System must put the athlete first

Recently, the Irish Sports Council announced it’s funding for 2014.

System must put the athlete first
Tue, 25 Feb, 2014 - 00:00
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The total pot for all sports is a whopping €42.5 million, of which High Performance Athletics is allocated €800,000.

I want to share some of my thoughts on how this budget is spent, as I’m a funded athlete.

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