Charlie McConalogue

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OTB Football · Minister Charlie McConalogue: Improving Sports Participation | Answering your questions on Sports funding across Ireland | OFF THE BALL · 13 May 2026 podcast

And that's what we want to achieve.

Well, what we want to do is we want to encourage the... And in terms of how the bubble index, for example, last time around would have directed a higher percentage towards clubs and areas that mightn't have the same capacity to fundraise themselves.

So...

We want to see more clubs applying this time.

They will get a very, very welcome reception whenever they do apply.

And a key objective between now, the round opening up and closing, is to get the message out to them, working with the national governing bodies, working with local sports partnerships, and particularly as well in terms of communicating it publicly, that we want to receive applications from them and they will be strongly supported if they do apply.

Yeah, so listen, obviously it was a really big commitment by the government and a really big vote of confidence as well in Irish football.

And particularly coming out of Brexit, obviously, you know, young people have to stay here now until they're 18, which we see the wonderful addition that is to our League of Ireland in terms of some of the young talent that's there.

And it can be beneficial to young people as well to be in their home setting.

But we have to make sure that they have the pathways and the pathways of excellence to be able to develop into players, the best players they possibly can be.

So that's why in the recent government we backed the League of Ireland and the FAI in relation to the €3 million funding, which will be continued into future years.

There's been a lot of good work happening between the FAI and Sport Ireland in particular in terms of stepping that out.

They had a really successful recruitment call for academy directors and key officers within academy.

And they are currently now stepping out in terms of starting the appointments for those academy directors working with clubs across the country.

So a lot of really good progress.

Fantastic.

It's important to get it right as well.

You know, so when you started off and I think the approach has been taken between the FAA working with Sport Island has been very strategic and they have been exceptionally heartened by the level of response and the quality of applicants as well.

And what we're seeing is many, you know, qualified coaches from, you know, outside the country applying as well with, you know, looking to come back in many instances and to set up academies here.

So I think it's a really exciting time for

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