Timeline of disgraced Delaney’s downfall

March 17

Details of John Delaney’s €100k dig-out to the FAI are reported in the Sunday Times.

March 23

Delaney (right) steps down as CEO for a new role as ‘executive vice-president’ on a reduced salary.

March 26

Tennis balls are thrown on to the pitch during Ireland’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Georgia in a fans’ protest against Delaney.

April 9

Sport Ireland suspends funding to the FAI.

April 10

Delaney refuses to answer questions to an Oireachtas Committee about his loan, citing legal advice.

April 15

Delaney is placed on gardening leave by the FAI board pending an investigation. Michael Cody, the FAI honorary secretary, and Eddie Murray, the FAI treasurer, resign their posts.

May 2

UEFA bar Delaney, an executive committee member, from attending the Euro U17 finals in Ireland.

June 3

Noel Mooney takes up a six-month secondment as the FAI’s general manager, to the annoyance of Minister for Sport Shane Ross.

June 21

Governance Review Group makes 79 recommendations for Irish football.

July 27

Donal Conway is re-elected as FAI president at the AGM in Trim.

August 18

UEFA confirm Delaney will not be invited to any executive meetings while FAI investigation is ongoing.

September 28

Delaney resigns from FAI, with an undisclosed pay-off. He has been on the payroll since November 2006.

October 26

FAI vice-president Paul Cooke admits that the delayed accounts ‘will shock.’

November 27

KOSI audit of FAI is referred to An Garda Síochána by Sport Ireland.

December 2

John Foley turns down interim CEO post after agreeing wages of €18,000 a week.

December 3

Paul Cooke appointed as interim ‘executive lead’ of the FAI.

December 4

Three reveals it will not renew its sponsorship of all Irish football teams when the contract runs out next July.

December 6

Black Friday for FAI as presentation of accounts reveal €462,000 pay-off to Delaney, and current liabilities of €62.3m. FAI president Donal Conway announces he will stand down at EGM in January but refuses to apologise for FAI crisis when asked to do so.