Quinn on Basketball Ireland row: We can't fight with other sports

Niall Quinn has called for Irish sporting bodies to present a united front in the quest for increased government funding after Basketball Ireland called foul on the rescue package for the FAI.

Quinn on Basketball Ireland row: We can't fight with other sports

Niall Quinn has called for Irish sporting bodies to present a united front in the quest for increased government funding after Basketball Ireland called foul on the rescue package for the FAI.

Yesterday, the Board of Basketball Ireland charged that “double standards may be at play for sports that fall outside what are considered the popular sports”. Referencing its own financial difficulties in 2008, the Board said in a statement:

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