Plaintiff Mr Flynn, from Ennafort Park, Raheny, Dublin, told the court he had travelled to 90% of the Irish team’s away matches for 50 years. But he alleged the FAI 'betrayed' him and accused it of ignoring his complaints about the date change, which forced him to pay extra to get to the stadium in time for kick-off.

The lifelong football fan was awarded €1,091 after the 2022 Republic of Ireland v Armenia match was brought forward by three days.