The Football Association of Ireland have announced the appointment of Sarah O'Shea as their new deputy chief executive.

O'Shea will continue to act as the Association's Director of Legal Affairs, while also acting as deputy to current Chief Executive John Delaney.

She currently holds responsibility for all legal and disciplinary matters, governance issues, contracts, child welfare and football regulations.

At the time of the Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane appointments, the FAI thanked O'Shea for "helping the process proceed so swiftly".

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