Colin Healy hits out at FAI over his exit from the WNT set-up

Former Republic of Ireland women's assistant manager Colin Healy has hit out at the FAI for the manner in which it handled his departure from his post in the wake of Eileen Gleeson's exit from the managerial role.

The FAI parted company with Gleeson, following Ireland's disappointing Euro 2025 play-off final defeat to Wales.

Healy was also let go by the FAI on the same day that they announced Gleeson was leaving.

However, in a lengthy statement, Healy criticised the process in which he was removed from the assistant manager's role, claiming he had been informed just weeks before the decision, that there would be a recommendation that his contract be extended.

Healy claims that he turned down an offer to take a role as manager of Cobh Ramblers on the strength of a discussion with FAI Director of Football, Marc Canham, the same person who weeks later informed him that his services with the FAI were no longer required.

In a statement on Instagram, Healy wrote: "On 11 December 2024, a few minutes before the FAI announced Eileen Gleeson would not continue as Women's National Team Head Coach, I received a very short call from Director of Football, Marc Canham, and he informed me that that my contract as assistant coach would not be renewed.

"The news came as a shock, as only a few weeks before the same man verbally assured me his recommendation to the board would be that my contract should be extended alongside Eileen. This previous conversation took place prior to the playoff game against Wales, when I was offered the position of Cobh Ramblers manager and needed to make a decision on my future.

"The following day, after I'd digested the FAI’s decision and noticed they had failed to mention that I had been let go within their