Party leader Bren- ble Irish voters. The swing from increase to 30% in support among Continued on page 2→ y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+#!. 2 The Sunday Times April 21, 2019 NEWS Voters favour unity with Children’s hospital north, but not the tax bill to get private clinic Valerie Flynn admitted, they would be the Oireachtas committee charged for their stay and that produced the 2017 The taxpayer will fund the there will be no designated Sláintecare report on creating In the latest poll, 70% of unity, it were to shoulder the shortfall. president, said yesterday that a united UNIFICATION VIEW construction of a private private beds. However, a single-tier health system, The Brexit debate has increased the Ireland would not come from conflict, outpatients’ department for patient advocacy groups say said: “Giving priority to one Irish voters would say yes pressure for a referendum on unity, but “but by dialogue, agreement and For Against Don’t know paying patients at the €1.7bn paying to see a specialist group of children over the results of the poll have not changed democracy”. National Children’s Hospital. privately can speed up access another in a public hospital to joining with Northern vastly over the past three years, with two- She was speaking after journalist Lyra If there was a referendum on The private clinic will have to treatment through the because they can pay would Ireland — but not if it thirds of all voters in the south in favour McKee was shot dead by dissident a , would you a separate entrance, public system. be shocking and completely of a cross-border poll being held and republicans during rioting in Derry on vote in favour of, or against a reception and waiting room, Some parents of children against the main principle of involves more spending about 70% saying they would vote in Thursday evening. united Ireland? eight consulting and with scoliosis are paying for Sláintecare, which is that favour of a 32-county Ireland in such a The people who killed McKee “have 70% examination rooms, and a appointments with healthcare should be Stephen O’Brien Political Editor ballot. One in five is opposed to the hold- attacked the peace process and the peo- play area. Private patients will consultants to obtain provided on the basis of ing of a cross-border poll. ple for over 21 years”, McDonald said. 14% 16% have access to the hospital’s diagnoses and referrals for health need, rather than Voters in the Republic of Ireland are Support for a United Ireland is slightly The Sinn Fein leader said: “It is time (+3) (-1) (-2) laboratory and diagnostic treatment, because they ability to pay.” strongly in favour of Irish unity, but they lower than the average among older for these gangs masquerading as republi- facilities, including x-ray, MRI fear their children’s health Simon Harris, the health may not be prepared to pay for it. (aged over 55) and rural voters. It is cans to end their futile actions and let the Would you be in favour or and electrocardiogram. will deteriorate during the minister, has received the A Behaviour & Attitudes (B&A) poll for higher among men than women, and community get on with building a future against a united Ireland if it Children’s Health Ireland long wait for an initial report of an independent The Sunday Times has found that sup- higher in Dublin than in the provinces. of all the people. meant you had to pay more tax? (CHI), which will run the public appointment. review group he formed in port for Irish unity remains strong, and Not surprisingly, it is highest among Sinn “Now is the time for political leaders hospital, said: “The proposal Róisín Shortall, the Social 2017 on removing private has even slightly increased among the Fein voters, at 84%, compared with 72% and the community to stand in defence of is for consultants to pay a fee Democrats TD who chaired practice from public Irish electorate in the past three years, backing among Fianna Fail supporters our agreements, to stand for power- 37% 37% 26% for use of the rooms and hospitals, as recommended but it falls away dramatically if it comes and 66% with Fine Gael. sharing and rights.” other operational costs.” by Sláintecare. A with the price tag of higher taxes. Mary Lou McDonald, the Sinn Fein @sob999 (+5) (-2) (-3) CHI could not comment on spokeswoman said the report Asked if they would vote yes for Irish the level of these fees, or on contains a small number of unity in a cross-border poll on the ques- the cost of developing the recommendations, based on tion, seven out of 10 Irish voters (70%) STATE OF THE PARTIES private clinic. “The vast which the minister will bring said they would, while just one in seven Fianna Fail takes narrow lead majority of services in the proposals to government. (14%) were opposed to the question and Fine Gael new children’s hospital will Healthcare Private clinics exist on the 16% did not know. be public services. To meet grounds of Temple Street, 28% (-3) Asked if they would support Irish unity →Continued from page 1 Who’s to say there wasn’t fault on both the hospital’s obligations in should be on Crumlin and Tallaght if it meant having to pay higher taxes, the indicated they were satisfied with the sides?” Fianna Fail the consultants’ contract, the children’s hospitals, where number in favour dropped almost by manner in which the government was Asked if he was proposing a vote- 29% (+4) new building had to include the basis of more than 50 consultants half, to 37%, and those opposed more running the country just 12 months ago. transfer pact with the Social Democrats, Sinn Fein some outpatient consulting carry out private practice. than doubled to 37%, with 26% unde- Meanwhile Alex White, the Labour whose Dublin candidate is Gary Gannon, facilities, in the form of a need, not Appointments are by GP cided. Removing the “don’t knows”, the Party’s European election candidate in White said: “I don’t think that’s realistic 21% (+2) private clinic,” it said. referral and allocated in electorate is split 50/50 on Irish unity if it Dublin, has said the party should settle but there’s a commonality on a lot of Labour Many consultants’ ability to pay order of urgency. would add to its tax burden. its differences with the Social Democrats what is being said by candidates on the 4% (-1) contracts allow them to The Irish Hospital The question was first polled by B&A and stop splitting the left-wing vote. left. Éilis Ryan [the Workers’ Party spend up to 20% of their time Consultants Association for The Sunday Times in September “They will be reached out to at some candidate] says a lot of things I agree Greens on private practice. The opposes the removal of 2016; since then, support for unity has stage but I hope it will be sooner rather with. 1% (-2) private clinic has been private practice from public increased three points to 70%, and sup- than later,” said White, who was a “I think we’re also close to the Green Ind Alliance planned on the basis of 3,456 hospitals, saying it will cause port for unity with higher taxes is up five minister in the 2011 to 2016 Fine Gael- Party. Part of the reasoning of Social 4% (+2) consultations per room an “exodus of consultants” points to 37%. Labour government. Democrats’ voters and ours and the each year, or more than and cost hospitals €6.5bn to The annual gap between tax revenues “I think their presence on the political Green Party’s is that there should be a SocDem 27,000 in total. As of March €8bn in lost insurance and public spending in Northern Ireland scene is an obstacle for our growth and green social democracy. 1% (+1) 28, 12,000 were children income over 10 years. is about €11.55bn and it is made up in our existence, and I think our growth “I think we should be saying to our Sol/PBP waiting more than 18 months The association argues that the form of a block grant from the and what I hope will be our progress is voters in the European elections to vote for a first appointment at the proposal would make it British exchequer to Northern Ireland an obstacle for them.” The Social for the Greens and the Social Democrats 1% (nc) consultant-led public impossible for public every year. Different growth rates and Democrats was co-founded by Róisín as well, not necessarily in that order.” Ind/Other outpatient clinics at hospitals to “maintain or lower investment in capital infrastruc- Shortall and Catherine Murphy, both Ciarán Cuffe, a former junior minister 10% (-2) Crumlin, Temple Street and expand existing levels of ture in Northern Ireland in recent years former Labour Party members. for horticulture, sustainable travel, Tallaght hospitals. specialised care”, including could increase the burden on the Irish “Rehabilitation may take time,” White planning and heritage, is the Green CHI said that if a patient at Simon Harris shows the in paediatrics. exchequer if, as part of a plan for Irish said. “People fell out in government. Party candidate in Dublin. the private clinic had to be new hospital’s designs @valerie_flynn

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Palace circles about: how do Prince Harry’s advisers are The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are expecting we harness Harry and First month free. working on a “bespoke” role their first child, on a recent visit to Morocco Meghan? How do you harness for the UK royal “rock stars”, this phenomenon that has probably in Africa, that will The proposal would give Harry has referred to as his emerged? You make it combine some work on the couple the chance to “second home” and where productive.” behalf of the Commonwealth enjoy a break from the they returned for Meghan’s Courtiers have discussed along with charity work and a divisions that have riven the 36th birthday in 2017. South the potential plan as an role promoting Britain. royal household while Africa and Malawi are other opportunity for the couple’s The plan has been drawn “harnessing” their global options. “Malta moment”, echoing the up by Sir David Manning, the appeal for Britain. Senior officials have time that the Queen and the former British ambassador to A decision on where they concluded that a proper role Duke of Edinburgh spent on America and special adviser would be based is unlikely to needs to be found for Harry the Mediterranean island on constitutional and be taken until 2020, when as Prince William starts between 1949 and 1951. international affairs to the they have settled down with preparing to be king. They Officials are expected to two princes. their new baby, which is due want to keep Harry and open talks with the Lord Geidt, the Queen’s within days. Harry has close Meghan as part of the royal government about how to pay former private secretary, links to several African “firm” rather than letting for the plans and security for has also been involved in countries and has visited the them pursue their own the couple. the discussions. 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But young global leaders, of He and Meghan are believed to take shape after a proposal people have moved from which Harry and Meghan are to have fallen in love on a trip to make Harry governor- containment to harnessing. €5 a month. president and vice-president. to Botswana, a country that general or deputy governor- There’s been a reset.” Stay well informed with a digital subscription to The Times and secure records held by the Ring said his department’s ‘Payment’ FAI but is instead relying on Ring urges rural regeneration scheme The Sunday Times, Ireland edition Mazars, a consultancy hired has allocated more than to use on all your favourite devices. by the FAI, to investigate €86m this year to projects to former issues of concern. RTE: reveal and attracted €31m in Sport Ireland told the matching funds from private girlfriend Oireachtas committee that Spillane’s sector and other sources. the FAI wanted the ODCE and The Sunday Times Sport Ireland to approve revealed last week that of Delaney Mazars’ terms of reference. salary Spillane had tried repeatedly “I have concerns that there to contact Ring and his should be secured data for officials to ascertain if he was investigators,” said O’Dowd. still ambassador for the rural →Continued from page 1 “There should be direct →Continued from page 1 development plan. He told a sense of integrity, probity involvement of the ODCE in I be doing a great job in The Sunday Times yesterday: and doing things in the managing all the issues. February and then I’m not “I am delighted to see him correct and appropriate “Whatever Mazars are doing it right in April? There responding now after almost manner. That will not doing is fine, but the state has was never as many people five months of silence. I never change.” to put its own people in there working or living in rural realised he got my texts Fergus O’Dowd, the Fine and take control. They can’t Ireland. We have some because he never replied to Subscribe now. Don’t miss out. Gael TD who chairs the be relying on Mazars as their fantastic projects under way any of them.” Visit thetimes.ie/join Oireachtas sport committee, cheques are written by the right around the country and A spokesman for the said he was concerned that it FAI. They won’t be anything as Pat Spillane told the media department said Spillane did not appear the Office of but professional but we need repeatedly over the last was aware of the terms of his Director of Corporate to be assured that our own several months, rural Ireland contract and that it expired Enforcement (ODCE) had guys are in there lock, stock is not dead, it is fighting back at the end of 2018. 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€60,000 to CHARLES McQUILLAN McCourt ‘least his ex was ‘agent fee’ worst’ option

Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan The finance director of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) in 2014 for broadband was told that a €60,000 payment to a woman who was dating John Delaney at the time was an “agent’s fee” relating to a friendly match Stephen O’Brien communications spokesman, said: between Ireland and England. and Justine McCarthy BROADBAND PLAN MAY BOOST “You’d have to question this Tony Dignam, who was finance FINE GAEL — BUT NOT FOR LONG announcement so close to the local director from 2011 to 2014, is now Government officials considered Editorial, page 14 and European elections when one of two candidates vying to fill as many as 11 alternatives to the there isn’t even a timeline for a the vacant position of honorary national broadband plan (NBP) contract to be signed. secretary on the FAI board. He said tender process and concluded that THE MAN WITH THE €3BN PLAN “The government has been he wanted to bring accountability each would take longer to deliver News Review, page 18 negotiating with one bidder for the and transparency to the associa- rural broadband, and could cost last 18 months. It wasn’t a competi- tion and was happy to answer more, than the proposal from tive process, there is absolutely no questions about his time as an Granahan McCourt Capital, the wireless technology, probably 5G. way of knowing they are getting executive. sole remaining bidder. Séamus Woulfe, the attorney- value for money, and there is real “I operate in a professional man- Richard Bruton, the communi- general, has told Bruton’s senior concern about the capacity of the ner at all times,” said Dignam, who cations minister, will tell the cabi- officials there would be “signifi- remaining bidder to roll out the is managing director of The Agile net on Tuesday the €3bn contract cant legal risks” under both pro- project in a timely manner.” Executive, a business consultancy. should be awarded to the Grana- curement law and state-aid law The government is expected to “As an example of that I tried to han McCourt consortium because with any move to hand the project publish a substantial volume of keep controls in place in relation to failure to do so could add years to over to the ESB, as some opposi- documentation this week, includ- John [Delaney’s] credit card the delivery of high-speed rural tion politicians have suggested. ing two reports on the alternative expenditure. I kept track of any broadband. One political source said: “We approaches to the NBP which were personal expenditure and got him While his memo to cabinet rec- looked at all the ways we could do examined by the Department of to refund anything that was per- ommends this, a government this. Ultimately the analysis Communications. sonal. I can’t say if that happened source said discussion on the detail showed every other option would One will be a report on a possi- after I left, but it happened when I of the contract could take up to take longer, may cost more, would ble two-phased approach to rural was there.” another four months. Fianna Fail likely require a new state aid appli- broadband which would have Last month The Sunday Times has warned there is no clear time- cation and may not provide the involved a “subsidised rollout of revealed that former chief Delaney line for the signing of a contract. A level of future-proofing required. fibre backhaul to select locations spent €40,000 on his FAI credit number of urban-based cabinet “The bid on the table is the best close to masts to incentivise com- card in the last six months of ministers have concerns about way, the only way, to ensure high- mercial investment”, followed by 2016, including more than €6,000 whether the NBP approach will speed broadband is delivered to state intervention to reach the in cash withdrawals. The FAI has deliver value for money. every home, business and farm in remaining homes not covered by not said whether Delaney was The state subsidy to the NBP is to the country.” the commercial operators. required to refund any of that be capped at €3bn and the inten- To undertake a new procure- The final report states: “All of spending or if cash withdrawals are tion is to deliver broadband to ment process could add up to two the alternative options identified allowed. about 510,000 homes by fibre years, the government believes, would take longer to reach 100% of Dignam said that from his recol- along the existing network of poles and most of the alternatives the [target area] compared to the lection, Delaney was required to and ducts owned mostly by Eir. explored by the department would current plan [and] in some cases refund “around €20,000” in credit The most remote homes and have required a fresh public con- 100% would never be achieved.” card payments in one year while he businesses — fewer than 30,000 sultation followed by another pro- A member of the steering group was finance director. Asked about A member of the 501st Legion takes a selfie as he sails around Skellig Michael, where scenes from the premises or 5% of the total — will curement process. supervising the NBP tender Continued on page 2→ latest Star Wars movies have been shot. A May the Fourth Star Wars festival is being staged in Portmagee. be connected by high-speed Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fail’s Continued on page 2→

Homeless charity Focus boots out tenants Private school head ‘abused boy’

the property within 14 days. On tions in relation to respect of prop- behaviour over a period of time. and before he became headmaster Colin Coyle Justine McCarthy INDEX February 21, it won another order erty and their neighbours.” “On a very few occasions, Focus of the fee-paying school. Many Focus Ireland, a homeless charity from the RTB upholding a termina- Allen also defended Focus seek- Ireland has had to seek notice to A former headmaster of one of prominent individuals in business, Overseas prices News 2 which has called on the govern- tion notice served on a tenant in ing termination notices. He said it quit due to antisocial behaviour of Ireland’s most exclusive private the professions and politics Weather News 21 ment to prevent landlords from Dungarvan, Co Waterford. This was subject to the same rules as the tenant, which causes a risk to schools is to face trial on charges of attended the school in question. Letters News 16 evicting people, has secured five tenant also got 14 days to leave. private landlords at the RTB. the neighbourhood,” he said. sexually abusing a student in the The accused man was the princi- Sudoku News 20 “termination notices” against ten- Mike Allen, director of advocacy “Focus Ireland rents are set at Allen was on to 1980s. He has been charged with pal for more than 15 years. During ants of its own housing association of Focus Ireland, claimed his com- low levels to ensure they are discuss new figures from the five counts of indecently assaulting his tenure, he was occasionally TV & Radio Culture 35 since September 2018. ment about evictions, made in an affordable, typically requiring a Department of Housing showing the boy, who was aged 14 at the time. quoted in national media. Jeremy Clarkson News 21 As well as advocating on behalf interview on RTE’s Morning Ire- tenant contribution of €40 for a there were a record 10,305 home- The case came before the The trial, scheduled to start in Agenda Business 2 of the homeless, Focus has a hous- land last week, was misconstrued. family and €32 for a single person,” less people in Ireland, including Dublin district court last Tuesday. July, will deal with five charges ing association that rents proper- “We only called for a moratorium he said. “It is a requirement that 3,821 children. “This problem is so It was sent forward for trial to the relating to the 14-year-old boy ties to about 1,200 households. on evictions in circumstances Focus Ireland tenants pay their severe,” he said, “there is a need Circuit Criminal Court in July. No which date from about 30 years In the most recent case, it won where tenants could be evicted rent and we have a range of sup- for momentum about landlords plea was entered. ago. One of the alleged incidents is an order from the Residential Ten- due to the property being sold or ports and interventions to assist being allowed to evict their ten- The retired teacher and the said to have occurred three years ancies Board (RTB) on April 11 repossessed,” he said. those in difficulties. It is also ants. We can’t allow landlords to school cannot be identified in before the teacher transferred to upholding a termination notice it “Additionally, Focus Ireland has important to clarify that Focus Ire- evict tenants during a crisis.” order to protect the anonymity of the fee-paying school. had served on a tenant in Tallaght, never called for a freeze on evic- land has never evicted a tenant for Several other housing associa- the complainant. All criminal prosecutions begin Dublin 24. The tenant, who owed tions right across the board. We rent arrears.” tions have also sought termination The incidents are alleged to at district court level before the €10,438 in arrears, was ordered by believe tenants should pay fair He said tenants are evicted only notices against tenants at the RTB have happened while the man was DPP decides the appropriate juris- y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+=!: the RTB to give up possession of rents and fulfil the normal expecta- when they engage in unacceptable Continued on page 2→ a teacher at a large state school, diction in which it should be tried. 2 The Sunday Times May 5, 2019 NEWS

Former TD asked three TOLGA AKMEN Brussels politicians to ATMs at border support system backed by Chinese tech company to get trackers rather than EU plan John Mooney agreed to pay for the for ‘antiquated’ wi-fi installation and monitoring of Tracking devices will be the trackers and dye packs, Colin Coyle installed in ATMs close to the say security sources. border to help gardai catch Felix O’Regan, of the Former environment minister Dick criminals involved in a spate Banking & Payments Roche has been lobbying Irish MEPs on of heists. Federation Ireland, behalf of Chinese technology company Last week Security and declined to comment on Huawei in recent months. One claimed Intelligence, the garda’s what security measures Roche turned up at their office without spying agency, issued a the banking industry was an appointment to seek support on a vote directive to senior officers taking to thwart the gangs, about the technology to be used in driver- responsible for policing in but said there had been less cars in Europe. Roche also invited the border region to intensive meetings between a number of the MEPs to the opening identify vulnerable cash the industry and gardai of Huawei’s European cyber-security machines and have tracking recently. centre in Brussels in March. devices fitted. Armed gangs have stolen The company, the second-largest pro- The move followed 14 ATMs this year, using ducer of smartphones, has been accused meetings between gardai and stolen plant machinery to by the US of being an “espionage threat” representatives of the banks, pull the machines from and of “taking orders” from the Chinese which were chaired by buildings. CCTV footage of security services. It denies the claims. John Twomey, the deputy the heists show the thefts A new filing in the lobbying register commissioner responsible usually take four minutes. shows Roche sought support on its behalf for serious crime. Criminals can earn from Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly, Sinn Fein’s The banks have agreed to hundreds of thousands in Matt Carthy and independent Luke install the devices, which untraceable notes from the “Ming” Flanagan this year. He asked the “ping” their location to raids; last month, about three to oppose a decision to make wi-fi designated monitoring €480,000 was stolen from the preferred technology for use in centres around the country, two cash machines in Kells, driverless cars. Huawei, along with sev- with a view to enabling police Co Meath. eral other technology and car compa- to locate any stolen ATMs. Gardai fear gangs may nies, favours what Roche describes as a They will also install dye start using gas to blow up “more recent and efficient cellular tech- packs: small radio-controlled ATMs. In Britain, criminals nology innovation, known as C-V2X” for devices that explode when have pumped gas into cash use in driverless vehicles. activated. machines at filling stations, Roche, whose consultancy is paid The process of installing shops and banks, before about €100,000 a year by Huawei, said Roche lobbied MEPs the devices is due to start in igniting them from this weekend the decision to favour “anti- the coming weeks, and it is distance with an electrical quated” wi-fi technology would not make said that trackers have charge. Europe’s roads safer or smarter. He said it already been placed in some The number of ATM raids was “odd” that the EU had dismissed the machines in Cavan, Louth in the UK rose from 400 in views of the Global System for Mobile and Monaghan. 2014 to 723 in 2017, according Communications (GSMA), which repre- to support Huawei The banking industry has to the banking industry. sents 800 mobile-phone companies. He also noted that only one car manufac- turer in Europe was committed to equipping one of its models with wi-fi commission for further discussion. A he was not influenced by Roche. “Sinn with Roche but did exchange emails technology by 2020. total of 207 MEPs backed the resolution. Fein MEPs voted in favour of a motion about a visit to the Huawei centre in Carthy, who said he was opposed to He claimed hampering 5G was a back- objecting to the delegated act as we don’t Brussels. “I was not able to attend and the influence of lobbyists in Brussels, said ward step. “Tying the EU to wi-fi is not think it is the role of the European Com- sent my apologies,” he said. Roche had tried to speak to him on a wise,” the former Fianna Fail TD said. “It mission to enforce certain technologies Kelly added that he had voted in favour Officers at number of occasions, “including calling would be better to be technology-neu- on member states,” he said. of possible action at EU level “against the scene of into my office without an appointment”. tral. The technology choice the commis- Kelly voted against the resolution, say- security threats connected with the an ATM raid Roche said Huawei lost the vote, with sion has supported will mean the EU is ing he was satisfied other technologies rising Chinese technological presence in in Dungiven, 304 MEPs voting against a resolution to out of step with the rest of the world.” could be integrated quickly into the legal the EU”. Co Derry, refer the wi-fi decision back to the Carthy backed the resolution but said framework. He did not discuss the issue Supporter: Roche Flanagan did not respond to queries. last month

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launch by David McCourt, the pointed out this was a First month free. McCourt businessman who leads the Homeless fraction of its 6,900 Granahan McCourt bid. tenancies. Doyle also founded and ran a Cluid said eviction notices ‘least worst’ national research centre charity were a “final step in a long which collaborated on a process that our organisation project with ALTV, a very rarely takes”. for NBP company owned by McCourt. evictions It said eviction notices Doyle said she did not were typically sent due to believe she had a conflict of “sizeable arrears or continual interest arising from her involvement in antisocial →Continued from page 1 interactions with McCourt →Continued from page 1 behaviour”. process has said she did not and his company. in recent months, including Tuath said it went to the have a conflict of interest She said she did not need Cluid Housing Association RTB only as “an avenue of a arising from her interactions to recuse herself from any of and Tuath Housing last resort”. Most of these with the bidder. the steering group’s Association. cases related to “failure to Linda Doyle, the dean of deliberations as “it does not Cluid said it had taken 51 pay rent, or breach of specific research at Trinity College discuss individual bids”. cases so far this year, mostly tenancy terms”. Dublin, attended a book @sob999 dealing with rent arrears, but @colincoyle Then only approved.” Keegan denies Dignam said given his €60,000 receiving the money. experience, which included a NEWS Dignam insists he subsequent stint working as a €5 a month. questioned why a large consultant for the FAI, he can FAI fee payment was going to ensure the association puts IN BRIEF Stay well informed with a digital someone “who wasn’t on our “proper governance, controls mystery supplier list”. and processes in place”. Varadkar apology subscription to The Times and “It would have been Last Friday the Office of The Sunday Times, Ireland edition unusual,” he said. “I had the Director of Corporate in mortuary row to use on all your favourite devices. questions but it was Enforcement (ODCE) went to →Continued from page 1 approved by three members the High Court seeking a Leo Varadkar has apologised €60,000 in payments the FAI of the board. I didn’t think ruling on the FAI’s claim that to anyone who felt he did not made in late 2013 and early there was anything more some records of its board and treat fears about mortuary 2014 in the name of Susan I could do. committee meetings are services at University Keegan, Delaney’s girlfriend “I ultimately left after less legally privileged. Hospital Waterford seriously. at the time, Dignam said he than three years. I thought Dignam said it was time for The taoiseach said he had did not know who Keegan I would have been there a lot the FAI to be transparent in got it wrong about claims was but that he did raise longer. But as an executive its dealings. “The board need made by four consultants. concerns. there is a limited amount of to fully co-operate with the “It was approved by influence you can have.” ODCE,” he said. “I don’t see Michael [Cody] and Eddie One of those who has how board minutes are Drogheda rallies [Murray],” said Dignam, nominated Dignam for the privileged — it raises further referring to two FAI board FAI board is Dave Moran, suspicions.” against violence members. “I was told the chairman of the Leinster An FAI spokesman said: payment had something to Senior League, who has also “An independent About 500 people gathered do with the England v Ireland nominated Paul Cooke, a investigation by the in Drogheda yesterday to Subscribe now. Don’t miss out. friendly. It was an agent’s fee former Sunday Business association into issues of protest against recent Visit thetimes.ie/join in relation to that match. That Post managing director, for concern to the board is violence. Frank Godfrey, the is my recollection of what I treasurer. Moran said Cooke continuing. It is hoped that mayor, told the crowd that was told, but it was five years and Dignam, who are both Mr Dignam, FAI finance people did not deserve to ago and I left shortly after chartered accountants, were director at the time, will live in fear, and pleaded with that. I did question it, but it his “dream team” for the co-operate with the young people in the area to ROI residents only, aged 18 or over. This offer is subject to availability. New subscribers only. Visit store.thetimes.ie for full terms and conditions. was signed off and FAI board. investigation.” avoid drugs. June 2, 2019 · Issue no 10,160 · thesundaytimes.ie RoI €3 (inc Vat) · NI £2.70

IRRESISTIBLE TARTS AND ANDREW SCOTT SLICES SEASONAL WINES WHAT FLEABAG’S HOT IRISH OF PRIEST SUMMER DID NEXT THE DISH, MAGAZINE CULTURE O’Dea rejects SALAH DAZE LIVERPOOL SEAL EUROPEAN TITLE ‘charge’ of SUSANA VERA/REUTERS Trump: send in anti-semitism from Shatter Farage to settle Stephen O’Brien Political Editor Willie O’Dea, Fianna Fail’s social protection spokesman, has rejected “an unfair charge” by former jus- tice minister Alan Shatter that he Brexit impasse used an “anti-semitic depiction of Jewish people” in a speech to the Dail five years ago. l Told the UK Labour leader that wouldn’t pay $50bn,” he said. Tim Shipman O’Dea, a former defence minis- he should “get along with the “That is me. I would not pay, that is ter, said the claim in Shatter’s Donald Trump today calls on United States” if he wants Britain a tremendous number.” new book, entitled Frenzy and Britain to send Nigel Farage to to continue to benefit from US Days before his meeting with Betrayal: The Anatomy of a Politi- negotiate with Brussels and pursue military and intelligence support May, Trump was withering about cal Assassination, was “a leap of a no-deal Brexit if the EU refuses to l And warned ministers they must her handling of the negotiations, imagination” that “few people” give Britain what it wants. “be careful” not to jeopardise intel- saying she left the EU with “very other than the former Fine Gael TD In an interview with The Sunday ligence sharing by letting Chinese little to lose” and “no downside”. would be capable of — and called Times ahead of his state visit to the firm Huawei into Britain’s 5G Trump confirmed that he told on him to withdraw it. UK and Ireland this week, the US mobile phone network. May to sue the EU to give Britain During a speech on a motion of president said the next UK prime Trump said Britain must leave greater leverage. “What I would do no confidence in Shatter in 2014, minister should refuse to pay the the EU this year. “They gotta get it is, for those mistakes made by the O’Dea is quoted as saying: “The £39bn (€44bn) Brexit divorce bill done,” he said from the White EU that cost the UK a lot of money problem is that the minister, and just “walk away” if Brussels House’s Oval Office. “They have and a lot of harm, I would have put Deputy Shatter, does not deal with did not bow to Britain’s demands. got to get the deal closed.” that on the table, whether it is in people on an equal basis. Trump said it was not too late for With Tory leadership candi- the form of litigation or in the form “He sees everybody at a distance the UK to follow his advice and dates divided over a no-deal Brexit, of a request. But they chose not to from the towering heights of his “sue” the EU to have greater Trump backed Johnson, Dominic do that. It’s very hard for the UK to own regard. “ammunition” in the talks. He Raab, Sajid Javid and Esther get a good deal when they go into “The minister’s name has vowed to “go all out” to secure a McVey, who have all said the UK the negotiation that way.” become a watchword for hubris, trade deal with Britain within must leave, with or without a deal, Trump pledged that a trade deal arrogance, intellectual superiority months of Brexit, to make up for on October 31. “If they don’t get with America would compensate and the inability to admit even the lost trade with the EU. what they want I would walk the UK for any lost trade with the slightest mistake.” The president is to meet Queen away,” Trump said. “If you don’t EU and vowed to move things for- Shatter said O’Dea’s contribu- Elizabeth tomorrow, enjoy a state get the deal you want, if you don’t ward this week. He said one could tion was “simply abusive and banquet, hold talks with Theresa get a fair deal, then you walk away.” be concluded “much quicker” deeply personal” and no one else May and attend a D-Day ceremony Trump said it was “a mistake” than a year. “I would go all out. It who spoke on the confidence in Portsmouth before leaving on for the Tories not to involve Farage, would be a great advantage to the motion walked through the door Wednesday for Ireland and a meet- the Brexit Party leader, in the nego- UK. A tremendous advantage. opened by the Limerick City TD. ing with taoiseach Leo Varadkar. tiations and that his success in the “We have the potential to be an Shatter writes: “The ‘arrogant In a break with diplomatic con- recent European elections meant incredible trade partner with the Jew’ is a centuries-old, anti-semitic vention, he launched into British he had earned his place. UK. We have tremendous potential depiction of Jewish people who politics, calling on its government “I like Nigel a lot. He has a lot to to make up more than the differ- stand up for themselves, have the to stop delaying Brexit and signal- offer,” Trump said. “He is a very ence. We will talk to them about courage of their convictions and ling that the “excellent” Boris John- smart person. They won’t bring that. One of the advantages of are neither servile nor compliant. son should be prime minister. him in. Think how well they would Brexit is that you can deal with the Accusations of my being arrogant In the interview, Trump also: do if they did. They just haven’t No 1 economy in the world by far.” were commonplace by the date of l Said he would have “to know” figured that out yet.” the confidence motion and sur- Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah yells for joy after smashing home the opening goal from the penalty Jeremy Corbyn before authorising He said Britain should withhold TDs set to join protests, page 4; faced several times during the spot as Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 in the Champions League final yesterday. Full story, Sport US intelligence to share its secrets the €44bn payment, about $50bn, Trump interview, page 8; Continued on page 2→ with a hard-left government to gain leverage. “If I were them I Editorial, page 12 Ross: FAI’s own goal risks Uefa support Empty Gate seeking full house

Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan the last people on God’s earth suit- request for support with the sec- On Friday the FAI said: “The Eithne Shortall full of people,” said Moukarzel. INDEX able for this job”, saying his ondment of Noel Mooney to the employment of any person by the The play centres on Beckett and Shane Ross, the sports minister, appointment brings the FAI “back FAI”. However, Ross said he had FAI is a matter for the FAI, and the All the world’s a stage — even when Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil, his Overseas prices News 2 has warned the Football Associa- to the dark ages”. discovered at a recent meeting board welcomes the minister’s there are no actors on it. A new life partner, who were both Weather News 19 tion of Ireland (FAI) it cannot Ross questioned why the FAI with Donal Conway, the FAI presi- acknowledgement of the auton- play at Dublin’s Gate Theatre this involved in the resistance during Letters News 14 expect Uefa, the European football had not organised an appointment dent, that it was the Irish associa- omy of the FAI in this regard.” autumn will feature an empty the Second World War. body, to keep giving financial sup- process or hired someone inde- tion’s decision to seek out Mooney. Last Friday, Ross hosted a public stage. Beckett’s Room is set in the “It’s all set in three acts in that Sudoku News 18 port if it does not adopt proper cor- pendent of the association. The minister said Aleksander forum in Dublin for people to sub- Paris apartment owned by the apartment; them working for the TV & Radio Culture 37 porate governance standards. Asked if Uefa’s reported €10m Ceferin, the Uefa boss, confirmed mit ideas on how the FAI should be playwright Samuel Beckett during resistance, them fleeing and the Ross is unhappy with the FAI’s financial support for the FAI had this in a phone call. reformed. Niall Quinn, the former the 1940s and 1950s. apartment being raided by the appointment of Noel Mooney, him- enabled the association to appoint Uefa has also told The Sunday Ireland international, was given a The play is written by Bush Gestapo during the war; and their self a former chief executive of the an insider, Ross said he did not Times that the request for Mooney round of applause from the floor at Moukarzel and Ben Kidd of Dead return in 1944.” FAI and considered close to John know. “The support they are get- was made by Conway at a meeting the Mansion House when he spoke Centre theatre company alongside As well as Beckett and Déche- Delaney, who stepped down from ting is something they are going to at Uefa headquarters in Nyon, out about ending the “culture of Mark O’Halloran, who wrote and vaux-Dumesnil, the play features the role in March. Mooney is to be welcome,” said the minister. “But Switzerland, on May 6, and says fear” among FAI staff. A joint Sport starred in Adam & Paul and Viva. six other characters whose voices general manager for six months, nobody is going to support for ever Mooney’s wages are now paid by Ireland/FAI committee will issue Audience members will be invited will also be heard. on secondment from Uefa. a body that isn’t fulfilling require- the FAI. Uefa and the FAI have its recommendations on reforming to “watch” the production while Moukarzel said they could not The minister said he learnt only ments of corporate governance.” refused to comment on an earlier the FAI on June 21. listening to the voices of actors on find any photographs of the apart- recently that it was the FAI that Announcing the appointment meeting in Nyon, on February 20, The Oireachtas sport committee headphones. No performers will ment, located on Rue des Favor- requested Mooney’s secondment. last month, the FAI had said it involving Delaney, Conway, wants both the FAI and Sport appear on the stage. ites, in archives but revealed they y(7HA9F6*LNSQRQ( |||+?!$ Ross described Mooney as “one of “welcomed Uefa’s agreement to a Ceferin and Mooney. Continued on page 2→ “It will be full of action, just not Continued on page 2→ 2 The Sunday Times June 2, 2019 NEWS

SAM BOAL Senator rebuked for suggesting Labour leader Daft.ie is an open ought to quit after the next general election door for rental as the party needs a ‘generational renewal’ advert fraudsters

Stephen O’Brien Political Editor Emily Sheahan avoid scams, including the one used by The Sunday Labour senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Daft.ie, which styles itself as Times. Daft.ie advises users: received a “dressing-down” from party Ireland’s leading property “If it looks too good to be leader Brendan Howlin last week after website, has no safeguards in true, it probably is.” suggesting on RTE Radio that Howlin place to prevent fraudulent Raychel O’Connell, should step aside following the next property advertisements marketing and election, according to party sources. being posted. communications manager at The senator was chastised by Howlin The Sunday Times was Daft.ie, said the company did for appearing to call on those who were able to post an advertisement not “directly manage the ministers during the austerity years to for a room in a non-existent listings that are placed on our hand over leadership of Labour to the apartment last week without site. However, we are next generation following the general being asked for proof of committed to continually election. address, photographs, or invest in our product to Ó Ríordáin was also asked about his other means of verification. ensure that our users have absence from the Seanad during several The advert gave a street the best experience as they votes in recent weeks, when Labour was address but no house search for their next home”. attempting to help with a filibuster of the number. Craig McHugh, vice- government’s Judicial Appointments The ad was “pending” for president elect of the Union Commission Bill. 30 minutes before it went live of Students in Ireland for the On RTE Radio’s Late Debate on on the site. Two hours after Dublin region, said: “Many Wednesday, Ó Ríordáin told presenter being posted, it had drawn 18 people, particularly students, Sarah McInerney that, while Labour had inquiries. After 24 hours it may rush into a viewing and a “sound result” in the local elections, had attracted 31. The majority take a property as soon as members would have preferred a better of the people who asked possible for fear it’s the best performance in Dublin city. “We have the about property were from they’ll get. People on the basis there for a generational renewal Brendan Howlin, left, and Joan Burton, centre, must not lead any talks about a centre-left government, said Aodán Ó Ríordáin, behind Howlin outside Ireland, many from rental market are particularly after the next election, and I think that is India, South Korea and Brazil. vulnerable due to the what needs to happen,” he said. A second advertisement, shortage of accommodation.” “I’m quite happy for Brendan Howlin more obviously fraudulent, When Daft.ie is made to lead us into the general election but I was then posted by The aware of fraudulent think after that people like myself, Ged Sunday Times. It read: advertisements, it issues Nash, Rebecca Moynihan, Deirdre Ó Ríordáin ‘berated’ by “Deposit must be paid in warning emails to users who Kingston are going to be part of a new advance as I am out of the have responded to the listing, conversation about what the Labour country and need a guarantee advising they “proceed with Party is for, where we go from here on in; the room will be filled. absolute caution”. maybe having conversations with other Serious inquiries only.” The site’s terms and people on the centre-left who want to A common rental scam conditions say the company achieve things.” Howlin for vote remark involves landlords claiming to is not liable for any Pressed by McInerney on if he was be abroad, asking for a fraudulent advertisements. talking about Howlin leading Labour into deposit in advance, and Ads on the site are free, but the general election and then standing Ó Ríordáin told The Sunday Times Howlin could not be reached for the ship” for Labour and that he would promising to send the keys uploaders pay a charge of €35 aside, Ó Ríordáin said no. However, he yesterday his conversation with Howlin comment. rather see a general election before a once payment is received. for a “high priority” listing. said the party needed to be sufficiently was one of several post-election meetings In another RTE interview, Ó Ríordáin leadership change in the party. The fake ad was pending for Peter Dooley, founding humble and open-minded to have the leader had with members of the par- noted the seat gains made by the Green The senator is regarded as the main just under five hours before member of Dublin Renters’ conversations with like-minded parties liamentary Labour Party. Party and the Social Democrats, and rival to Alan Kelly, the Tipperary TD, to going live on the site. After Union, said there needed to be about a possible centre-left government “It was not a dressing-down. It was asked: “What’s the point in having three succeed Howlin. Labour’s rules stipulate two hours, five people had a heavier screening process. in the next five to 15 years. a positive conversation about the future centre-left parties competing with each that the membership must vote on inquired about the listing. He knew a member who lost Asked whether Howlin and Joan of the party,” he said. “I want to win [a other?” The leadership at the top of the whether to extend the leader’s term of Daft.ie has a page on its money recently to a fraudulent Burton, “the older guard in the Labour Dail] seat so a new generation of Labour parties was preventing this discussion office after a general election, unless the website dedicated to online ad on the site. “It’s disgraceful Party”, were the right people to lead that TDs emerges. I don’t think that should from happening, he added. party is going into government. safety which instructs the that people are losing their conversation, he replied: “No.” surprise anyone.” Ó Ríordáin said Howlin had “steadied @sob999 reader on how to spot and money to scams,” he added.

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made true-crime podcast Gate show West Cork. Audible will co- produce Pale Sister with the Gate and provide half the Bomb disposal in Belfast ‘has action, financing. Tóibín said he wrote the monologue, which not people’ imagines the voice of Dublin man shot Antigone’s sister Ismene, specifically for Dwan. in ‘gangland feud’ Another new play will be a →Continued from page 1 site-specific co-production A man has been shot and had managed to gain access with Anu, the theatre seriously injured in west to it. The woman and her son O’Halloran: co-playwright company that previously Dublin, in what is thought to living there did not realise it staged works in a former be a gangland feud. He has had previously had a famous Magdalene laundry. Faultline been taken to Connolly occupant. Waiting for Godot and the is set in 1982 and revolves hospital with non-life “It was an apartment that trilogy of novels and a few around several unrelated threatening injuries. The Beckett owned and he lived other things, that is this events that “ruptured man, in his early forties, was there with Suzanne until the apartment.” Ireland’s LGBTQ community chased and shot in the early 1960s or so. Then he The Gate described with catastrophic stomach at about 5.20pm in moved when he’d made some Beckett’s Room as a story of consequences”. the Blakestown area. money and bought a more art and resistance, the “People were investigated substantial apartment. That’s biography of a room, and “an and details of their intimate the one that’s in the Beckett invitation to bear witness to a lives were divulged to New Fine Gael world, the one in scholarship world as it disappears”. families, friends and that people know and the one The theatre’s autumn employers. A faultline formed councillor quits with the famous photographs season also features the world — resulting in a mass exodus of Beckett at his writing premiere of Pale Sister by from Ireland in search of Frank McBrearty has quit desk,” said Moukarzel. Colm Tóibín. The one-woman anonymity and refuge,” said Fine Gael a week after being “The room which was show, performed by Lisa the Gate. “Audiences will be elected to Donegal county known for this famous phrase Dwan, marks the first time an propelled through a living council. McBrearty, who ‘the siege in the room’, which Irish theatre has collaborated history, based on source joined the party less than is how he described his with Audible, the Amazon- materials contained in the two months ago, has also creative outburst that led to owned audiobook giant that Irish Queer Archive.” stood for Labour and as an independent. He accused some in the party, which has six councillors in Donegal, on April 15, the day Delaney Mazars to investigate its of trying to undermine him. FAI tackled stepped aside from his role as finances. A preliminary executive vice-president, report is expected in July. shows the association agreed Kosi, a Northern Irish Donohoe defends for pass its reform programme “must accountancy firm, has been be more than just one or two retained by Sport Ireland to ‘tax competition’ to Mooney personnel changes”. carry out an independent Sport Ireland recorded audit of the FAI’s accounts. Its Finance minister Paschal that the FAI delegation led by terms of reference include Donohoe has revealed he Conway said “a fundamental examining credit cards used has reservations about an cultural change is required in by FAI staff between 2015 and effective minimum tax rate →Continued from page 1 the organisation”. The FAI 2018. The Sunday Times proposal put forward by Ireland to appear at public said it would not be in its best previously revealed that France and Germany. On hearings after the report is interests for the whole board Delaney spent €40,000 in the Friday, Donohoe said he published and before the FAI to resign immediately as that last six months of 2016 on his would defend the principle annual meeting on July 27. would “further destabilise FAI credit card, including of fair tax competition as an A memo of the FAI’s the organisation”. more than €6,000 in cash important tool for small, meeting with Sport Ireland The FAI has commissioned withdrawals. open economies. The Sunday Times April 14, 2019 7

BRIAN LAWLESS A torrid month looks Fifa investigates set to bring down the previously untouchable ticket operation

former FAI chief executive Deal between FAI out in column 1 of Clause 5 below”. This amounts to and Marcus Evans more than 1,600 tickets spread out across the 2010 for 2010 World World Cup, including 164 for Cup to be probed the opening game and 396 for the World Cup final. Should the FAI fail to deliver those Paul Rowan and tickets, it would result in a Mark Tighe reduction of the value of the €2.5m Aviva stadium It is the story of John Delaney, restaurant agreement, to a the controversial Marcus figure no lower than €1.65m. Evans ticketing operation and For instance, for the opening the restaurant facilities at the World Cup match, as stated in Aviva stadium — and now Fifa the contract: “Euros 350 per is investigating as it has ticket not supplied”. learned details about efforts That appears to have been to obtain hundreds of tickets the scenario which played out for the 2010 World Cup final. in this particular deal. In a In 2010, Evans was letter of May 7 2010, Evans, expanding his operations in inset, writes to Delaney, Ireland beyond the Olympic stating: “The FAI have been Council of Ireland, where he unable to provide written was already the official ticket confirmation by the order distributor through one of his date May 4 or by the companies, THG. On April 26 extended date of May 6 … of a 2010, the FAI signed a confirmed ticket order from contract with Marcus Evans either Match [Hospitality, the Ltd (MEL) regarding Fifa ticket agency] or Fifa for hospitality packages at the the majority of tickets to be Aviva stadium. supplied.” The five-year contract, The letter goes on to set worth €2.5m to the FAI, out a revised ticket order and provided Marcus Evans Ltd states: “We will not extend with the exclusive right to sell the deadline for any tickets the restaurant seats and all for Match 1 and therefore we match-to-match corporate will require a deduction from box seats at a price to be the contract value of €57,400 determined by MEL; … for the final match we plus 1,000 tickets can extend the order for the 2011 date for 300 tickets 2017, Delaney had only told two other Europa League until May 17. members of the 10-man board and the DELANEY AND THE FAI ON THE DEFENSIVE final, held in “The rest were kept in the dark. The rest of us Dublin, remainder of would have been none the wiser either ‘I made a once-off bridging ‘The association reiterates including all the tickets for had the Oireachtas Committee not loan to the Association to that the bridging loan was 635 restaurant the final totalling decided that they needed to now speak to aid a very short-term cash made in the best interests section seats; an 96 will need to be THE GAME’S UP, some key board members. flow issue. This is the only of the FAI in 2017 when it option to cancelled as we For all their faults, the treasurer Eddie occasion on which I experienced a short-term purchase up to have an option Murray and Conway had to break rank. provided the Association cash flow issue. The board 25% of any ticket elsewhere. This will Murray said that it was “deeply unsatisfac- with a short-term loan’ – of the FAI has been kept allocation the FAI receive for require a reduction in the tory” that he hadn’t been told of the John Delaney, March 16 fully informed – FAI any World Cup or European contract value of €115,200.” €100,000 till last month; Conway said statement, March 18 Championship finals Delaney replies the same much the same and went further when ‘I acted in the best interests involving the senior national day stating: “I am satisfied asked who signed off on the false FAI state- of the Association at a time ‘I recall asking the director team and subject to Uefa and with the position as you have ment of March 18, which was unsigned. “I when immediate funding of finance did the FAI have Fifa agreement. There was set out. I confirm I will advise am confirming that it didn’t cross my was needed….as CEO, I any reporting or disclosure also an option to purchase up you as matters progress.” desk,” Conway replied. Conway was hold regular meetings with obligations arising out of to 12.5% of whatever ticket At the 2010 World Cup, handed the statement and on showing it to our director of finance the €100,000 payment. allocation the FAI received for Karen Sorensen, stated to be Delaney, who was sitting to his left, he regarding the state of our There was a board meeting away matches at face value, an agent of the Marcus Evans DELANEY“Statement on FAI Governance” should whispered: “Did you sign off on it?” finances and all items on Monday 19 June, 2017, while the FAI was to use “best subsidiary THG was arrested PAUL contain the big lie, demonstrating in the Delaney whispered back, seemingly in arising are conveyed to our and the €100,000 payment endeavours” to provide MEL on July 10 in Johannesburg process what contempt Delaney has for denial, but his words weren’t audible. A board at our monthly did not arise. On Monday 4 with an option to purchase and charged with illegally ROWAN that idea. trick was missed. Nobody on the commit- meetings. This was the case March, 2019, I informed the tickets at face value for Uefa selling £290,000 of tickets, In this statement, Delaney com- tee asks about the St Patrick’s Day state- in 2017 when I acted in board of the FAI of the European Championships, but it appears that the case mented: “As CEO, I hold regular meetings ment made by Delaney. Had they done good faith for the benefit of precautionary payment I Champions League final was never pursued. with our director of finance regarding the so, the former chief executive turned the FAI and will continue to had made after a media competitions and World A THG spokesperson said state of our finances and all items arising executive vice-president might not have do so. – John Delaney, query from The Sunday Cups. Thrown in were 15 on Friday: “THG and FAI met are conveyed to our Board at our monthly even lasted the rest of the week in his job. March 17 Times - Delaney, April 10 premium tickets at no charge their contractual obligations he FAI president Donal Con- meetings. This was the case in 2017 when I Even if Delaney is removed now, can to MEL to each IRFU rugby and no penalties ensued on way’s voice mailbox was full acted in good faith for the benefit of the Conway and the other board members be international at the Aviva. either side. THG does not last night, perhaps taken up FAI and will continue to do so.” trusted with overseeing the root-and- action it’s possible that the suspension of Under pressure: It was the “sideletter” believe that any tickets for by messages of encourage- How did he expect to get away with branch reform of the association which is more than €600,000 in state funds Donal Conway, signed on the same day — 2010 were issued by FAI as ment that he was at last assert- that statement when he had only told the being talked about, even at board level? which goes through the funding organisa- the FAI president, April 26 — which will interest negotiations with Fifa did not ing his leadership of the asso- FAI board two weeks earlier about the For the president to even allow those two tion could have been avoided. above left, Fifa even more as they delve materialise. THG has no ciation, ruled for so long by loan, after the first query came in from statements to emerge when he had Conway and the FAI’s communica- confirmed that into the terms of the contract records of Ms Sorenson [sic] John Delaney as though it The Sunday Times on March 1? known for two weeks about the storm tions director, Cathal Dervan, were at details of the signed by Delaney and MEL. as an employee.” were his fiefdom. All the signs The trouble with his highly misleading that was brewing is jaw-dropping even by Abbotstown yesterday. The FAI are €100,000 Paragraph 1 includes the The FAI refused to were last night that Delaney statement is how the contagion quickly FAI standards. believed to be waiting to see what fresh ‘bridging loan’ statement: ‘MEL has now comment, while Fifa stated in was on his way out from the association grows. The following day the FAI issued As for Murray, it is chilling to remem- revelations are made in the Sunday by John Delaney, identified companies who reply to a number of Tafter 15 turbulent years as chief executive another statement as it became clear that ber that back in 2014, an FAI EGM papers, particularly this one, before ‘didn’t cross have expressed an interest in questions: “Neither Marcus marked by dramatic highs and lows. there was considerable disquiet about the scrapped a rule that board members going public on what their next step will my desk’ becoming FAI sponsors in Evans nor Marcus Evans None more so than when The Sunday couldn’t be elected for another term of be. The association will have to tread return for client marketing group nor THG was a Times printed details last month of a office once they had reached the age of carefully or they could find themselves in opportunities generally and ticketing or hospitality €100,000 cheque he had secretly written Asked how many bank 70, which allowed Murray stay on as hon- legal bother; the presence of a top solici- separately to included private partner or outlet for any Fifa to the Association which is still the sub- accounts the FAI had, orary treasurer, and he is now 79. Asked tor, Aidan Eames, at the Oireachtas hear- invitations and ticketing for event, including the 2010 Fifa ject of intense conjecture and mystery. on Wednesday how many bank accounts ing on Wednesday will have sent a mes- such sponsors and their World Cup. Fifa will look into The backlash to the FAI’s disastrous Murray announced the FAI had, Murray announced “just sage not just to the politicians but to his guests at the Fifa World Cup the matter. Overall, Fifa performance at Wednesday’s appear- one”, but he was clearly unsure of his employers as well. Delaney will be des- finals in South Africa.” counts on the cooperation of ance in front of an Oireachtas committee, “just one”. Within a ground. Within a couple of hours that fig- perate to protect his position on the exec- Paragraph 2 stated: “FAI the respective authorities to and particularly Delaney’s refusal to couple of hours that ure had been amended to 24. Admittedly utive committee of Uefa, but won’t be has indicated that they can protect fans from answer questions about the cheque some members are new to the board and able to stand for re-election in 2021 if he assist in obtaining the unauthorised ticket sellers in transaction and his time as CEO (instead figure had been so may be excused. loses his FAI job — unless of course he quantity of tickets for the Fifa line with the applicable he read a statement), is believed to have amended to 24 The Oireachtas remains very inter- finds one with another association. World Cup South Africa set regulations.” finally prompted Conway to accept that it ested in what is or isn’t in some of those Alarmist noises that removing Delaney was time for Delaney to go after taking bank accounts and sent the FAI away with will threaten the FAI’s bids to land some soundings from the board over the past loan despite Delaney’s St Patrick’s Day a number of questions still to be big international tournaments over the IN TODAY’S SUNDAY TIMES two days. declaration. This time the press release answered. “We are currently compiling next decade should be ignored. There are Conway himself made it pretty obvi- stated baldly that: “the bridging loan was the information and we will be getting plenty of competent people out there ous that he was less than pleased with made in the best interests of the FAI in this back to the members of the Oireach- who will be happy to come in and turn Delaney’s silence on Wednesday, which 2017 when it experienced a short-term tas committee,” an FAI spokesman said things round should enough pressure be he had learned about the previous day. cash flow issue. The board of the FAI has on Friday night. Huge damage has put on relevant members of the board to WILL DELANEY’S Asked was he happy about it, Conway been kept fully informed in relation to this already been done as a result of the eva- stand down. Packie Bonner, Ollie Daniels replied that “I wanted to make sure that matter at all times.” siveness over the past few weeks. Had of Salthill Devon, Niall Quinn, Brendan all persons were here”. Once board members were called up Conway and some others on the board Dillon, the former chairman of the Delaney’s reluctance to engage was to the Oireachtas Committee last week, it been fulfilling their roles properly, Del- league, and Fintan Drury are just some of BLANKET DEFENCE hardly surprising when one considers his was clear that those who are still on the aney would have been sacked for his part the names which spring to mind. Firstly, statement on March 17, a few hours after board didn’t want to be part of this crude in the breach of Clause 4.3 of the Sport however, the relevant members of the The Sunday Times broke the story of the cover-up, whatever about what was hap- Ireland code concerning reporting of board need to be brought to a realisation SEE HIM THROUGH? €100,000 cheque. How fitting for this pening at the rest of the FAI. On Wednes- “material deterioration” of the FAI’s that the game is up, even if Delaney is organisation that the blandly titled day, we learned the truth; that back in financial position. By taking decisive already on his way. NEWS REVIEW, PAGE 17

Anyone fancy a bet on Manchester why I like football so much, why it exerts But it’s all about luck. The remarkable sports, the better side has up to an 80% United to beat Barcelona on Tuesday its pull. There is the tribal stuff, support We cannot be sure that thing about football is that winning, likelihood of winning. The longest odds Rod and progress to the semi-finals of the for my own club, of course — waning our own team will get statistically, takes about 50% ability and for the favourite are always in football. Champions League? If so, I won’t join gradually by the year — and also that I 50% luck — and you do not (as the My guess is that this is an important you. Bet on United winning — on paper, a played the game, enjoyed it, and thumped when they managers are apt to intone) make your reason why the game is so compelling. Liddle fairly unlikely outcome — and you won’t appreciate (and marvel at) the skill it own luck. It just happens, evenly, Predictability goes out of the window. win much. The best odds I could find takes to play it at a high level. But that’s play the league leaders equally distributed, across all football We cannot be absolutely sure that our were 13/2 — you may do better, I’m not really the point, nor is it why the rest — the way we could be teams. We only notice it when own team will get thumped when they not a gambling man. This is of the world loves football more than any something astonishing happens: when play the league leaders, the way we despite the fact that Barcelona other sport, why it is enjoyed from Fiji to sure if we supported a Manchester City score against could be sure if we were supporting a Luck plays a are a much better team, that the Finland, Venezuela to Vanuatu. That’s basketball team Hartlepool, say, through a deflection, or basketball team. So it captures our Red Devils have a one-goal down to two things, primarily. First, the off the referee’s backside, we may be interest, it keeps us hanging on, no huge part in deficit to make up and have lost system of reward in the game. On momentarily sympathetic and move on. matter what the odds are, as we four of their past five games average you have to wait 30 minutes for thing, luck. Never underestimate the When it happens the other way around rationally perceive them to be. football but and the Ole Ole that defining moment, the goal. The degree to which luck, chance, caprice, we remember it and it becomes not luck, The worrying thing is that neither the honeymoon may thus commonest score is 2-1, or 1-2. So you are misfortune, determine the outcome of a but bravery. football authorities, nor Anderson and VAR is trying be prematurely rewarded for your support game. That’s the reason those odds on This happens in football more than in Sally in fact, are happy with this. They ending, and also the appropriately; you invest your attention, Manchester United winning in Spain are any other major sport, this intrusion of want the element of chance minimised, to change fact that they have your expensive time, and after half an so miserly. The great thing about football luck. In their book “The Numbers Game so that the outcome of a game might never beaten hour you get the pay-off, one way or is that anything can happen and — — Why Everything You Know About genuinely be a reflection of brilliance that — and it Barcelona at the another. This sits easily with us, as statistically — sooner or later it will. Football Is Wrong”, Chris Anderson and versus mediocrity, with brilliance always Camp Nou. You still humans. It is not like basketball where Leicester City winning the Premier David Sally collated the stats to show winning. And we do this via the may mean won’t get much dosh they score every few numbing seconds, League, Greece winning the European that in a league game a poor side will win introduction of stuff like VAR, so that we off the bookies. In or at the other end cricket, where you Championship in 2004 — your own team 46 per cent of the time against a much can be sure accident and chance are we lose any other sport the wait five days to celebrate your draw. winning away at the top-of-the-league better team. A consequence of luck, minimised. But what if I’m right and it’s odds would be about They score too frequently in rugby, too. side. The inevitable cup upsets, some nothing else. As they put it, “almost half that element of unpredictability in interest in 10/1, such is the Football has a cleverly paced reward and team bottom of League Two who beat a the time in football, the favourite is football which keeps us all ensnared? distance between the enough deferred gratification to keep side despite having had really not that much of a favourite.” It is What if the thing the authorities are the game sides. But not in football. you hanging on. So there’s that. only one shot on goal compared to their very different in rugby, basketball, trying to get rid of is the main reason we I wonder sometimes But more crucially there’s this other opponents’ 35. We cheer their bravery. baseball and American football. In those all keep watching? The Sunday Times April 21, 2019 17 NEWS REVIEW

hassle. That’s the main reason. I wouldn’t on Delaney after they began dating in contribute to the carry-on that was going 2014, and tried to keep her onside. on in relation to the whole thing. It’s Many senior FAI executive staff have not me.” left in recent years. Some signed non-dis- Murray noted that Delaney’s tactic of closure agreements but privately admit staying quiet at the hearing because of they left because of clashes with Delaney legal advice “didn’t help the whole over how he ran the association. Now in thing”. its time of crisis, the FAI’s two leading Sources at the FAI say that during executives — Rea Walshe, the interim Ireland’s successful bid for qualification chief executive, and Alex O’Connell, its for the 2012 European championships finance director — seem inexperienced WHY DELANEY GOT in Poland and Ukraine, Delaney’s for the demanding roles they have been personality changed as he embraced the given. Sources who have worked with the role of a celebrity football administrator. FAI say they do not have Delaney’s ability He ran up to the Irish fans in Macedonia to pick up the phone to sponsors or Uefa in 2011 after a victory and threw his tie and seek advance payments to keep the into the bemused crowd. Although col- FAI’s finances in shape. Siptu say staff leagues thought Delaney would be have been told their wages are only embarrassed by the media coverage of his guaranteed for the next two months. partying with supporters in Poland dur- As chief executive, Delaney had strong ing the 2012 tournament, where Ireland connections with politicians, sports jour- THE RED CARD lost all three games, he instead spoke nalists and newspaper editors, and this proudly of how the fans loved him. insulated him from criticism. Since 2009, FAI staff found themselves increas- he has filed seven defamation cases in the ingly dealing with the fallout from Del- High Court against media organisations. The FAI chief has agreed tration Office for allegedly breaching aney’s actions. His 2014 singing of a However, a legal action against The company law by failing to keep proper republican ballad in a Dublin pub was Sunday Times on March 16 in a bid to to step aside as the probe books of account. met with a firm denial from the FAI’s injunct the story about his €100,000 dig- The development visibly angered press office that it was Delaney in the out backfired spectacularly. Since then, into the association’s Kieran Mulvey, the chairman of Sport video. The FAI contacted an English firm the extent of the FAI’s governance and financial crisis Ireland, who had ordered the suspension to issue legal threats to British papers financial problems have become appar- What of state funding to the FAI a week earlier who were preparing to run the story. ent. Last week, the board said it will continues. But how did after it admitted breaching the terms and Within two days, Delaney admitted it resign by the FAI’s annual meeting in July. happened if conditions of its €2.9m grant by failing to was him in the video and tried to turn the Brendan Menton, the FAI’s secretary the former supremo notify a “material deterioration” of its story into a case of cyberbullies targeting general during the 2002 World Cup, who land himself in such a Mr Delaney finances in 2017. his girlfriend, Emma English. FAI staff resigned after the Genesis report recom- Having met with a delegation of the FAI believed English had a strong influence mended a series of reforms in the associa- mess, asks Mark Tighe didn’t have last Monday, Mulvey was incredulous that Sport Ireland was not informed of ithin three months of the money? the Deloitte move before it emerged the Football Associa- through a public filing the following day. tion of Ireland (FAI) The FAI are This coincided with a Sport Ireland hiring Martin O’Neill delegation appearing at the Oireachtas and Roy Keane in absolutely committee on sport. 2013 as the national At the hearing, Pádraig Ó Céidigh, an A head-in-the-sand team’s managers, it insolvent. independent senator and trained was behind on their accountant, summed up the gravity of attitude, waiting combined €1.3m salary That is the the implications of the €100,000 Delaney payments. Despite dig-out for an association with a turnover for disaster to businessman Denis O’Brien paying about FAI gone? of €50m. He asked: “What happened if W70% of the total, the FAI’s debt from Mr Delaney didn’t have the money? [Or] happen, is not the Aviva stadium was contributing to didn’t have €100,000 to write a cheque? cash-flow difficulties. The FAI are insolvent, absolutely good enough The previous management team of Sport Ireland, insolvent. That is the FAI gone?” Giovanni Trapattoni and Marco Tardelli led by John John Treacy, Sport Ireland’s chief tion, feels the football family must call an were made to wait for a significant Treacy, left, executive, replied: “Yes.” So, how extraordinary meeting (EGM) to save the amount of time for the final settlement of suspended did the association land itself in FAI from collapse. their unpaid wages. Hotels, doctors, funding to the FAI such a mess? “These ‘yes men’ won’t change physios and players also experienced after it emerged After his appointment as chief unless they are forced to do so,” said late payments from the FAI but nobody John Delaney, executive in 2005, Delaney devel- Menton, who believes the FAI’s cur- went public. right, had oped a reputation for being ruth- rent structures facilitate “seat warm- During this time John Delaney, the loaned the less in snuffing out dissent. Those ers” who rise up through the orga- FAI’s chief executive until last month, was organisation appointed to the board included nisation by persistence and paid €360,000 a year, plus rent of up to €100,000 loyal supporters, or some who acquiescence. He believes Shane €3,000 a month, and he made extensive seemed unsuited to the positions. Ross, the sports minister, and use of an FAI credit card, including with- Eddie Murray, a retired garda Sport Ireland have underesti- drawing more than €6,000 in cash in the superintendent who will be 80 this mated the risks facing the FAI. last six months of 2016. year, was honorary treasurer, and sup- “What happens if the FAI Delaney regularly used VIP lounges at posed to keep a close eye on the FAI’s defaults on the next tranche of airports when travelling, at a cost of finances. While Murray is undoubtedly its debt payments?” he asked. several thousand euro a year. When he an honest and good-natured man, his “A head-in-the-sand attitude, travelled to New York in late 2015, the unsuitability for a complex role in waiting for disaster to happen FAI paid an €8,000 bill at the Ritz finance was clear to FAI staff who dealt and then reacting, is not good Carlton hotel. with him. He was not good with num- enough.” There are more weighty debts for the bers. His faux pas of claiming the FAI had Menton said that an interim FAI to worry about now. It has been in cri- “just one” bank account at a recent Oire- board and general secretary must sis mode since March 4, when Delaney achtas hearing, when it actually has 24, be appointed for a one-year first informed the association’s entire left onlookers incredulous. Yet this is period to prevent financial ruin board about a €100,000 dig-out he pro- who Delaney wanted in the role. He while an annual meeting in 2020, vided in April 2017 to prevent it breaching even helped change the FAI’s age limits after the Mazars report and other a €1.5m overdraft facility. for board members to keep him there. investigations have concluded, can Last Monday, Delaney agreed to volun- Speaking to The Sunday Times, set up more permanent structures. tarily step aside from his newly created Murray said he resigned from the board “I am calling for a revolution at role of executive vice president while the last Monday because “I felt I made an grassroots level led by the clubs,” said association investigates a number of idiot of myself on television”. Menton. “There are plenty of able, financial transactions that occurred “I tried to do the right thing most of the younger people capable of leading the under his watch. time but occasionally you get caught up in charge. This EGM could happen He always claimed the FAI’s finances something you should have been more before the end of May. To the clubs were in good shape but last week careful about,” he said. “I might take I say: the power ultimately lies Deloitte, the association’s long-time audi- people too much at face value. I decided with you. Take back control of tors, reported it to the Companies Regis- on Monday that I didn’t want any more your football.” The Sunday Times March 31, 2019 19 NEWS REVIEW

PHOTOSHOP BY PETE BAKER FAI staff also claim that, since Delaney started dating English in 2014, his girl- friend’s friends and family have often been seen in the FAI’s Jack Charlton lounge in the Aviva Stadium at home games. Guests can avail of free alcohol and food, while listening to pre- match and half-time analysis by a former international player. Last week the FAI did not respond to questions about what free tickets and hospitality had been provided to English’s WHY THE friends and family. In the experience of many FAI staff, the board has not given enough attention to financial or corporate governance issues. The football body’s board of 10 consists mainly of men aged between 60 and 80 who have served more than 11 years at Delaney’s side. Eddie Murray, the honor- ary treasurer of the FAI since Delaney’s appointment as chief executive in 2005, is a 79-year-old former garda FAI IS superintendent. His counterpart on the IRFU is Tom Grace, a former partner in PwC, the multinational financial services firm. In the 2017 annual report, Del- aney said the FAI had created a corporate governance commit- tee of three, led by Rea Walshe, now the acting chief executive, and comprising two “external” figures to ensure the FAI “remains at the top level of governance in SMASHED sport”. One external member is Miriam Malone, now chief executive of Paralympics Ireland, who worked in the When a volley of tennis balls rained FAI for 11 years. The other external down at the Aviva in protest against member is Tom Jordan, a consultant who John Delaney, it showed the football boss may need more than charm to bat away loan issues. By Mark Tighe He worked ne of the current members 10-year tickets for €12,000 to €32,000. of the Ireland football team Earlier this year the FAI launched a new the room regales friends with an anec- 10-year ticket plan for a flat fee of €5,000. dote about John Delaney, The failure of Vantage meant the FAI and his the Football Association of struggled to pay down its €70m borrow- Ireland (FAI) boss who last ings for co-financing the stadium with the constituents week stepped down as chief Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and executive after 14 years in with the support of government grants. better than charge, only to become On two occasions the FAI’s debt has been executive vice-president. sold on at a loss to lenders. Danske Bank, any politician As the players stood to attention for the FAI’s then banker, wrote off €12m of OAmhran na bhFiann at an away match a the debt when the loan was taken over by few years ago, they began elbowing each KKR, a US investment firm, in 2013. other and pointing at the main stand. Three years later KKR wrote off €10m There stood Delaney, passionately kiss- when it transferred the debt to Bank of ing his girlfriend Emma English. Ireland. While these deals were hailed as has provided “executive coaching” and Delaney and English were on the front great victories for the FAI, lenders agree other work for Delaney and the FAI for pages again last week, pictured together to write off debts only when they doubt more than 10 years. at Ireland’s match against Georgia on the chances of receiving a full repayment. There appears to be a lack of transpar- Tuesday night. The game, which Ireland Sources at the FAI say the association is ency about some FAI activities. The John won with the only goal of the match, was often living “hand to mouth”, waiting for Giles Foundation, which uses the former delayed for three minutes after about 100 government, Uefa or Fifa money to arrive player as a figurehead, carries out many tennis balls were thrown onto the pitch so it can discharge debts. The FAI had “charity” fundraising events but is not a by fans protesting Delaney’s continued reduced its stadium debt to just below registered charity. Sporting organisa- involvement with the FAI. €30m at the end of 2017, and Delaney has tions are not obliged to register as such. After years of complaints about his repeatedly promised it will be repaid in Last week the FAI, which controls the reign, anger at Delaney’s new role boiled full by the end of 2020. foundation, would not provide any over following his failed attempt to get a However, the FAI’s accounts show a details about how it allocates funds or the High Court injunction against The Sunday huge amount of short-term debt, repay- identity of trustees. Its website says the Times two weeks ago. We reported that able within 12 months. The current liabili- foundation provides funding for football Delaney had paid a personal cheque of ties stood at €24m in 2013 but are now projects in socially deprived areas. The €100,000 to the FAI in April 2017 and set at €27.8m. The biggest part of that FAI would not say whether the founda- received the same amount in return two sum, €14.7m, is deferred income, mean- tion had ever produced an annual report months later. Last week we also revealed ing upfront sponsorship and TV pay- since it was launched in 2010. that, on top of Delaney’s €360,000 ments that the FAI has received though it According to the FAI announcement salary, the FAI was paying up to €3,000 a has not yet provided the service. Another last Saturday, Delaney will retain control month to rent a home for him. €8.1m is owed to trade creditors. Current over the foundation as part of his new While Delaney has proclaimed that the assets are just €6.75m. role as executive vice-president. While FAI’s finances are in good shape, the reve- Given the scale of the FAI’s debts, the in the Dail on Thursday the Fine Gael TD lation of his secret loan to the association association is never too far from trouble, Noel Rock described the FAI’s corporate has raised fresh questions about its finan- increasing the pressure to generate new governance as “shambolic”, provincial cial wellbeing. Sport Ireland, the Office of revenue streams. But what irritates many football administrators issued state- the Director of Corporate Enforcement FAI staff is that Delaney does not always ments that same day defending Delaney and the Oireachtas committee on sport practise the austerity he preaches. He has and hailing him as a hero. Such grass- are all now investigating various aspects used an FAI credit card on more than one roots support will boost the executive of the FAI’s finances and corporate occasion to buy rounds of drinks for fans. vice-president before his tie-breaker with governance. So just how smashed is it? Staff claim Delaney has told them to use the Oireachtas committee on April 10. FAI insiders say Delaney is relentless in their FAI credit cards to do likewise. On Twitter last week Martyn Rosney, encouraging staff to cut costs and gener- Sources involved in ticketing claim a communications consultant with Edel- ate new revenue streams. Under his lead- Delaney has access to hundreds of tickets man, posted that while in college he had ership the FAI increased its turnover which he gives to friends, supporters and worked as a barman in a hotel that regu- from €23.7m in 2005 to €50m for the last people of influence. Even in games that larly hosted political party functions and reported financial year, in 2017. were sellouts, Delaney would still take up one FAI annual meeting. “John Delaney However, the FAI has been swamped a big allocation of tickets for “comps”. worked the room and his constituents by debt as a result of its part-funding of Politicians were regularly provided with better than any politician,” he remarked. the building of the Aviva Stadium, and such tickets, with some deciding to pass He will need all his charm at the Oire- the failure of the overpriced Vantage them on to local football clubs while achtas hearing, with more than tennis scheme, launched in 2008, offering others made use of them personally. balls set to be lobbed in his direction.

situation where implicit bias Most importantly, don’t is more likely to be pursue the toxic policy of dangerously expressed. “colour-blindness”. We are EVERYONE, BLACK AND WHITE, HAS Traffic cops in the city are different; science proves it. now required to report To see discrimination, you whether a traffic stop was need to see and acknowledge intelligence-led or not. race. If it’s only natural to RACIAL BIAS. THEY JUST DON’T KNOW IT Between 2017 and 2018, the have racial bias, isn’t that number of black traffic stops letting white people off the It’s natural to discriminate, says the psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt. But that does fell by more than 40%. hook? “I’ve never said that In the British context of it’s OK to be biased. I spend not let us off the hook; we must learn to manage the instinct, she tells Martin Hemming knife crime, stopping and time talking about how we searching black people is not, can manage it.” n a laboratory experiment difference in reaction times. likely to label black pupils as clip of him on Liam Neeson). says Eberhardt, a solution. Racial bias isn’t just a white at Stanford University, The implication was clear: troublemakers. Police officers While Biased isn’t a polemic, It’s a policy based on a hunch, problem. “Whether we’re California, two groups of the students, however are quicker to shoot a black neither is it a lab report. It not hard data. She has worked looking at study participants undergraduates were subliminally, associated black person with a gun than a features moving personal as a consultant for Airbnb, who are black or white or Iasked to look at a fuzzy people with crime and white person with a gun. anecdotes and reportage where users must now sign Latino, responses tend to be computer screen. Frame by danger. The result was no Study subjects overestimate from her frontline field work. an anti-discrimination fairly similar,” Eberhardt says. frame, out of the fuzz, an fluke. Jennifer Eberhardt, the height, weight and She describes the classes she “community commitment” The policeman who beat her image slowly appeared: a a professor of social strength of black men runs for inmates at the Eberhardt: stop-and-search “They just can’t tell brothers pact, and with Next Door, the up was black. Black Airbnb handgun. As soon as the psychology at Stanford, has compared with white men. unofficially segregated San policies are based on apart,” as one mugger put it. community message board. hosts turn down black guests. students could determine conducted scores of similar Eberhardt is black. With Quentin prison, in California, hunches, not hard data When Eberhardt was a When Next Door introduced Her book opens with her that it was a gun, they had experiments, leading to the this sort of data staring her in and the anti-bias training she graduate student at Harvard, extra instructions for anyone own account of taking a flight to press a button. conclusion that all of us suffer the face, why isn’t Biased does with the Oakland police but struggled to tell them she had her own run-in with wanting to report a suspicious with her son Everett. The The results showed that from implicit racial bias. angrier? “In order for people force, which is addressing its apart, such was her the police. A routine traffic person (“Focus on behaviour then five-year-old pointed to one set of students spotted “People are starting to see to get behind the science, you dire relations with the city’s unfamiliarity with white faces. stop escalated into her being . . . Give a full description”), the only black man on board the gun significantly quicker the concept of bias as need to be level-headed.” black community. One of her experiments slammed onto the car’s roof. the website saw a 75% drop in and said to his mortified than the other: the ones who, something that is universal,” Her level-headedness saw Eberhardt is 53. The shows the part of the brain A call from her dean at posts that mention race. mother: “I hope that man beforehand, had been shown says Eberhardt. It is not the her last week invited on to daughter of a postman and that helps us recognise faces Harvard got her out of jail. On an individual level, to doesn’t rob the plane!” pictures of black faces. The preserve of “this rabid racist The Daily Show, the US chat the youngest of five siblings, — the fusiform face area — After her work with counter our own biases, we slower students had been that people imagine”. show hosted by the black she grew up in a black area of responds more vigorously to Oakland police, officers are need to have meaningful Biased: The New Science of shown white faces. Depressing US examples South African comedian Cleveland, Ohio. At the age faces of our own race. It’s why no longer permitted to chase contact with people from Race and Inequality by When the object was not fill her new book, Biased: The Trevor Noah, himself a of 12 she moved to a white black muggers in Oakland suspects into backyards or other groups, says Eberhardt, Jennifer Eberhardt will be a gun or a knife but a camera New Science of Race and nuanced and balanced voice area and a better school. She headed to Chinatown to target blind alleys, keeping them and we shouldn’t get hung up published by William or a stapler, there was no Inequality. Teachers are more on race (watch the YouTube quickly made white friends — middle-aged Asian women. out of the sort of high-stress on language and terminology. Heinemann on Thursday, £20