Overview
- The FAI has put a board motion to members that asks the General Assembly to endorse fulfilling Ireland’s Nations League fixtures and will be voted on at an EGM on 8 July.
- The board’s letter to members says UEFA disciplinary rules would mean automatic 3-0 forfeits for both games, a six-point loss, likely relegation to League C and potential exclusion from future competitions.
- The FAI has confirmed the fixtures will be played at neutral venues with the away game in Debrecen on 27 September and the home match behind closed doors in Bačka Topola on 4 October.
- The association quantified immediate losses of at least €5.5m and a likely wider hit of about €10.3m, warning that lost UEFA income would reduce funding for high-performance and grassroots programmes.
- A separate member motion to boycott was ruled invalid on membership grounds, protests and legal threats continue, and the EGM outcome will be non-binding on the FAI executive.