FAI press case for increased funding of grassroots football by Government

Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers TD, with FAI Board Member Packie Bonner, left, and FAI President Gerry McAnaney, right, at the launch of the 2021 edition of the Social Return On Investment Model, supported by Uefa Grow on behalf of the FAI, at the Department of the Taoiseach in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Packie Bonner says the FAI have pitched to the Government the ammunition to warrant a funding injection for Irish football.

Damien Duff’s recent barb at the quality of football facilities compared to GAA and rugby magnified an issue plaguing the game for decades.