Funding for Women in Sport programme increases to €4m

Susanne White of Donegal in action against Cora Murray of Waterford during the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Round 3 match. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Funding for the Women in Sport programme will increase from €2.7m in 2023 to €4m this year it was announced on Wednesday.

€2m will be split between 45 national governing bodies while €1m has been ringfenced for football, Gaelic games and rugby. €750,00 has been allocated for projects managed by Sport Ireland while €150,000 will given to Local Sports Partnerships. The remaining €100,000 will fund the Her Outdoors Week.