Letters to the Editor: Old gods prevail in sport grant allocation

'The GAA got 97m, rugby just a crumbs-from-the-table tenth of that despite world-class delivery and performance. Soccer, routinely dysfunctional at a domestic level, was awarded 41m.' Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

We have become adept at purring our self-congratulation about how our society has evolved for the better. We rightly celebrate diversity, inclusion, and occasional international achievement.

Every now and then, a metric suggests that change is a very thin veneer and that the old gods prevail. The recent allocation of sports grants is a case in point.