Government must acknowledge that sport matters more than ever in the shadow of Covid-19

The Federation of Irish Sport calls on government to honour funding commitments made in the National Sports Policy

The National Sports Policy Framework launch at Aviva Stadium in 2016, attended by then Republic of Ireland Manager Martin O'Neill, then Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane ross TD, Ellen Keane, Bronze Medallist Paralympian Swimmer, and then Minister of State for Tourism an Sport, Patrick O'Donovan

As an organisation with 110 National Governing Bodies of sport and Local Sports Partnerships as its members, the Federation of Irish Sport is well positioned to see the very real impact that Covid19 has had on sport at all levels in Ireland in 2020. 

The announcement in June of a €70 million resilience fund for sport was welcomed but undeniably needed by the sector. It also was an important signal from government that they understood the value of Sport and physical activity and the role it has in Irish Life.