Top sports bodies asked to dig deep for Campus

THE government is asking the country’s three biggest sporting bodies to cough up the bulk of the finance needed to construct the first phase of the National Sports Campus on Dublin’s northside.

The GAA, FAI and IRFU have met Minister for Sport Leo Varadkar’s office to discuss the best way forward for a project which has been stalled in recent years.

Mr Varadkar yesterday said there is little public money available, meaning the build — which would include pitches, fitness areas, medical and gym facilities — would need significant support big three.