McGimpsey criticises Irish Foreign Minister over IFA interference
Senior Ulster Unionist and former Sports Minister, Michael McGimpsey MLA, today criticised Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern over his ill-informed criticism of Irish Football Association procedures.
Mr McGimpsey said:
“Dermot Ahern is the Foreign Minister of the Irish Republic. The Northern Ireland football team is none of his business. How the IFA manages itself is nothing to do with him. This is not another cross-border body that he can stick his nose into.
“Football is a cross-community sport here and the Northern Ireland team is supported right across the community in Northern Ireland. It is most regrettable that Dermot Ahern has sought to politicise it in this way.”