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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Sports Ireland announce 2018 funding grants for athletes

Sports Ireland recently outlined the various grants for 2018 for athletes of the various National Governing Bodies.

Paralympics Ireland : €352,000.00
Cycling  Ireland : €250,000.00
Rowing Ireland : €212,000.00
Athletics Ireland : €184,000.00
Irish Athletic Boxing Association : €172,000.00
Swim Ireland : €152,000.00
Irish Sailing Association : €116,000.00
Canoeing Ireland : €64,000.00
Pentathlon Ireland : €64,000.00
Hockey Ireland : €45,000.00
Irish Clay Target Shooting Association : €32,000.00
Gymnastics Ireland : €25,000.00
Irish Judo Association : €24,000.00
Table Tennis (Para) : €20,000.00
Triathlon Ireland : €12,000.00
Irish Taekwondo Union : €12,000.00


The grant for Athletics Ireland athletes was well down this year at €184,000. In 2017, the total was €236k while it was €220k in 2016. A large part of this drop is due to the semi-retirement of Rob Heffernan and the loss of his €40,000 per annum grant.

As well as Rob losing his grant, Ciara Everard also loses her €12,000 grant and the men's relay team lose theirs. The other changes are Mark English dropping €4k to €16,000 and Brian Gregan getting a grant of €16,000.

NGB Applicant Category Allocation > Athletics

Thomas Barr... Podium €40,000...(2017 = €40k, 2016 = €20k, 2015 = €20k, 2014 = €0k, 2013 = €0k, 2012 = €0k)

Fionnuala McCormack... World Class €20,000....(2017 = €20k ,2016 = 20k, 2015 = €20k, 2014 = €20k, 2013 = €20k, 2012 = €20k)

Ciara Mageean... World Class €20,000... (2017 = €20k ,2016 = 12k, 2015 = €12k)

Mark English... World Class €16,000...(2017 = €20k ,2016 = €20k, 2015 = €20k, 2014 = €12k, 2013 = €0k, 2012 = €0k).

Brian Gregan... World Class €16,000...(2017 = €0, 2016 = €12k, 2015 = €12k, 2014 = €12k, 2013 = €12k, 2012 = €0k). 

Brendan Boyce... International €12,000... (2017 = €12k, 2016 = €12k, 2015 = €12k, 2014 = €12k, 2013 = €12k, 2012 = €0k).

Alex Wright... International €12,000... (2017 = €12k, 2016 = €12k)

Christine McMahon... International €12,000 ... (2017 = €12k)

Michelle Finn... International €12,000 ... (2017 = €12k)

Sara Treacy... International €12,000 ... (2017 = €12k)

Paul Pollock... International €12,000 ... (2017 = €12k)

Total 2018 = €184,000 (2017 = €236k, 2016 = €220k)



Robert Heffernan... €0... (2017 = €40,000, 2016 = €40k, 2015 = €40k, 2014 = €40k, 2013 = €40k, 2012 = €40k).
Ciara Everard... €0... (2017 = €12k, 2016 = €12k)
Men's Ream Relay...€0... (2017 = €12k, 2016 = €20k)
Ciaran O'Lionaird... €0...(2016 = 20k, 2015 = €20k, 2014 = €12k, 2013 = €20k, 2012 = €20k).
Paul Robinson... €0...(2016 = €20k, 2015 = €20k, 2014 = €12k, 2013 = €0k, 2012 = €0k).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Agree with Barr getting full grant as he is our only real world class athlete,maybe Phil Healy should have got something as she is definetly future of female athletics in this country, ( along with Sarah Healy),not sure McCormack and Magean should have got world class funding though.Pity we don't have really top quality male or female distance runners any more, like we did in 80s and early 90s.

John Desmond said...

The problem with giving grants to Phil Healy or Sarah Healy is that the same grants would have to be given to the equivalent athletes in all of the other sports as well.

Ciara Mageean is one of the best middle distance runners in Europe and when it all comes together, she is certainly a contender for more medals at a European level.