**Emotional Joanna Byrne Speaks Out for First Time Since Being Removed as Chair of Drogheda United - 24/03/2026**

It was announced yesterday that Drogheda United owners, the Trivela Group, have removed SF Louth TD Joanna Byrne from her role with the club as co-chairperson.Last month, Deputy Byrne claimed the club's board of directors said her position was untenable, following her statement around the Republic of Ireland v Israel fixture in the UEFA Nations League.This morning on The Agenda Deputy Byrne spoke out for the first time since being removed as Chair of the club.Joanna opened up to LMFM about the whole situation since it all kicked off last month, and became very emotional while talking about how much the club meant and still means to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.