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FAI apologise to women following sexual abuse allegations | Mark Tighe

Joe Molloy was joined by journalist Mark Tighe on Monday's Off The Ball. The Football Associatio...

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FAI apologise to women following sexual abuse allegations | Mark Tighe


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15:30 8 Jul 2024

Joe Molloy was joined by journalist Mark Tighe on Monday's Off The Ball.

The Football Association of Ireland have today apologised to female former international players, and trainees on a soccer training course, who experienced alleged unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s. Mark Tighe, along with RTÉ journalist Marie Crowe, carried out a two-year investigation into these alleged offences and Mark joined us to discuss the story on this evening's show.

These details came to light following a joint investigation from the Sunday Independent and RTÉ.


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