Covid-19: A sport-by-sport look at the cost to grassroots games

The global pandemic and resultant rolling lockdowns have impacted Irish sport in different ways. Some sports have seen their schedules and calendars wiped away with the stroke of a pen; some stopped, started, and stalled again, while others found new ways to grow their base and attract new faces. Today, and continuing Monday, Irish Examiner writers tell the stories of 12 sporting organisations.

Athletics: ‘It’s not a for-profit organisation, and we’re just doing stuff to keep it afloat’

By Cathal Dennehy