Frustration for Buckley as FÁS stall apprenticeship

TONY BUCKLEY might have a bright rugby future following some fine displays on Ireland’s recent tour of Australia and New Zealand, but he is no closer to nailing down an alternative job once his playing days are over.

Buckley continues to be frustrated by the stance taken by the Irish National Training and Employment authority, FÁS, in declining to allow him complete his plumbing apprenticeship on a part-time basis, even though he has been offered facilities by a company in Munster.

Having gone through three years of his apprenticeship, Buckley had hoped to complete it in order to gain immediate employment when his playing days are over.