GAA got more funding than IFA and IRFU
SPORTS NI has provided more funding to Gaelic clubs than to soccer and rugby clubs since Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Carál Ní Chuilín took office.
Out of total funds of £3,235,409, GAA clubs got £1,487,108; IFA clubs got £1,221,141; and IRFU clubs got £527,160.
The Sports Minister stated: “Sport NI has responsibility for the distribution of funding for sport throughout the north of Ireland. Since I came into office in May 2011, Sport NI has allocated a total of £3,235,409 exchequer funding to the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Irish Football Association (IFA) and Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) for their affiliated clubs and for the benefit of individual athletes, players and their constituent clubs.”