Drogheda chairperson resisting 'expectation' to resign

Sinn Féin TD responds at Drogheda United's attempts to remove her as Chairperson

Later on Wednesday evening, Drogheda United released their official response.

Drogheda United chairperson claims club expects her to resign over Israel stance

Joanna Byrne, who is Sinn Féin TD for Louth, described the move as an ‘unwarranted, profoundly hurtful and a deeply upsetting development’.

Sinn Féin TD to ‘resist’ removal as Drogheda United chair after call for Ireland to boycott Israel fixtures

Joanna Byrne said the Republic of Ireland should not fulfil the Nations League fixtures against Israel later this year

Drogheda chairperson resisting 'expectation' to resign

Drogheda United co-chairperson Joanna Byrne has claimed the club's board of directors said her position was untenable following her statement around the Republic of Ireland v Israel fixture in the UEFA Nations League.

Drogheda United chairperson Joanna Byrne says she was asked to resign after calling for FAI to boycott Israel game

Drogheda United chairperson Joanna Byrne, the Sinn Féin TD for Louth, has said that the club’s board of directors have asked her to resign from the position on account of her comments suggesting that Ireland should not play their Nations League games with Israel.

Joanna Byrne Resists Drogheda United Move to Remove Her as Chair Amid Israel Row

Drogheda United co-chairperson Joanna Byrne has confirmed she intends to resist efforts by the club’s board to have her step down following her public call for Ireland not to play Israel in the upcoming Nations League fixtures. Byrne was one of our keynote speakers at last November’s Sport for Business Annual Women in Sport […]