A growing rift between the FAI and TV3 intensified this week after the new television company had twice been snubbed by the association.
On the first occasion they were denied access to the Ireland team's hotel to film interviews on Monday and later they were refused permission to interview members of the successful European under-18 championship team during a reception hosted by the Minister for Sport, Dr James McDaid.
They contend that they were asked to pay a significant sum, thought to be close to six figures, for the right to conduct interviews with players and attend FAI press conferences and refused to do so.
"We are perfectly prepared to pay for footage of games, but not for the right to access press conferences and interviews," said a spokesman for the company which has secured the rights to televise all of the Republic of Ireland's away games in the European Championship.
The accusation of exorbitant rights fees being demanded by the association was promptly rejected by the FAI's chief executive, Bernard O'Byrne, who said that TV3 were, in fact, looking for selective treatment.
"We have a deal in place with RTE which gives them rights to match footage, coverage of National League games, and interviews with the international team manager and his players. This is a package and RTE pays for it.
"We have no objection whatever in offering the same package to TV3, but they are not prepared to buy it. They simply want parts of it at no cost to them.
"We run a business just as they do. And profit is just as important to us as it is to them."