The Football Association of Ireland today agreed unanimously to implement the 'Genesis' reforms, derived from the report published a year ago.
A vote on the reforms was passed at an FAI EGM in CityWest this lunchtime, and sees the association accept changes in its rules and articles of association which will change the way football is governed in Ireland.
The reforms will see the FAI's Board reduce from the 22 members to 10. New committee structures created on a more democratic and merit based system were also agreed. The new governance changes equips the Association to bring a new blend of talent into the decision making process and better enable effective decision making
The proposals were presented to the FAI's AGM in July and were developed by the Association's Implementation Steering Group (ISG), whose task it was to implement the FAI's Genesis report.
Commenting on the significance of the day, the FAI's Chief Executive Officer Fran Rooney said "I'm delighted that the vast majority of the Genesis recommendations are now in place". "We must now press ahead with creating an Association which, put simply, will better serve the grass roots of the game", he said.