EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 13 MIN
Talks Ongoing Behind Scenes at Drogheda United to End Public Spat - 20/02/2026
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Talks were underway at Drogheda United on Thursday to try broker a boardroom solution following a fractious 24 hours.Joanna Byrne remains as co-chair of the club despite claiming she was asked to resign on Monday due to her calling on the FAI to boycott the Nations League games against Israel later this year.Ms Byrne was speaking in her role as full-time serving Sinn Féin TD for Co Louth. She was to the fore in recommending the takeover by the club of US firm Trivela in 2023 but, now that the relationship has become fractured, the parties are left with three options.We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Sinn Fein TD for Louth and party colleague, Ruairi Ó Murchú, who gave us his thoughts on all of this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Talks were underway at Drogheda United on Thursday to try broker a boardroom solution following a fractious 24 hours.Joanna Byrne remains as co-chair of the club despite claiming she was asked to resign on Monday due to her calling on the FAI to boycott the Nations League games against Israel later this year.Ms Byrne was speaking in her role as full-time serving Sinn Féin TD for Co Louth. She was to the fore in recommending the takeover by the club of US firm Trivela in 2023 but, now that the relationship has become fractured, the parties are left with three options.We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Sinn Fein TD for Louth and party colleague, Ruairi Ó Murchú, who gave us his thoughts on all of this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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