Galway United have been successful in their appeal to the FAI and have now been granted a place in the 2011 Airtricity League Premier Division.
The Tribesmen had originally been demoted to the Newstalk ‘A’ Division – the third tier of Irish football, mostly comprised of reserve teams.
Monaghan United will now remain in the Airtricity League First Division, while the identity of the team who will take Sporting Fingals place in the League of Ireland has yet to be announced.
A statement released by the FAI today read, “The Independent Club Licensing Appeals Body met this morning to consider Galway United’s appeal of the decision of the Independent Club Licensing Committee not to award the club a Premier Division Licence.
“The Appeals Body noted that it is essential to good governance in football that all required documentation is supplied by its due date and in this particular case, they recognise that the onus was on the club to produce the appropriate evidence to the Club Licensing Committee.
“The Appeals Body acknowledge that the tax affairs of the club were and are in order and it was clear that the club had made attempts to secure the appropriate documentation but due to exceptional events were unable to provide it on the date required.
“Given the full circumstances that pertain to this case, the Appeals Body overturned the decision of the Club Licensing Committee and awarded a League Licence – Premier Division to Galway United FC.”
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