FAI commit an extra €1.5m for grassroots football in 2022

An FAI statement confirmed the board approved the additional €1.5m boost for adult amateur and underage football as the game continues to recover from the effects of the covid pandemic.

FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill, left, and FAI chairman Roy Barrett during the FAI Strategy 2022-2025 media briefing at the FAI Headquarters in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

The FAI have redressed the imbalance in funding between the League of Ireland and amateur games by granting an extra €1.5m for grassroots football during 2022.

Although €2m of COVID-19 resilience funding from Government was allocated to the sector, there was a degree of unhappiness at ground level that the amount lagged well behind the elite, yet much smaller, national league compartment.