€15m sports fund secured to encourage people to return to activities post-pandemic

The scheme will be aimed at people who have yet to get back into sport and where there is a 'participation gap' as a result of the pandemic. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Sporting organisations and clubs will be able to apply for a new €15m fund to encourage people to return to activities after Covid.

Minister of State Jack Chambers has secured the funding for a reactivation scheme, directed at people who have yet to get back into sports and where there is a "participation gap" as a result of the pandemic.