Sign in

System must put the athlete first

Recently, the Irish Sports Council announced it’s funding for 2014.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2014 - 00:00

Derval%20O%27Rourke

Derval O'Rourke

Make healthy food a part of your weekly menu

The total pot for all sports is a whopping €42.5 million, of which High Performance Athletics is allocated €800,000.

I want to share some of my thoughts on how this budget is spent, as I’m a funded athlete.

more courts articles

Criminal Courts of Justice opening Dublin

Criminal legal aid panel lawyers rise to 825 ahead of contentious €455 'one accused, one fee' payment

System must put the athlete first

UK government welcomes Supreme Court ruling on Troubles legacy legislation

System must put the athlete first

Rangers player Dujon Sterling fined after he admits drink-driving

More in this section

Kieran Shannon: Andy Moran showed Mayo how to win an All-Ireland – and the GAA how to be itself again

S Kieran Shannon: Andy Moran showed Mayo how to win an All-Ireland – and the GAA how to be itself again

Mark English celebrates with his gold medal 14/8/2026

Colin Sheridan: Celebrate Irish medals - but the work that went in by our athletes too

GERMANY-GAMING-FAIR-GAMESCOM

Paul Rouse: Saudis betting big on video games a sign of sporting times

Courts Sports Columnists Person: Rob Heffernan Person: Ciaran O Lionaird Person: Ó Lionáird Event: European Cross Country Championship Organisation: Irish Sports Council Organisation: Athletics Ireland

<p>Arsenal's Martin Odegaard lifts the Premier League trophy. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.</p>

S Paul Rouse: The Prem is back, was it ever away?

Sport

Newsletter

Sign up to our daily sports bulletin, delivered straight to your inbox at 5pm. Subscribers also receive an exclusive email from our sports desk editors every Friday evening looking forward to the weekend's sporting action.

Sport

Newsletter

Sign up to our daily sports bulletin, delivered straight to your inbox at 5pm. Subscribers also receive an exclusive email from our sports desk editors every Friday evening looking forward to the weekend's sporting action.

© Examiner Echo Group Limited