LAST month’s Budget announcement brought disappointing news for Horse Racing Ireland, with its state funding for 2026 set to remain at the 2025 level of €79.3 million.
Other sporting bodies were more fortunate. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was one such organisation to benefit from the government pledging €3 million for what was described as ‘multi-annual funding’ for a new League of Ireland academy proposal.


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