Daniel McDonnell: It’s a shame there isn’t a better forum to air Irish football’s issues

FAI chief executive officer David Courell arrives at Leinster House for an appearance before an Oireachtas committee. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Here we go. Oireachtas Committee (A). Always an eagerly anticipated fixture in the Irish football calendar.

At a time where fears have been expressed that the modern game is too defensive, the FAI’s performance was sadly on trend as far as the natives were concerned.