Eoin Sheahan
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1,551 appearances
23 recordings
3 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 30 Jun
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The taxpayer may get more value for money as it serves multiple sports and it'll be utilised 12 months of the year.
Also, we need more
indoor and astro facilities in Ireland as the winters seem to be getting wetter.
Too many games getting called off and it's not sustainable and it's unfair on everyone involved, the players, coaches, volunteers, etc.
It does seem that there's just a load of local battles that need to happen here for local authorities to open up either educational facilities that have sports grounds on them,
or other community facilities that aren't being utilised by sports teams.
On that subject, Sharon's been in touch to say many clubs, sports groups that benefit every year from this funding are already established with their own facilities, smaller indoor sports in particular.
Those who depend on local schools for facilities cannot get access to this funding without long-term lease agreements.
School boards in general are adverse to entering this type of agreement.
While it's mutually beneficial, there is no onus on them to do so.
In Kildare, we have had a number of new schools built that either deny access to groups or allow very limited access.
Feedback from local education boards or local representatives say it's up to each local school management.
This is a situation that needs addressing, especially as any local plans for community facilities are 10, 15 years down the line.
That's kind of the point I make about local battles going on, that it does feel that it's a case by case basis in all of these and the red tape that exists in all of these areas.
There's a couple of specific experiences then as well when it comes to going through the sports capital grant.
So we've been speaking to Ballinacore Community Park, which is in County Wicklow, and they've told us about the need to register with tax on their system, get quotes for the project.
And then once you have been agreed funding, you must then take it if it's a big project.
If it's a big project, you must get quotes from the people who will complete the project.
So unless you have a very strong case and can make that case, you're expected to go with the cheapest option when it comes to construction, labour, etc.
And they also say when applying for a grant, you must have a certain percent of that total figure to match the funding.
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