Annual payday, and across the board Irish sport will benefit from increased Government funding for 2019, including an extra €1.2 million at the elite and high performance end. Sport Ireland also announced €500,000 in targeted funding for project 2019s, to assist with the preparation for key events in 2019. High Performance Programme funding provided to NGBs in 2019 will stand for the funding round in 2020. This commitment from Sport Ireland is provided to well-governed NGBs that are tracking to deliver their targets in Tokyo 2020. ** In 2019 funding has been set aside to support development projects and events of certain identified NGBs.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2019 11:37 UTC