Fran Rooney
Fran Rooney | |
|---|---|
| CEO of the Football Association of Ireland | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 3 November 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Brendan Menton |
| Succeeded by | John Delaney |
| Manager of the Republic of Ireland women's national football team | |
| In office April 1986 – 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Eamonn Darcy (footballer) |
| Succeeded by | Linda Gorman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1956 Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | (aged 67) Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse | Mary (divorced) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Businessman, sports executive, barrister-at-law |
Fran Rooney (2 December 1956 – 20 May 2024) was an Irish businessman, sports executive and barrister-at-law who was the executive chairman of Blocknubie Limited, which supplies solutions in the blockchain and artificial intelligence. He had a football background and was the CEO of the Football Association of Ireland from 2003 to 2004. He was also a chartered accountant and fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
As the CEO of Baltimore Technologies, Rooney took the company from a small operation to a global enterprise with a market capitalisation of $13.6 billion that was twice named Ireland's company of the year. Rooney was also presented with the 2000 Businessman of the Year by the President of Ireland and 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Bank of Ireland. Rooney was the subject of considerable media interest both in Europe and the US following his involvement with Baltimore Technologies and was the subject of an RTÉ documentary in the Raging Bulls series.