€70m government rescue package offers sport hope amid Covid crisis

The Federation of Irish Sport and Sport Ireland had said sport faced a very real battle for its future amid the pandemic. Pic: Inpho

A good day, starting with the news that all sports can return on June 29, was elevated to the mantle of historic shortly before 8pm this evening when a €70m government rescue package was announced for the struggling sector.

This day won't live as long in the memory as Packie's save in Genoa or Seamus Darby's goal in 1982 but it deserves to. This is potentially the biggest victory Irish sport has ever experienced. The abyss hasn't been avoided just yet but it has receded.