The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has apologised to female former international players, and trainees on a FAS soccer training course, who experienced alleged unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s.
The Football Association of Ireland has apologised to female former international players, and trainees on a FAS soccer training course, who experienced alleged unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s.
He said he was speaking to directly address issues and individuals featured in a major joint investigation from RTÉ Investigates and the Sunday Independent yesterday. The reporting from Marie Crowe of RTE and Mark Tighe of the Sunday Independent revealed allegations from trainees against the former head coach of the FAS training coach, Eamonn Collins.
"He would put his hands down my shorts or touch my breasts or in passing, making a joke out of it," Ms Winters said."I touched his penis and kissed him and I... Yeah, that was it." "He took my hand and he put it down his trousers and he was wanting me to please him, and obviously I wasn't doing the correct job, or whatever."The investigation put these allegations to Collins. A statement released through his solicitor said:"Eamonn Collins emphatically and unreservedly denies any improper relationship or conduct."
"And then the next thing," she said"it's like he's leaning over and grabbing you by the shoulders to kiss you and kisses you on the lips. And I'm like, gobsmacked. Gobsmacked.""Do I give him a kick? Do I give him a slap? Oh, there's the end of your career -- it's kind of a life flashing before you in a few seconds and you just go numb."
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