Pride of Britain offering community heroes a share of £100k fund
Local heroes could land up to £2,500 to help them boost their communities, thanks to a new fund set up to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards.
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Barry Murphy: Missing out on Brexit Adjustment Reserve funding 'incredible'
The fact that the FAI missed out on the opportunity to source funding via the Brexit Adjustment Reserve is "incredible", according to former Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic goalkeeper Barry Murphy.
RTÉ Soccer Podcast: Rovers v APOEL, snail pace title race, LOI academy funding, FAI Cup semis and Champions League week
Former Republic of Ireland winger Keith Treacy, ex-Shamrock Rovers and St Pat's goalkeeper Barry Murphy and ex-Girls in Green international Méabh De Búrca join Raf Diallo for a preview of Shamrock Rovers v APOEL in the UEFA Conference League, a review of the men's and women's Premier Division title races, look-ahead to the FAI Cup semi-finals, discussion on LOI academy funding, Aaron Connolly's move, Saoirse Noonan's form and Matt Doherty's status, and the week's Champions League action.
FA Cup funding to increase to compensate for loss of replays
Around €3million in extra prize money is being awarded in the first three rounds of this season's FA Cup to help compensate clubs for the loss of replays.
Government warned FAI any funding they received would be on conditional basis
The Government warned the Football Association of Ireland at the beginning of this year that any future funding they would receive would be conditional and require detail.
New Swedish law enables government funding for babysitting grandparents
Sweden was the first country to introduce paid parental leave also to fathers in 1974.
Portugal to use €500 million from European funds for wildfire recovery
Authorities in Portugal have started assessing the damage in the municipalities most affected by fires in the central and northern regions of the country as plans get underway for reconstruction.
GAA clubs receive nearly €97m of €230m Govt sports fund
GAA clubs and counties are set to be the biggest beneficiaries from the Community Sport Facilities fund after the Government announced they will receive close to €97m of the €230m funding.