Complex sentence: After a failed bid with Scotland for the 2008 event the Football Association of Ireland were unable to bid as they did not have sufficient stadia to mount a solo bid and no joint bid partner was forthcoming.
Split into simpler sentences: After a failed bid with Scotland for the 2008 event, the Football Association of Ireland were unable to bid. This was because they did not have sufficient stadia to mount a solo bid, and no joint bid partner was forthcoming.