Irish sport receives €45m funding boost in Budget 2021

It has been a challenging year for Irish sport's national governing bodies amid the coronavirus pandemic shutdown. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Irish sporting bodies will receive "unprecedented" Government support in 2021 as incomes from gate receipts and major events continue to be wiped out.

As part of the Budget 2021 measures, €36m has been committed to Sport Ireland, which will be distributed across the sporting landscape with the aim of accelerating participation numbers and supporting governing bodies through a period of financial hardship and uncertainty.