Dublin GAA to be hit in the pocket
October 22, 2014
Dublin supporters, l/r: Dylan Keeley, Mark Hayes, Kieth Cooling, Luke Kelly, Daniel Cullen and Sean Rossiter from the Craobh Chiaráin GAA club in Dublin at Thurles for the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Tipperary ©INPHO/James Crombie
It looks like Dublin GAA is going to lose out financially under recommendations from the GAA's National Financial Management Committee.
A report in today's Irish Independent states that the Association plans to level the financial playing field across the country and there's a clear recommendation to "reduce the funding to Dublin over time in the interests of equalisation."
According to the paper Dublin's most recent coaching/games development grant was just over €1.5 million, equating to 25pc of the total budget for all 32 counties.
It was more than six times higher than second-placed Cork who received €224,000.
The recommendations comes as part of a wide-ranging review of central funding to counties, undertaken by the GAA's NFMC.
Other recommendations include: allocation of higher grants to smaller counties; abolishing the annual €400,000 hurley and helmet subsidy; adjusting the income share-out from the Allianz Leagues and providing an incentive for counties to market their 'home' games; formally identifying what constitutes a 'smaller' county for funding purposes and reviewing the charge for season tickets and their availability so as to protect league income.
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