Sports funding will be tied to equal access for women, minister warns

Minister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne told the 'Irish Examiner': 'I will not be funding capital projects where men and women don't have similar access.' File picture: Colin Keegan/Collins
GAA, soccer, rugby, and other sports organisations are to have capital funding completely withdrawn if they fail to provide men and women the same access to facilities, the sports minister has warned.
With applications for the latest round of sports capital grants due to open in the coming weeks, Minister of State Thomas Byrne has said that even after funding is granted it will be pulled if grounds and facilities are not equally available to male and female teams.