FAI will lobby Government to subsidise League of Ireland player salaries

Association received €13m from Sport Ireland as part of the State's  Covid-19 resilience funding

FAI chairman Roy Barrett: "The Covid-19 impact on revenue streams, coupled with a huge financial burden on our clubs, from grassroots all the way to the top of the SSE Airtricity League and Women's National League, has been serious."

The FAI will lobby the state to subsidise League of Ireland player salaries next season after securing €13m worth of Covid-19 resilience funding yesterday.

Finances at the association were already strained before the pandemic struck in March, wiping out revenue from ticket sales and coaching courses.