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. 

“The record €4 million provided by government for women in sport this year will go towards promoting more involvement by women and girls at all levels in sport," said Catherine Martin, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

"The government and Sport Ireland remain committed to eliminating the gender participation gap in sport. The recent Irish Sports Monitor Report for 2023 shows that the gap is now below 3% for the first time. 

"The funding announced today will support sporting organisations in putting programmes in place to increase women’s participation in their sports and assist in achieving our aim of equal participation by 2027.”