Who got what: The sport-by-sport breakdown of Government funding package
Sport Ireland chief executive John Treacy. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo
The GAA, LGFA, and Camogie Association have received over €15m of the €40m in Government Covid-19 resilience funding ringfenced for the country’s three largest field sports.
On top of the €15m provided by the Government for the running of the current championships, the GAA, LGFA, and Camogie Association will be provided with close to €31m.
The funding for the IRFU, which is expected to total approximately €18m, will be provided for all aspects of the game while the €13m given to the FAI will be ringfenced to support clubs.
A total fund of €70m to protect the national sports system in Ireland in the wake of the pandemic was announced in June with the allocations announced by Sport Ireland today. Over €64m of funding has been allocated to National Governing Bodies, Local Sports Partnerships, and other funded bodies across four key schemes while an emergency fund has been established.
A statement this afternoon read: “Recognising the continually changing landscape, an Emergency Fund to the value of €5.8m has been ringfenced to offset losses incurred by sports organisations during the current Level 5 restrictions and the remaining period of 2020.
“Sport Ireland was in a position to meet the requests of National Governing Bodies for their club networks to the tune of €9.7m, allowing an additional €5m to be invested in the GAA, IRFU, and FAI club networks.”
Sport Ireland chief executive John Treacy explained: “The initial schemes announced in June were designed to support organisations with Covid-19 related losses in 2020. However, having engaged with our funded bodies, we understand that the current Level 5 restrictions present additional challenges.
“As such, we are ringfencing finances to address any immediate needs that may arise in the sector in the coming weeks. Sport has shown itself to be incredibly resilient throughout the Covid-19 restrictions having made a critical contribution to Irish life with more people being active than ever before.
“Through exemptions put in place by Government, we have been able to follow high performance and professional athletes and teams, which has provided a welcome lift to the nation. We look forward to working with the sector in the challenging weeks and months ahead, and will continue to provide ongoing support.”
Apart from the €40m for the GAA family, IRFU, and FAI, the other schemes are the aforementioned national governing body resilience fund, a club resilience fund, and a restart and renewal fund (up to €5m). Local sports partnership grant and disability sport support schemes were also revealed as well as funding for older adults initiatives.
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Gaelic Games – GAA, LGFA, Camogie, GAA Handball |
30,795,000* |
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Irish Rugby Football Union |
18,000,000 |
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Football Association of Ireland |
13,000,000 |
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Golf Ireland / CGI |
2,730,000 |
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Cricket Ireland |
1,498,500 |
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Gymnastics Ireland |
1,380,000 |
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Basketball Ireland |
1,157,500 |
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Horse Sport Ireland |
1,040,000 |
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Tennis Ireland |
950,000 |
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Athletics Ireland |
805,000 |
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Swim Ireland |
780,000 |
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Irish Sailing |
650,000 |
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Irish Athletic Boxing Association |
645,000 |
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Cycling Ireland |
533,000 |
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Badminton Ireland |
369,000 |
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Hockey Ireland |
240,500 |
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Triathlon Ireland |
235,500 |
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Rowing Ireland |
149,000 |
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Irish Martial Arts Commission |
120,000 |
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National Community Games |
110,000 |
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Archery Ireland |
101,000 |
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Student Sport Ireland |
95,000 |
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Irish Orienteering Association |
77,000 |
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Volleyball Ireland |
71,500 |
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Irish Underwater Council |
70,000 |
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Fencing Ireland |
59,000 |
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Motor Cycling Ireland |
50,000 |
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Irish Surfing Association |
50,000 |
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Bowling League of Ireland |
50,000 |
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Canoeing Ireland |
48,000 |
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ONAKAI |
40,000 |
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Pitch and Putt Ireland |
39,000 |
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Irish Squash |
38,000 |
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Racquetball Association of Ireland |
33,000 |
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Special Olympics Ireland |
348,000 |
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IWA Sport |
194,000 |
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Vision Sports Ireland |
97,500 |
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Irish Judo Association |
24,000 |
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Irish Ice Hockey Association |
20,000 |
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Rugby League Ireland |
19,000 |
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Bol Chumann na hÉireann |
12,500 |
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GAA/LGFA/Camogie Inter-County Championships |
15,000,000 |
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Gaelic Games Clubs |
5,000,000 |
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Gaelic Athletic Association |
9,000,000 |
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Ladies Gaelic Football Association |
1,000,000 |
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The Camogie Association |
795,000 |
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