tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post454712167468186996..comments2024-03-28T20:05:54.450+00:00Comments on Running in Cork, Ireland: Derval O'Rourke goes head to head with Athletics Ireland over fundingJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-13106317585939053442014-03-05T17:07:35.596+00:002014-03-05T17:07:35.596+00:00Ken Egan got 12000 last year even though he had re...Ken Egan got 12000 last year even though he had retired. So make sense of the grant system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-13056808756161544292014-03-05T12:08:57.656+00:002014-03-05T12:08:57.656+00:00it might come across as simplistic or even cranky ...it might come across as simplistic or even cranky but it doesnt seem to matter what the arena is in this country, public money gets ploughed into national organisations/bodies/ charities but when it comes to the percentage that eventually trickles through to the intended targeted recipient, it seems almost tokenistic at that stage. We have a national culture of creaming as much as we can from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-41501405488998139812014-03-05T10:15:06.594+00:002014-03-05T10:15:06.594+00:00My main reason for putting the story up was that a...My main reason for putting the story up was that a lot if not most people won't have read the articles in the Examiner and might be interested in the issue.<br /><br />As with most things, there is always two sides to a story but it does seem a bit unfair for someone to win a medal at a major European athletics championships in 2013 and then to get their grant cut the following year. John Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-73507947711798237002014-03-04T21:30:06.491+00:002014-03-04T21:30:06.491+00:00whats your take on it john?
whats your take on it john?<br />robert hamillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-29710644164058507122014-03-04T15:51:18.013+00:002014-03-04T15:51:18.013+00:00Be interesting to see a full list of exact "e...Be interesting to see a full list of exact "extras" that are paid for on top of the grantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com