SJI to allow regions use funding for non-sporting activities

SHOWJUMPINGIRELAND (SJI) has decided that its regions can use their 2012 allocation of sports development funding for non-sporting activities, including administration.

The decision was agreed at a meeting of the SJI’s management and finance committee this week and, according to SJI chairman Christy Murphy, it was in recognition of the financial difficulty facing the four regions.

“Allowing the regions to spend the money as they see fit is in recognition of the fact they do not have the necessary funding to undertake their normal activities,” said Murphy yesterday, who revealed that the funding has been cut from €15,000 to €10,000, per region.