Cork soccer club 'hamstrung' by inability to apply for vital funding 

Ballincollig AFC is left in limbo with no capital grant as other sports clubs in the town receive a total of €290k

Republic of Ireland star Liam Miller was one of the players who graduated to the international stage from Ballincollig AFC — but the club has received nothing in the current round of sports capital grants. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Cork soccer club that launched the careers of Ireland internationals Liam Miller and Colin Healy has pleaded with authorities to safeguard its future, after missing out yet again on the latest round of vital Government grants.

Ballincollig AFC claimed that, because it does not have the lease for its home, the Landing Field, it remains hamstrung in applying for grants such as the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme grants, which saw record levels of funding handed out to various clubs and associations around the country last week.