Ó Fearghaíl agrees Dubs funding needs review

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghaíl believes there is a “compelling” case to address the imbalance in games development funding which currently sees Dublin receive €1.4m more than nearly every other county.

The GAA’s annual accounts for 2015, released this week, highlight how Dublin received €1.46m in funding, with Laois (€165,001) the only other county to receive a six-figure sum.

The disparity is partly due to a deal between Dublin and the Sports Council in the mid-2000s to ring fence a €1m payment exclusively for capital county activities each year. That figure has since been reduced to around €640,000 and is believed to go to paying full-time coaches in the capital.