Soccer: Irish soccer to benefit from Govt funding say FAI

The FAI' s General Secretary Brendan Menton predicted that Government funding will help the Association compete with its rivals in rugby and Gaelic games, the IRFU and the GAA.

The Association are to receive the funding in return for abandoning the proposed Eircom Park project and Mr Menton believes this will help them to elevate the sport in the eyes of the nation.