Government accused of failing next Troy Parrott by lack of sports funding for inner-city Dublin

Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said there was no full-sized football pitch in Dublin's inner city, 'a community that has produced extraordinary sport and talent'

'In this country, one of the players carrying the hopes of the nation on his back is Troy Parrott. Troy comes from Portland Place in the heart of Dublin's north inner city, a community that has produced extraordinary sport and talent, not because of what the State has provided, but in spite of what it has.'

The Government has been accused of failing the next Troy Parrott by not investing in sport in Dublin.

At leaders' questions ahead of Ireland's showdown with Czechia, Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said the capital received just over €24 per capita in sports funding compared to other counties like Leitrim, which receive over €100.