Treacy describes FAI funding confirmation as a 'timing issue'

The Sport Ireland CEO is also taking the approach that the Olympic Games in Tokyo, due to start in three months' time, are happening until he hears otherwise

Any concerns over the delivery of €5.8m in government funding for the FAI, described today as “pending approval by the Board of Sport Ireland”, has been played down by John Treacy who described it as a “timing issue”.

The Sport Ireland CEO was speaking on the announcement of €40m worth of government monies to sporting bodies that included core grants, high-performance funding and a carding scheme for athletes.