Olympian John Joe Nevin’s wife and cousin will not be convicted for carrying out an illegal collection to raise money to send the Nevin family to the Olympics.

The secretary of Olympian John Joe Nevin’s boxing club has been asked to appear before a district court to explain how Mr Nevin’s family carried out an illegal door-to-door collection before the Games in London.

Dr.James McDaid, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation has announced

Sports organisations have welcomed millions of euro in National Lottery grant funding announced by the Government.