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John Fallon: How Irish clubs are set to spend academy funding

After years of underfunding, a €3m State-backed academy scheme offers Irish football its best chance to build sustainable success
John Fallon: How Irish clubs are set to spend academy funding

Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport Charlie McConalogue. Pic: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Out of what was derided by critics as the Hamburger Budget, League of Ireland clubs must start getting into the meat of a €3m allocation towards funding academies.

The landscape and argument are worth revisiting for context.

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