Carlow deny €1m subsidy

CARLOW GAA chairman Eddie Byrne has laughed off reports that a local business consortium is prepared to invest €1m over five years to improve the county’s football and hurling fortunes, saying the figure is closer to €100,000.

"This thing of €1m over five years is out of the question," Mr Byrne told a county board meeting this week.

"I can't believe how this stuff gets into the media. The figure is €20,000 a year don't get me wrong it's still a nice figure, but that's all it is."