John Delaney, the FAI’s chief executive, says he acted in “the best interests of the association”

A whistleblower has contacted a member of the Oireachtas committee on transport, tourism and sport with a number of allegations about governance at the FAI.

The individual contacted the politician after revelations that John Delaney, chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), wrote a personal cheque for €100,000 to his employer in 2017.

It is understood that the whistleblower is preparing to make a formal complaint to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement.

The politician who received the correspondence is set to seek advice from the clerk of the committee about whether the allegations can be shared with other committee members and if the information can be put to representatives from the FAI when they give evidence next month.

The correspondence