Kieran Shannon: John Treacy’s throwaway comment gets neglect of indoor sports out in the open

The evidence internationally is that where there’s a will, there’s a way to continue with indoor sport. But the question is: does the Government and its agencies have that will? Do they care enough to find a way?

Sport Ireland chief executive John Treacy. File photo by Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Maybe it was because Stephen Kenny was in the dock around the same time but John Treacy can consider himself fortunate that he was spared a grilling of his own last week.

At an Oireachtas committee meeting, the CEO of Sport Ireland declared, “I don’t think we’ll be seeing indoor sports anytime soon, until we have a vaccine.”