Grants ringfenced for grassroots rather than women's national league clubs

GRASSROOTS: The launch of the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland 2023 season held at City Hall in Dublin in February. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Women’s national league clubs have been warned they must wait – likely ‘til after next year’s general election – for direct financial Government support.

Junior Sports Minister Thomas Byrne confirmed that the recent €500,000 grant for women’s football, announced as the senior team left for the World Cup, was ringfenced for the grassroots sector.