Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport
Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. David Courell:
I think my exact wording was that these matters first came to our attention in early 2024. That was in reference to the complaints that came forward. To clarify any ambiguity around that, the PFA of Ireland, which is the representative body for professional players in Ireland, approached the association in January 2024 with direct concerns that were originating from the group of women at the centre of this. We then engaged with them. They facilitated a sit-down for us to sit with the group of women, and with those direct complaints, the ability was there for us to act.
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