Munster Council robustly defends distribution of funding

The Munster Council has challenged comments made by Dublin football legend and economist, Robbie Kelleher relating to how monies are distributed to counties and clubs.

In Saturday’s Irish Examiner, Kelleher, a Davy Stockbrokers economist, gave a wide-ranging interview about football in Dublin and beyond, and said: “I also always had a bee in my bonnet over the proceeds of provincial matches — if Cork play Kerry in Killarney in front of 40,000 people, the Munster Council get all the money. Crazy.

“Same for Dublin and Meath if they fill Croke Park with 80,000 people. It all goes to the Leinster Council.