Shane Ross said : "I'm happy to say we've been assured these documents will be treated as valid"

RTERadio Tuesday, March 31, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross urged : “In the meantime, I want to make it absolutely clear that people should not and do not need to worry about these things. Everyone must now focus on abiding by the measures that were introduced by the Government from midnight last night in order to keep yourself, your family and your community safe from the spread of the coronavirus”

irishtimes Saturday, March 28, 2020 11:25:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It is critical that we give drivers as well as operators of commercial vehicles peace of mind in relation to the status of their licence, learner permit, NCT certificate or certificate of roadworthiness, especially if it has expired or is likely to expire during the period of the Covid19 health crisis,”

thejournal Saturday, March 28, 2020 11:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We cannot afford to put any more pressure on our hospitals and healthcare professionals at this time. Just as it is our national duty to tackle the pandemic, it is also our national duty to stay safe, keep others safe on the roads and not add to the workload of our health care system”

irishtimes Saturday, March 28, 2020 4:38:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "He rang me some time around that evening,"

herald-ie Saturday, March 21, 2020 6:30:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross replied : "I said, 'Thank you for telling me',"

herald-ie Saturday, March 21, 2020 6:30:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Businesses in the tourism, hospitality, and leisure sectors have gone from concern to alarm to panic,”

irishexaminer Friday, March 13, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross stated : "at a meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe, we have sought the introduction of immediate measures to stabilise cash flow, liquidity and working capital for the businesses in our sector. We must minimise business closures and job losses and the best chance of achieving that is to minimise cash outflows from the businesses. This includes making significant reductions to VAT, local rates, water charges and other outgoings”. Comparisons were drawn between the agriculture sector and the Foot and Mouth disease in 2001, to what Covid-19 represents for the hospitality sector in 2020. Minister Brendan Griffin said “COVID-19 for the Tourism industry is what ‘Foot and Mouth’ disease was for the Agriculture sector in 2001"

dundalkdemocrat Friday, March 13, 2020 1:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross stated : "at a meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe, we have sought the introduction of immediate measures to stabilise cash flow, liquidity and working capital for the businesses in our sector. We must minimise business closures and job losses and the best chance of achieving that is to minimise cash outflows from the businesses. This includes making significant reductions to VAT, local rates, water charges and other outgoings”. Comparisons were drawn between the agriculture sector and the Foot and Mouth disease in 2001, to what Covid-19 represents for the hospitality sector in 2020. Minister Brendan Griffin said “COVID-19 for the Tourism industry is what ‘Foot and Mouth’ disease was for the Agriculture sector in 2001"

offalyexpress Friday, March 13, 2020 1:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Our three-year-old daughter wants to know if her daddy is coming back. She wants to know when he is coming home,” “Why did he leave and 'will he stay dead forever mummy?'. Those are the questions I suffer through daily”

yahoo-au Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:08:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It is a decision which I won’t make and the government as a whole won’t make. Politicians won’t make it. It will be a health decision. We will take their advice,” “I can see both sides of the story and I am very glad I don’t have to make that decision because I don’t have the expertise but if the Department of Health say it should not take place, it won’t take place”

irishtimes Monday, March 9, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It would be absolutely crazy for us if the chief medical officer said, ‘don’t do it,’ and we did it,”

irishtimes Monday, March 9, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I just think DAA has had its way for a long time, it’s been the same monopoly since the foundation of the state and it has behaved like a state monopoly. It would be very good for the consumer, the passengers, for the airlines,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “I want to tell bad things about myself as well,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “That was a massive failure on our part – on the part of government – and I think people looked around and said, ‘who’s going to sort it’. They had absolutely no confidence in Fianna Fáil sorting it. They didn’t see them as a viable option to solve it,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I think there was an insensitivity to how important it was. That’s one of the problems that we had, was that this was a government, it wasn’t exactly out of touch, but it had an outlook which was somewhat concentrated, to some extent, on its own vanguard, on its own supporters, rather than those who were not reaping the benefits.,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “we’ve got the economy right. Aren’t we brilliant. And we’ve got Brexit right. Aren’t we brilliant. This is a really good government,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I wanted to change the board and I also wanted to see the funding cut. I wanted to see directors changed. That wasn’t agreed to at all. I was a minority of one in the cabinet and I was concerned about the commitment to change in what was cruel industry, what I called subsidised cruelty,” “That certainly raised the hackles of Fine Gael,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “there is a case for copper fastening the independence of the AG from the government”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The speeding legislation is necessary, but I think the road safety legislation is in peril. The reaction to the speed legislation was knee-jerk and somewhat similar to the drink-driving,” “Every time there’s a piece of road safety legislation, the usual suspects seem to come up. I mean, it’s absolutely no secret that there was not unanimous approval in the Cabinet for the drink-driving [law], but it got through, it got through narrowly,”

thejournal Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:15:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “If they can temper there more extravagant demands, and stick to the really worthy causes which they do champion, which is climate change, they’ll be a force for good. But I’m not confident they’ll do that, they haven’t got the discipline, and their record last time doesn’t give you a confidence. But I wish them well,”

thejournal Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:15:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I think that the right decision was made. I think the IRFU felt they deserved more consultation about it and perhaps they should have been consulted more closely. It was a very difficult decision for them to make and they are losing €5 million”

thejournal Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:58:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross told : “The IRFU [Irish Rugby Football Union] has already said that they will take advice from the Government,”

irishtimes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:32:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I suppose if they’re coming from those areas we would be taking the same precautions but it’s difficult to know,” “It is fragile at the moment because obviously it could get much worse, in which case we would have to take more dramatic measures”

irishtimes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:32:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “But we’re certainly not going encourage measures that are going to heighten the risk,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 5:11:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Hard decisions will have to be looked at and will have to be made,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 5:11:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : “The IRFU [Irish Rugby Football Union] has already said that they will take advice from the Government,”

irishtimes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:06:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I suppose if they’re coming from those areas we would be taking the same precautions but it’s difficult to know,” “It is fragile at the moment because obviously it could get much worse, in which case we would have to take more dramatic measures”

irishtimes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:06:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “But you can’t stop them coming — that would be absolutely wrong,” “We are keeping the border open. We are not going that far”

therepublic Wednesday, February 26, 2020 2:57:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “But we’re certainly not going encourage measures that are going to heighten the risk,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 1:50:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Hard decisions will have to be looked at and will have to be made,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 1:50:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It’s a very difficult situation for everybody but of course health is the most important issue at stake here. We have managed so far to avoid it in Ireland. It’s breaking out in different places every day. We have to do everything we can to ensure it doesn’t come here and it doesn’t spread here,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:15:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “But we’re certainly not going encourage measures that are going to heighten the risk,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:15:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Hard decisions will have to be looked at and will have to be made,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:15:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The work force should be protected. We are determined there will be no compulsory redundancies. "The workforce should be assured that their jobs are not in jeopardy. The earlier redundancy scheme which was suggested in earlier meetings is off the table. "The particular emphasis should be put on the low to middle income earners who should not feel that their jobs are in any way under threat”

irishmirror Friday, January 31, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Today marks a new milestone and a new dawn for Irish football. We have had very dark days in recent times. Some days I thought we would never get to where we are now”

irishtimes Friday, January 31, 2020 3:51:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The work force should be protected. We've had discussions with their reps and we are determined there will be no compulsory redundancies,"

independent-ie Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:02:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "We will restore Sport Ireland funding for football development programmes of €2.9 million annually, doubling this amount to €5.8 million each year from 2020 to 2023. €800,000 of that funding will support programmes that underpin the development of the men’s and women’s national leagues"

independent-ie Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:02:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Of course there are many reforms still to come. Crucially, the financial assistance we announce today is absolutely conditional on these reforms being implemented. This is not a bail-out by any standard. ”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Of course there are many reforms still to come. Crucially, the financial assistance we announce today is absolutely conditional on these reforms being implemented. This is not a bail-out by any standard. ”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Of course there are many reforms still to come. Crucially, the financial assistance we announce today is absolutely conditional on these reforms being implemented. This is not a bail-out by any standard. ”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Of course there are many reforms still to come. Crucially, the financial assistance we announce today is absolutely conditional on these reforms being implemented. This is not a bail-out by any standard. ”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "we will restore Sport Ireland funding for football development programmes of €2.9 million annually, doubling this amount to €5.8 million each year from 2020 to 2023. €800,000 of that funding will support programmes that underpin the development of the men’s and women’s national leagues"

independent-ie Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We can now look forward to a rigorous rebuilding of the FAI from a toxic, autocratic, unfit-for-purpose organisation to a fresh, cleansed association that can honourably represent and support Irish football, at home and also on the world stage”

thejournal Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:06:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Niall Quinn ) : "I'm very pleased with this decision and I wish Niall all the best in this important role,"

independent-ie Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:56:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "I would also like to emphasise again that I consider that local authorities are best placed to assess priorities within their areas and considerable autonomy is therefore given to local authorities under most grant headings to decide their work programme. I would also explain that these grants supplement local authorities own resources expenditure on regional and local road projects and do not represent the total investment in regional and local roads for this year"

irishsun Wednesday, January 22, 2020 8:58:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "We are anxious to restore the funding which we had taken away from them in order to benefit grassroots soccer. "

RTERadio Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:59:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “an intensive round of talks over the next few days”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “It's very delicate at the moment but you can take it that everybody sees that they (UEFA) will have skin in the game here,”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We’re very encouraged by what’s happened”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “UEFA showed an enormous amount of goodwill”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Irish Examiner ) : “We are now, we think, on a pathway to a possible solution to the immediate problems that beset the FAI. We think that the constructive nature of the meeting indicated that all four stakeholders are absolutely united in their determination to do what has to be done for Irish soccer particularly from our point of view for the grassroots,”

irishexaminer Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:29:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I'm fairly confident the goodwill is there to ensure it doesn't,"

independent-ie Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:07:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "What we’ve said quite specifically is we’re anxious to restore the funding, which we had taken away from them, in order to benefit grassroots soccer,"

independent-ie Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:07:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Uefa showed an enormous amount of goodwill”

thejournal Tuesday, January 14, 2020 8:56:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross declared ( about Association ) : “The government does not see either liquidation or Examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:14:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We were delighted to announce significant funding for major sports facilities in recent days. It is well established that participation in sport plays a significant role in improving people’s health and wellbeing. It is particularly important to get our young people involved in sports and to do so, we must have good quality, safe and attractive sports facilities. The grants we are announcing today in addition to the 25 grants announced on Friday last, will help deliver state-of the art facilities across the country and across a variety of sports”

anglocelt Monday, January 13, 2020 9:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It will be graduated, the more you break the speed limit the more you’ll be punished – there will be higher penalty points,”

thejournal Monday, January 13, 2020 4:27:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I've got a lot of work to do on the reforms to the FAI and I would prefer to see those implemented before a general election. So I would have a preference for an April/May date, but obviously that's not in my hands"

independent-ie Sunday, January 12, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I've got a lot of work to do on the reforms to the FAI and I would prefer to see those implemented before a general election. So I would have a preference for an April/May date, but obviously that's not in my hands"

independent-ie Sunday, January 12, 2020 5:51:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The establishment of the LSSIF confirmed the commitment expressed in the National Development Plan and the National Sports Policy 2018 – 2027 to increase investment in sporting facilities across the State,” “Before the establishment of the LSSIF, Government funding for large sports projects was decided on an ad-hoc basis. The fund provides a robust and transparent mechanism for the allocation of funding to develop the best high quality sports facilities across all regions”

thejournal Friday, January 10, 2020 7:31:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "It was good to have the opportunity to meet with the new Chairman (Barrett) and Directors so soon after their appointment. "

independent-ie Thursday, January 9, 2020 9:59:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : “They're taking on an association with a debt of €60 million, they're taking on a formidable challenge, but we think that their advent, which has been sought for a very long time and been resisted by the FAI for a very long time, will mean that those who are the creditors and all the stakeholders will take great encouragement and all those people who attend football every weekend will look to them as a kind of beacon of hope for football in Ireland,”

irishexaminer Thursday, January 9, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “now we’ve got a new FAI, we’ll look at anything that’s put on the table”

irishtimes Thursday, January 9, 2020 1:18:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : "We'd love to restore funding. We give them €2.9 million per annum. This is the first step obviously in the restoration of that,"

independent-ie Thursday, January 9, 2020 1:14:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I believe it was vital that we met with the League of Ireland clubs and players today and to hear their views and perspectives ahead of our meeting with UEFA later this month. "

RTERadio Friday, January 3, 2020 11:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The only way to respond to these needless deaths and injuries on our roads is through action not words. While families and friends grieve the loss of their loved one, we must as a society all respond with deeds, to prevent it happening to others,”

thejournal Wednesday, January 1, 2020 12:07:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Association ) : “The government does not see either liquidation or examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football”

irishmirror Monday, December 30, 2019 4:07:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Association ) : “The government does not see either liquidation or examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football,”

thejournal Monday, December 30, 2019 1:58:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "In response to the events at the reconvened FAI AGM today I wish to state that the government does not see either liquidation or examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football. Over the Christmas period Minister Brendan Griffin and I have been moving with other stakeholders to find a solution to the crisis that includes an acceleration in the pace of reform, the future of government funding, above all, a more secure outlook for FAI staff and certainty that grassroots football does not suffer. A radical change in the FAI culture is essential to underpin other reforms. The long-awaited appointment of an independent chair and three other independent directors, expected in the very near future, should provide the necessary impetus for a new confidence in the reform process. In early January Minister Griffin and I expect to meet UEFA, representatives of all League of Ireland clubs, spokespeople for the trades unions, directors of the FAI and other stakeholders in pursuit of a solution that avoids liquidation or examinership but secures the future of Irish football"

todayfm Sunday, December 29, 2019 11:39:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Brendan Griffin ) : "Over the Christmas period Minister Brendan Griffin and I have been moving with other stakeholders to find a solution to the crisis that includes an acceleration in the pace of reform, the future of government funding, above all, a more secure outlook for FAI staff and certainty that grassroots football does not suffer. "

eecho Sunday, December 29, 2019 11:33:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Association ) : "The Government does not see either liquidation or examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football"

RTERadio Sunday, December 29, 2019 10:42:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : "On electric cars, we've made commitments to a million by 2030,"

independent-ie Sunday, December 29, 2019 5:31:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "You can't sort out traffic like we've got overnight because it's symptomatic of the incredible success that we've had as a nation in economic recovery," "You can't widen every road. You can't cut down every tree. What you can do is say the policy is to get people out of their cars"

independent-ie Sunday, December 29, 2019 5:31:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I think a lot of people get a good laugh out of it,"

abc-au Monday, December 23, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "A lot of locals think it's litter,"

abc-au Monday, December 23, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "Our interest is in saving Irish football, and that's absolutely imperative,"

independent-ie Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:57:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “That is what they looked for, or they looked for a guarantee of that, and they presented different scenarios... They actually named that figure. It was shocking”

irishmirror Thursday, December 19, 2019 1:36:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We will reduce the risk of examinership and liquidation immediately once the independent directors are in,” “That will lead to more confidence in stakeholders, ourselves, the banks, Uefa”

thejournal Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:55:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “That is what they looked for, or they looked for a guarantee of that, and they presented different scenarios… They actually named that figure. It was shocking”

thejournal Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:55:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “They acknowledge that some steps have been taken to address shortcomings, but there is a steep mountain to climb before we can reinstate funding to the FAI,”

thejournal Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:55:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “That is what they looked for, or they looked for a guarantee of that, and they presented different scenarios… They actually named that figure. It was shocking”

thejournal Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “They acknowledge that some steps have been taken to address shortcomings, but there is a steep mountain to climb before we can reinstate funding to the FAI,”

thejournal Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross replied : “they looked for various scenarios, and €18 million as a possibility” “That’s what they looked for, or alternatively a guarantee of that, but they named that figure,”

irishexaminer Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We made it absolutely clear to them that they would not be getting a bailout, that KOSI had said they would not be getting any funding, and that any further discussion was pointless,”

irishexaminer Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The Governance Review Group made many recommendations, which were all accepted by the FAI. As the Committee will be aware, one of the most important recommendations was to appoint an independent Chair and three other independent directors. "

irishexaminer Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross replied : “they looked for various scenarios, and €18 million as a possibility” “That’s what they looked for, or alternatively a guarantee of that, but they named that figure,”

carlow-nationalist Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We made it absolutely clear to them that they would not be getting a bailout, that KOSI had said they would not be getting any funding, and that any further discussion was pointless,”

carlow-nationalist Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The Governance Review Group made many recommendations, which were all accepted by the FAI. As the Committee will be aware, one of the most important recommendations was to appoint an independent Chair and three other independent directors. "

irishexaminer Wednesday, December 18, 2019 2:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The importance of regional airports in facilitating international connections is reflected in Project Ireland 2040 as well as related Regional Economic and Spatial Strategies and our National Aviation Policy. The Government's commitment to regional airports, as part of these long term planning and investment strategies, is evident in the capital provision of €72m for the Regional Airports Programme under the National Development Plan to 2027"

longfordleader Wednesday, December 18, 2019 1:56:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about British ) : “We got a very short tour (of the Port) and we were delighted with what we saw there. The fact that the Port is actually paying the Government a dividend now is something which is very encouraging for us. We had a satisfactory outline of their plans for the future which all looks positive. It’s a port which, obviously when Brexit happens, may even benefit from it and the fact that they’ve got direct routes to Rotterdam and elsewhere means that they won’t be dependent on the British market or British routes or the (British) landbridge so things are looking good in both places (the port and airport)”

waterford-news Wednesday, December 18, 2019 12:51:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross stated : “The Port wasn’t really that affected (by Brexit) anyway, they’ve no direct routes to Britain so it wasn’t something which particularly worried them. I think they’re looking for opportunities arising out of Brexit in fact”

waterford-news Wednesday, December 18, 2019 12:51:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We’re not in the business of bailing out the FAI in any circumstances,”

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The importance of regional airports in facilitating international connections is reflected in Project Ireland 2040 as well as related Regional Economic and Spatial Strategies and our National Aviation Policy. The Government's commitment to regional airports, as part of these long term planning and investment strategies, is evident in the capital provision of €72m for the Regional Airports Programme under the National Development Plan to 2027"

leitrimobserver Tuesday, December 17, 2019 4:23:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "They were looking for support from the Government, which we were unable to give them. Financial support in other words. We said we are not in the business of bailing out the FAI under any circumstances,"

herald-ie Tuesday, December 17, 2019 6:32:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The KOSI report stated that an unreformed FAI was unfit to receive government funding. That process of reform is still far from complete,"

herald-ie Tuesday, December 17, 2019 6:32:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The Government cannot provide direct financial support or a bailout to the FAI in any circumstance,”

irishexaminer Tuesday, December 17, 2019 3:49:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross added : “We will be seeking an early meeting with Uefa in the coming days to intensify the search for a solution to the deep problems inflicted on the FAI”

irishexaminer Tuesday, December 17, 2019 3:49:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "We were not in the business of bailing out the FAI in any circumstances,"

RTERadio Tuesday, December 17, 2019 2:34:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The FAI is in a really very grave situation at the moment. I can’t over-estimate how bad things are and they’ve brought it upon themselves. "

RTERadio Tuesday, December 17, 2019 2:34:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The FAI is in a really very grave situation at the moment,” “I can’t overestimate how bad things are and they’ve brought it upon themselves”

irishmirror Tuesday, December 17, 2019 2:11:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross added : "They’ve been pushing for a meeting for several weeks and we got the message that it’s very very urgent so we agreed to meet them. "

RTERadio Monday, December 16, 2019 4:58:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The FAI is in a really very grave situation at the moment. I can’t over-estimate how bad things are and they’ve brought it upon themselves. "

RTERadio Monday, December 16, 2019 4:58:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “There is no question of any money being promised at that meeting and no such suggestion has been made to us either directly or through a third party,”

irishtimes Saturday, December 14, 2019 5:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We will be asking questions about why the independent directors have not been appointed yet and looking for an early process for the appointment of a new chief executive and chairman,”

irishtimes Saturday, December 14, 2019 5:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “What we are doing at the moment is we are looking after the 2.9 million [euro] which we have been giving to the FAI,”

thejournal Friday, December 13, 2019 8:38:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “What we are doing at the moment is we are looking after the 2.9 million [euro] which we have been giving to the FAI,”

thejournal Friday, December 13, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The completion of this detailed design can now inform the commercial case for potential reinstatement and allows Shannon Foynes Port Company, in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann, to commence a detailed market review of potential future users,”

limerickleader Thursday, December 12, 2019 9:24:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We’ve withdrawn that funding and what we’re going to do is, we’re going to ensure it gets to the small clubs. We’re going to absolutely ensure that it gets to the players, to the grassroots”

irishmirror Thursday, December 12, 2019 4:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The Government can’t believe the association which runs Irish football has sunk to such an awful low,”

irishtimes Thursday, December 12, 2019 4:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “What we are doing at the moment is we are looking after the 2.9 million [euro] which we have been giving to the FAI,”

thejournal Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:55:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Nobody should look at [the government] as just going to come in and bail out an organisation which is coming to us with a black hole, the extent of which we can’t know,”

thejournal Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:55:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "We don't trust the FAI, we don't trust them with the money, we've withdrawn from them and we're not going to give them any Government money or taxpayers' money," "We must be absolutely certain that we don't give money to an organisation which is in tatters. And the FAI is, and I think everybody would agree. It's a basket case"

independent-ie Thursday, December 12, 2019 6:10:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “This funding will enable our local sports partnerships and national governing bodies to deliver a comprehensive programme of initiatives under the National Physical Activity Plan and in line with the National Sports Policy. "We are committed to giving more people the opportunity to partake in sport, with all the mental and physical benefits it brings. My Department will continue to work closely with Sport Ireland, the Local Sports Partnerships, National Governing Bodies of Sport and other funded bodies to ensure that the programme of initiatives resulting from this funding is inclusive, accessible and regionally balanced”

dublinpeople Wednesday, December 11, 2019 11:43:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "We are not prepared to give it to the FAI as that's throwing money down a black hole,"

herald-ie Tuesday, December 10, 2019 6:24:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross told : "The board is still not cleared out of the old guard, that should be absolute and total,"

herald-ie Tuesday, December 10, 2019 6:24:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross told : “We don’t trust the FAI, we don’t trust them with the money, we’ve withdrawn from them and we’re not going to give them any government money or taxpayers money,”

thejournal Tuesday, December 10, 2019 3:09:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We must be absolutely certain that we don’t give money to an organisation which is in tatters. And the FAI is, and I think everybody would agree. It’s a basket case, a financial basket case,”

thejournal Tuesday, December 10, 2019 3:09:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “In the meantime, I am looking at ways to fund programmes through alternative means,”

independent-ie Sunday, December 8, 2019 3:59:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I think it's very important that we send a clear message," "The government funding is not going to follow the usual suspects being appointed"

herald-ie Saturday, December 7, 2019 6:18:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It is important that we make the most of these developments for not just transport, but also the wider economy,”

thejournal Saturday, December 7, 2019 3:14:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I welcome it. I have been calling for his exit for many months. The old guard needs to be removed in total”

thejournal Friday, December 6, 2019 4:53:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Team ) : "I am very pleased that we can now confirm the payment of the 2019 grant for the Women’s National Football Team and that a process has been put in place which will ensure that there is full accountability in relation to this funding. "

independent-ie Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:58:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross warned : “The new deadline for Brexit means that the UK can still leave with ‘No Deal’ if the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU is not ratified by Parliament by 31st January 2020”

independent-ie Wednesday, December 4, 2019 6:03:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “in order to ensure that sufficient stocks are in place early next year,”

independent-ie Wednesday, December 4, 2019 6:03:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I am delighted to announce €4.2 million in funding for sport and physical activity measures through the Dormant Accounts Fund. This funding will enable our Local Sports Partnerships and National Governing Bodies to deliver a comprehensive programme of initiatives under the National Physical Activity Plan and in line with the National Sports Policy. We are committed to giving more people the opportunity to partake in sport, with all the mental and physical benefits it brings. My Department will continue to work closely with Sport Ireland, the Local Sports Partnerships, National Governing Bodies of Sport and other funded bodies to ensure that the programme of initiatives resulting from this funding is inclusive, accessible and regionally balanced”

leinsterexpress Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:40:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added ( about Noel Mooney ) : "It means not going back to the FAI for people like Noel Mooney, people who in the past have had identification with the FAI. That's not acceptable anymore. We've got to see a complete clean out"

RTERadio Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:05:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : "I can't understand why the independent directors haven't been appointed yet,"

RTERadio Tuesday, December 3, 2019 4:14:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "He was a very able guy, he's got a very good record as well,"

RTERadio Tuesday, December 3, 2019 4:14:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "on foot of the findings of the KOSI report"

herald-ie Friday, November 29, 2019 6:14:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross added : "More immediately, in tandem with Sport Ireland, we are finalising a proposal to fund the women's national team and players via a trusted independent third party. "

herald-ie Friday, November 29, 2019 6:14:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “More immediately, in tandem with Sport Ireland, we are finalising a proposal to fund the women’s national team and players via a trusted independent third party,” “This proposal, which was approved in principle by the board of Sport Ireland last month, will be concluded and agreed in the coming days”

thejournal Thursday, November 28, 2019 11:43:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "More immediately, in tandem with Sport Ireland, we are finalising a proposal to fund the Women's National team and players via a trusted independent third party. This proposal, which was approved in principle by the board of Sport Ireland last month, will be concluded and agreed in the coming days"

independent-ie Thursday, November 28, 2019 9:41:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "What she said about me is really neither here nor there, but I think you should consider them as valuable and as worthy as what she said about other things which I strongly, strongly disagree with"

irishexaminer Thursday, November 28, 2019 9:17:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "Today's Christmas and New Year road safety appeal serves as a serious reminder to us all of the life-changing consequences of road traffic collisions particularly for vulnerable road users. It is for this reason that I recently introduced an amendment to the dangerous overtaking laws to target drivers who put the lives of cyclists at risk with dangerous overtaking. It is also why I am introducing a system of graduated speeding fines which will see higher penalties, for drivers who break the speed limit by significant amounts. We have graduated penalties for drink driving so we believe we should have them for speeding as well"

irishsun Thursday, November 28, 2019 6:56:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "Publication of the Final Report would, I am advised, be contrary to the principles of natural justice. Accordingly, neither I, nor Sport Ireland, propose to publish the report at this time,"

independent-ie Thursday, November 28, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross dit : "Si le chiffre descend jusqu'à 12,5% dans le Royaume-Uni, cela serait une menace pour nous et nous devrons prendre les mesures pour nous adapter en conséquence"

humanite Monday, July 4, 2016 6:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross dit : "Si le chiffre descend jusqu'à 12,5% dans le Royaume-Uni, cela serait une menace pour nous et nous devrons prendre les mesures pour nous adapter en conséquence"

capital-FR Monday, July 4, 2016 4:37:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I'm happy to say we've been assured these documents will be treated as valid"

RTERadio Tuesday, March 31, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross urged : “In the meantime, I want to make it absolutely clear that people should not and do not need to worry about these things. Everyone must now focus on abiding by the measures that were introduced by the Government from midnight last night in order to keep yourself, your family and your community safe from the spread of the coronavirus”

irishtimes Saturday, March 28, 2020 11:25:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It is critical that we give drivers as well as operators of commercial vehicles peace of mind in relation to the status of their licence, learner permit, NCT certificate or certificate of roadworthiness, especially if it has expired or is likely to expire during the period of the Covid19 health crisis,”

thejournal Saturday, March 28, 2020 11:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We cannot afford to put any more pressure on our hospitals and healthcare professionals at this time. Just as it is our national duty to tackle the pandemic, it is also our national duty to stay safe, keep others safe on the roads and not add to the workload of our health care system”

irishtimes Saturday, March 28, 2020 4:38:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "He rang me some time around that evening,"

herald-ie Saturday, March 21, 2020 6:30:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross replied : "I said, 'Thank you for telling me',"

herald-ie Saturday, March 21, 2020 6:30:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Businesses in the tourism, hospitality, and leisure sectors have gone from concern to alarm to panic,”

irishexaminer Friday, March 13, 2020 9:46:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross stated : "at a meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe, we have sought the introduction of immediate measures to stabilise cash flow, liquidity and working capital for the businesses in our sector. We must minimise business closures and job losses and the best chance of achieving that is to minimise cash outflows from the businesses. This includes making significant reductions to VAT, local rates, water charges and other outgoings”. Comparisons were drawn between the agriculture sector and the Foot and Mouth disease in 2001, to what Covid-19 represents for the hospitality sector in 2020. Minister Brendan Griffin said “COVID-19 for the Tourism industry is what ‘Foot and Mouth’ disease was for the Agriculture sector in 2001"

dundalkdemocrat Friday, March 13, 2020 1:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross stated : "at a meeting with Minister Paschal Donohoe, we have sought the introduction of immediate measures to stabilise cash flow, liquidity and working capital for the businesses in our sector. We must minimise business closures and job losses and the best chance of achieving that is to minimise cash outflows from the businesses. This includes making significant reductions to VAT, local rates, water charges and other outgoings”. Comparisons were drawn between the agriculture sector and the Foot and Mouth disease in 2001, to what Covid-19 represents for the hospitality sector in 2020. Minister Brendan Griffin said “COVID-19 for the Tourism industry is what ‘Foot and Mouth’ disease was for the Agriculture sector in 2001"

offalyexpress Friday, March 13, 2020 1:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Our three-year-old daughter wants to know if her daddy is coming back. She wants to know when he is coming home,” “Why did he leave and 'will he stay dead forever mummy?'. Those are the questions I suffer through daily”

yahoo-au Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:08:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It is a decision which I won’t make and the government as a whole won’t make. Politicians won’t make it. It will be a health decision. We will take their advice,” “I can see both sides of the story and I am very glad I don’t have to make that decision because I don’t have the expertise but if the Department of Health say it should not take place, it won’t take place”

irishtimes Monday, March 9, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It would be absolutely crazy for us if the chief medical officer said, ‘don’t do it,’ and we did it,”

irishtimes Monday, March 9, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I just think DAA has had its way for a long time, it’s been the same monopoly since the foundation of the state and it has behaved like a state monopoly. It would be very good for the consumer, the passengers, for the airlines,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “I want to tell bad things about myself as well,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “That was a massive failure on our part – on the part of government – and I think people looked around and said, ‘who’s going to sort it’. They had absolutely no confidence in Fianna Fáil sorting it. They didn’t see them as a viable option to solve it,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I think there was an insensitivity to how important it was. That’s one of the problems that we had, was that this was a government, it wasn’t exactly out of touch, but it had an outlook which was somewhat concentrated, to some extent, on its own vanguard, on its own supporters, rather than those who were not reaping the benefits.,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “we’ve got the economy right. Aren’t we brilliant. And we’ve got Brexit right. Aren’t we brilliant. This is a really good government,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I wanted to change the board and I also wanted to see the funding cut. I wanted to see directors changed. That wasn’t agreed to at all. I was a minority of one in the cabinet and I was concerned about the commitment to change in what was cruel industry, what I called subsidised cruelty,” “That certainly raised the hackles of Fine Gael,”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “there is a case for copper fastening the independence of the AG from the government”

thejournal Sunday, March 8, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The speeding legislation is necessary, but I think the road safety legislation is in peril. The reaction to the speed legislation was knee-jerk and somewhat similar to the drink-driving,” “Every time there’s a piece of road safety legislation, the usual suspects seem to come up. I mean, it’s absolutely no secret that there was not unanimous approval in the Cabinet for the drink-driving [law], but it got through, it got through narrowly,”

thejournal Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:15:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “If they can temper there more extravagant demands, and stick to the really worthy causes which they do champion, which is climate change, they’ll be a force for good. But I’m not confident they’ll do that, they haven’t got the discipline, and their record last time doesn’t give you a confidence. But I wish them well,”

thejournal Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:15:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I think that the right decision was made. I think the IRFU felt they deserved more consultation about it and perhaps they should have been consulted more closely. It was a very difficult decision for them to make and they are losing €5 million”

thejournal Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:58:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross told : “The IRFU [Irish Rugby Football Union] has already said that they will take advice from the Government,”

irishtimes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:32:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I suppose if they’re coming from those areas we would be taking the same precautions but it’s difficult to know,” “It is fragile at the moment because obviously it could get much worse, in which case we would have to take more dramatic measures”

irishtimes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:32:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “But we’re certainly not going encourage measures that are going to heighten the risk,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 5:11:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Hard decisions will have to be looked at and will have to be made,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 5:11:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : “The IRFU [Irish Rugby Football Union] has already said that they will take advice from the Government,”

irishtimes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:06:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I suppose if they’re coming from those areas we would be taking the same precautions but it’s difficult to know,” “It is fragile at the moment because obviously it could get much worse, in which case we would have to take more dramatic measures”

irishtimes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:06:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “But you can’t stop them coming — that would be absolutely wrong,” “We are keeping the border open. We are not going that far”

therepublic Wednesday, February 26, 2020 2:57:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “But we’re certainly not going encourage measures that are going to heighten the risk,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 1:50:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Hard decisions will have to be looked at and will have to be made,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 1:50:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It’s a very difficult situation for everybody but of course health is the most important issue at stake here. We have managed so far to avoid it in Ireland. It’s breaking out in different places every day. We have to do everything we can to ensure it doesn’t come here and it doesn’t spread here,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:15:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “But we’re certainly not going encourage measures that are going to heighten the risk,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:15:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Hard decisions will have to be looked at and will have to be made,”

thejournal Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:15:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The work force should be protected. We are determined there will be no compulsory redundancies. "The workforce should be assured that their jobs are not in jeopardy. The earlier redundancy scheme which was suggested in earlier meetings is off the table. "The particular emphasis should be put on the low to middle income earners who should not feel that their jobs are in any way under threat”

irishmirror Friday, January 31, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Today marks a new milestone and a new dawn for Irish football. We have had very dark days in recent times. Some days I thought we would never get to where we are now”

irishtimes Friday, January 31, 2020 3:51:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The work force should be protected. We've had discussions with their reps and we are determined there will be no compulsory redundancies,"

independent-ie Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:02:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "We will restore Sport Ireland funding for football development programmes of €2.9 million annually, doubling this amount to €5.8 million each year from 2020 to 2023. €800,000 of that funding will support programmes that underpin the development of the men’s and women’s national leagues"

independent-ie Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:02:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Of course there are many reforms still to come. Crucially, the financial assistance we announce today is absolutely conditional on these reforms being implemented. This is not a bail-out by any standard. ”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Of course there are many reforms still to come. Crucially, the financial assistance we announce today is absolutely conditional on these reforms being implemented. This is not a bail-out by any standard. ”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Of course there are many reforms still to come. Crucially, the financial assistance we announce today is absolutely conditional on these reforms being implemented. This is not a bail-out by any standard. ”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Of course there are many reforms still to come. Crucially, the financial assistance we announce today is absolutely conditional on these reforms being implemented. This is not a bail-out by any standard. ”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:52:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "we will restore Sport Ireland funding for football development programmes of €2.9 million annually, doubling this amount to €5.8 million each year from 2020 to 2023. €800,000 of that funding will support programmes that underpin the development of the men’s and women’s national leagues"

independent-ie Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We can now look forward to a rigorous rebuilding of the FAI from a toxic, autocratic, unfit-for-purpose organisation to a fresh, cleansed association that can honourably represent and support Irish football, at home and also on the world stage”

thejournal Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:06:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Niall Quinn ) : "I'm very pleased with this decision and I wish Niall all the best in this important role,"

independent-ie Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:56:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "I would also like to emphasise again that I consider that local authorities are best placed to assess priorities within their areas and considerable autonomy is therefore given to local authorities under most grant headings to decide their work programme. I would also explain that these grants supplement local authorities own resources expenditure on regional and local road projects and do not represent the total investment in regional and local roads for this year"

irishsun Wednesday, January 22, 2020 8:58:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "We are anxious to restore the funding which we had taken away from them in order to benefit grassroots soccer. "

RTERadio Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:59:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “an intensive round of talks over the next few days”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : “It's very delicate at the moment but you can take it that everybody sees that they (UEFA) will have skin in the game here,”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We’re very encouraged by what’s happened”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “UEFA showed an enormous amount of goodwill”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Irish Examiner ) : “We are now, we think, on a pathway to a possible solution to the immediate problems that beset the FAI. We think that the constructive nature of the meeting indicated that all four stakeholders are absolutely united in their determination to do what has to be done for Irish soccer particularly from our point of view for the grassroots,”

irishexaminer Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:29:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I'm fairly confident the goodwill is there to ensure it doesn't,"

independent-ie Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:07:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "What we’ve said quite specifically is we’re anxious to restore the funding, which we had taken away from them, in order to benefit grassroots soccer,"

independent-ie Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:07:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Uefa showed an enormous amount of goodwill”

thejournal Tuesday, January 14, 2020 8:56:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross declared ( about Association ) : “The government does not see either liquidation or Examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football”

irishmirror Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:14:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We were delighted to announce significant funding for major sports facilities in recent days. It is well established that participation in sport plays a significant role in improving people’s health and wellbeing. It is particularly important to get our young people involved in sports and to do so, we must have good quality, safe and attractive sports facilities. The grants we are announcing today in addition to the 25 grants announced on Friday last, will help deliver state-of the art facilities across the country and across a variety of sports”

anglocelt Monday, January 13, 2020 9:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It will be graduated, the more you break the speed limit the more you’ll be punished – there will be higher penalty points,”

thejournal Monday, January 13, 2020 4:27:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I've got a lot of work to do on the reforms to the FAI and I would prefer to see those implemented before a general election. So I would have a preference for an April/May date, but obviously that's not in my hands"

independent-ie Sunday, January 12, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I've got a lot of work to do on the reforms to the FAI and I would prefer to see those implemented before a general election. So I would have a preference for an April/May date, but obviously that's not in my hands"

independent-ie Sunday, January 12, 2020 5:51:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The establishment of the LSSIF confirmed the commitment expressed in the National Development Plan and the National Sports Policy 2018 – 2027 to increase investment in sporting facilities across the State,” “Before the establishment of the LSSIF, Government funding for large sports projects was decided on an ad-hoc basis. The fund provides a robust and transparent mechanism for the allocation of funding to develop the best high quality sports facilities across all regions”

thejournal Friday, January 10, 2020 7:31:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "It was good to have the opportunity to meet with the new Chairman (Barrett) and Directors so soon after their appointment. "

independent-ie Thursday, January 9, 2020 9:59:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : “They're taking on an association with a debt of €60 million, they're taking on a formidable challenge, but we think that their advent, which has been sought for a very long time and been resisted by the FAI for a very long time, will mean that those who are the creditors and all the stakeholders will take great encouragement and all those people who attend football every weekend will look to them as a kind of beacon of hope for football in Ireland,”

irishexaminer Thursday, January 9, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “now we’ve got a new FAI, we’ll look at anything that’s put on the table”

irishtimes Thursday, January 9, 2020 1:18:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : "We'd love to restore funding. We give them €2.9 million per annum. This is the first step obviously in the restoration of that,"

independent-ie Thursday, January 9, 2020 1:14:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I believe it was vital that we met with the League of Ireland clubs and players today and to hear their views and perspectives ahead of our meeting with UEFA later this month. "

RTERadio Friday, January 3, 2020 11:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The only way to respond to these needless deaths and injuries on our roads is through action not words. While families and friends grieve the loss of their loved one, we must as a society all respond with deeds, to prevent it happening to others,”

thejournal Wednesday, January 1, 2020 12:07:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Association ) : “The government does not see either liquidation or examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football”

irishmirror Monday, December 30, 2019 4:07:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Association ) : “The government does not see either liquidation or examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football,”

thejournal Monday, December 30, 2019 1:58:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "In response to the events at the reconvened FAI AGM today I wish to state that the government does not see either liquidation or examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football. Over the Christmas period Minister Brendan Griffin and I have been moving with other stakeholders to find a solution to the crisis that includes an acceleration in the pace of reform, the future of government funding, above all, a more secure outlook for FAI staff and certainty that grassroots football does not suffer. A radical change in the FAI culture is essential to underpin other reforms. The long-awaited appointment of an independent chair and three other independent directors, expected in the very near future, should provide the necessary impetus for a new confidence in the reform process. In early January Minister Griffin and I expect to meet UEFA, representatives of all League of Ireland clubs, spokespeople for the trades unions, directors of the FAI and other stakeholders in pursuit of a solution that avoids liquidation or examinership but secures the future of Irish football"

todayfm Sunday, December 29, 2019 11:39:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Brendan Griffin ) : "Over the Christmas period Minister Brendan Griffin and I have been moving with other stakeholders to find a solution to the crisis that includes an acceleration in the pace of reform, the future of government funding, above all, a more secure outlook for FAI staff and certainty that grassroots football does not suffer. "

eecho Sunday, December 29, 2019 11:33:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Association ) : "The Government does not see either liquidation or examinership as a viable option for the Association or for Irish Football"

RTERadio Sunday, December 29, 2019 10:42:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : "On electric cars, we've made commitments to a million by 2030,"

independent-ie Sunday, December 29, 2019 5:31:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "You can't sort out traffic like we've got overnight because it's symptomatic of the incredible success that we've had as a nation in economic recovery," "You can't widen every road. You can't cut down every tree. What you can do is say the policy is to get people out of their cars"

independent-ie Sunday, December 29, 2019 5:31:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I think a lot of people get a good laugh out of it,"

abc-au Monday, December 23, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "A lot of locals think it's litter,"

abc-au Monday, December 23, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "Our interest is in saving Irish football, and that's absolutely imperative,"

independent-ie Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:57:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “That is what they looked for, or they looked for a guarantee of that, and they presented different scenarios... They actually named that figure. It was shocking”

irishmirror Thursday, December 19, 2019 1:36:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We will reduce the risk of examinership and liquidation immediately once the independent directors are in,” “That will lead to more confidence in stakeholders, ourselves, the banks, Uefa”

thejournal Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:55:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “That is what they looked for, or they looked for a guarantee of that, and they presented different scenarios… They actually named that figure. It was shocking”

thejournal Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:55:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “They acknowledge that some steps have been taken to address shortcomings, but there is a steep mountain to climb before we can reinstate funding to the FAI,”

thejournal Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:55:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “That is what they looked for, or they looked for a guarantee of that, and they presented different scenarios… They actually named that figure. It was shocking”

thejournal Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “They acknowledge that some steps have been taken to address shortcomings, but there is a steep mountain to climb before we can reinstate funding to the FAI,”

thejournal Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross replied : “they looked for various scenarios, and €18 million as a possibility” “That’s what they looked for, or alternatively a guarantee of that, but they named that figure,”

irishexaminer Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We made it absolutely clear to them that they would not be getting a bailout, that KOSI had said they would not be getting any funding, and that any further discussion was pointless,”

irishexaminer Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The Governance Review Group made many recommendations, which were all accepted by the FAI. As the Committee will be aware, one of the most important recommendations was to appoint an independent Chair and three other independent directors. "

irishexaminer Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:20:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross replied : “they looked for various scenarios, and €18 million as a possibility” “That’s what they looked for, or alternatively a guarantee of that, but they named that figure,”

carlow-nationalist Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We made it absolutely clear to them that they would not be getting a bailout, that KOSI had said they would not be getting any funding, and that any further discussion was pointless,”

carlow-nationalist Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:21:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The Governance Review Group made many recommendations, which were all accepted by the FAI. As the Committee will be aware, one of the most important recommendations was to appoint an independent Chair and three other independent directors. "

irishexaminer Wednesday, December 18, 2019 2:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The importance of regional airports in facilitating international connections is reflected in Project Ireland 2040 as well as related Regional Economic and Spatial Strategies and our National Aviation Policy. The Government's commitment to regional airports, as part of these long term planning and investment strategies, is evident in the capital provision of €72m for the Regional Airports Programme under the National Development Plan to 2027"

longfordleader Wednesday, December 18, 2019 1:56:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about British ) : “We got a very short tour (of the Port) and we were delighted with what we saw there. The fact that the Port is actually paying the Government a dividend now is something which is very encouraging for us. We had a satisfactory outline of their plans for the future which all looks positive. It’s a port which, obviously when Brexit happens, may even benefit from it and the fact that they’ve got direct routes to Rotterdam and elsewhere means that they won’t be dependent on the British market or British routes or the (British) landbridge so things are looking good in both places (the port and airport)”

waterford-news Wednesday, December 18, 2019 12:51:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross stated : “The Port wasn’t really that affected (by Brexit) anyway, they’ve no direct routes to Britain so it wasn’t something which particularly worried them. I think they’re looking for opportunities arising out of Brexit in fact”

waterford-news Wednesday, December 18, 2019 12:51:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We’re not in the business of bailing out the FAI in any circumstances,”

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The importance of regional airports in facilitating international connections is reflected in Project Ireland 2040 as well as related Regional Economic and Spatial Strategies and our National Aviation Policy. The Government's commitment to regional airports, as part of these long term planning and investment strategies, is evident in the capital provision of €72m for the Regional Airports Programme under the National Development Plan to 2027"

leitrimobserver Tuesday, December 17, 2019 4:23:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "They were looking for support from the Government, which we were unable to give them. Financial support in other words. We said we are not in the business of bailing out the FAI under any circumstances,"

herald-ie Tuesday, December 17, 2019 6:32:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The KOSI report stated that an unreformed FAI was unfit to receive government funding. That process of reform is still far from complete,"

herald-ie Tuesday, December 17, 2019 6:32:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The Government cannot provide direct financial support or a bailout to the FAI in any circumstance,”

irishexaminer Tuesday, December 17, 2019 3:49:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross added : “We will be seeking an early meeting with Uefa in the coming days to intensify the search for a solution to the deep problems inflicted on the FAI”

irishexaminer Tuesday, December 17, 2019 3:49:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "We were not in the business of bailing out the FAI in any circumstances,"

RTERadio Tuesday, December 17, 2019 2:34:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The FAI is in a really very grave situation at the moment. I can’t over-estimate how bad things are and they’ve brought it upon themselves. "

RTERadio Tuesday, December 17, 2019 2:34:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The FAI is in a really very grave situation at the moment,” “I can’t overestimate how bad things are and they’ve brought it upon themselves”

irishmirror Tuesday, December 17, 2019 2:11:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross added : "They’ve been pushing for a meeting for several weeks and we got the message that it’s very very urgent so we agreed to meet them. "

RTERadio Monday, December 16, 2019 4:58:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "The FAI is in a really very grave situation at the moment. I can’t over-estimate how bad things are and they’ve brought it upon themselves. "

RTERadio Monday, December 16, 2019 4:58:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “There is no question of any money being promised at that meeting and no such suggestion has been made to us either directly or through a third party,”

irishtimes Saturday, December 14, 2019 5:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We will be asking questions about why the independent directors have not been appointed yet and looking for an early process for the appointment of a new chief executive and chairman,”

irishtimes Saturday, December 14, 2019 5:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “What we are doing at the moment is we are looking after the 2.9 million [euro] which we have been giving to the FAI,”

thejournal Friday, December 13, 2019 8:38:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “What we are doing at the moment is we are looking after the 2.9 million [euro] which we have been giving to the FAI,”

thejournal Friday, December 13, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The completion of this detailed design can now inform the commercial case for potential reinstatement and allows Shannon Foynes Port Company, in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann, to commence a detailed market review of potential future users,”

limerickleader Thursday, December 12, 2019 9:24:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We’ve withdrawn that funding and what we’re going to do is, we’re going to ensure it gets to the small clubs. We’re going to absolutely ensure that it gets to the players, to the grassroots”

irishmirror Thursday, December 12, 2019 4:51:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “The Government can’t believe the association which runs Irish football has sunk to such an awful low,”

irishtimes Thursday, December 12, 2019 4:35:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “What we are doing at the moment is we are looking after the 2.9 million [euro] which we have been giving to the FAI,”

thejournal Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:55:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “Nobody should look at [the government] as just going to come in and bail out an organisation which is coming to us with a black hole, the extent of which we can’t know,”

thejournal Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:55:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "We don't trust the FAI, we don't trust them with the money, we've withdrawn from them and we're not going to give them any Government money or taxpayers' money," "We must be absolutely certain that we don't give money to an organisation which is in tatters. And the FAI is, and I think everybody would agree. It's a basket case"

independent-ie Thursday, December 12, 2019 6:10:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “This funding will enable our local sports partnerships and national governing bodies to deliver a comprehensive programme of initiatives under the National Physical Activity Plan and in line with the National Sports Policy. "We are committed to giving more people the opportunity to partake in sport, with all the mental and physical benefits it brings. My Department will continue to work closely with Sport Ireland, the Local Sports Partnerships, National Governing Bodies of Sport and other funded bodies to ensure that the programme of initiatives resulting from this funding is inclusive, accessible and regionally balanced”

dublinpeople Wednesday, December 11, 2019 11:43:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : "We are not prepared to give it to the FAI as that's throwing money down a black hole,"

herald-ie Tuesday, December 10, 2019 6:24:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross told : "The board is still not cleared out of the old guard, that should be absolute and total,"

herald-ie Tuesday, December 10, 2019 6:24:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross told : “We don’t trust the FAI, we don’t trust them with the money, we’ve withdrawn from them and we’re not going to give them any government money or taxpayers money,”

thejournal Tuesday, December 10, 2019 3:09:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “We must be absolutely certain that we don’t give money to an organisation which is in tatters. And the FAI is, and I think everybody would agree. It’s a basket case, a financial basket case,”

thejournal Tuesday, December 10, 2019 3:09:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “In the meantime, I am looking at ways to fund programmes through alternative means,”

independent-ie Sunday, December 8, 2019 3:59:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "I think it's very important that we send a clear message," "The government funding is not going to follow the usual suspects being appointed"

herald-ie Saturday, December 7, 2019 6:18:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “It is important that we make the most of these developments for not just transport, but also the wider economy,”

thejournal Saturday, December 7, 2019 3:14:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I welcome it. I have been calling for his exit for many months. The old guard needs to be removed in total”

thejournal Friday, December 6, 2019 4:53:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said ( about Team ) : "I am very pleased that we can now confirm the payment of the 2019 grant for the Women’s National Football Team and that a process has been put in place which will ensure that there is full accountability in relation to this funding. "

independent-ie Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:58:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross warned : “The new deadline for Brexit means that the UK can still leave with ‘No Deal’ if the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU is not ratified by Parliament by 31st January 2020”

independent-ie Wednesday, December 4, 2019 6:03:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “in order to ensure that sufficient stocks are in place early next year,”

independent-ie Wednesday, December 4, 2019 6:03:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : “I am delighted to announce €4.2 million in funding for sport and physical activity measures through the Dormant Accounts Fund. This funding will enable our Local Sports Partnerships and National Governing Bodies to deliver a comprehensive programme of initiatives under the National Physical Activity Plan and in line with the National Sports Policy. We are committed to giving more people the opportunity to partake in sport, with all the mental and physical benefits it brings. My Department will continue to work closely with Sport Ireland, the Local Sports Partnerships, National Governing Bodies of Sport and other funded bodies to ensure that the programme of initiatives resulting from this funding is inclusive, accessible and regionally balanced”

leinsterexpress Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:40:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added ( about Noel Mooney ) : "It means not going back to the FAI for people like Noel Mooney, people who in the past have had identification with the FAI. That's not acceptable anymore. We've got to see a complete clean out"

RTERadio Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:05:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross told : "I can't understand why the independent directors haven't been appointed yet,"

RTERadio Tuesday, December 3, 2019 4:14:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "He was a very able guy, he's got a very good record as well,"

RTERadio Tuesday, December 3, 2019 4:14:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "on foot of the findings of the KOSI report"

herald-ie Friday, November 29, 2019 6:14:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross added : "More immediately, in tandem with Sport Ireland, we are finalising a proposal to fund the women's national team and players via a trusted independent third party. "

herald-ie Friday, November 29, 2019 6:14:00 AM EAT

Shane Ross said : “More immediately, in tandem with Sport Ireland, we are finalising a proposal to fund the women’s national team and players via a trusted independent third party,” “This proposal, which was approved in principle by the board of Sport Ireland last month, will be concluded and agreed in the coming days”

thejournal Thursday, November 28, 2019 11:43:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "More immediately, in tandem with Sport Ireland, we are finalising a proposal to fund the Women's National team and players via a trusted independent third party. This proposal, which was approved in principle by the board of Sport Ireland last month, will be concluded and agreed in the coming days"

independent-ie Thursday, November 28, 2019 9:41:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "What she said about me is really neither here nor there, but I think you should consider them as valuable and as worthy as what she said about other things which I strongly, strongly disagree with"

irishexaminer Thursday, November 28, 2019 9:17:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross added : "Today's Christmas and New Year road safety appeal serves as a serious reminder to us all of the life-changing consequences of road traffic collisions particularly for vulnerable road users. It is for this reason that I recently introduced an amendment to the dangerous overtaking laws to target drivers who put the lives of cyclists at risk with dangerous overtaking. It is also why I am introducing a system of graduated speeding fines which will see higher penalties, for drivers who break the speed limit by significant amounts. We have graduated penalties for drink driving so we believe we should have them for speeding as well"

irishsun Thursday, November 28, 2019 6:56:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross said : "Publication of the Final Report would, I am advised, be contrary to the principles of natural justice. Accordingly, neither I, nor Sport Ireland, propose to publish the report at this time,"

independent-ie Thursday, November 28, 2019 2:53:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross dit : "Si le chiffre descend jusqu'à 12,5% dans le Royaume-Uni, cela serait une menace pour nous et nous devrons prendre les mesures pour nous adapter en conséquence"

humanite Monday, July 4, 2016 6:01:00 PM EAT

Shane Ross dit : "Si le chiffre descend jusqu'à 12,5% dans le Royaume-Uni, cela serait une menace pour nous et nous devrons prendre les mesures pour nous adapter en conséquence"

capital-FR Monday, July 4, 2016 4:37:00 PM EAT