Sport Ireland 2018 grants for Athletes

The number of elite athletes receiving the maximum funding from Sport Ireland has reduced. Just 12 of Ireland’s sporting elite have received the maximum ‘podium’ amount of funding for 2018, compared to 16 last year. Irish Athletics drop further down the list, while Paralympians now top the list.

€1.85 million was announced today under the Sport Ireland International Carding Scheme: a total of €1.9 million has been budgeted for the year with the rest to be allocated by the end of the year.

Thomas Barr, the only Athletics Ireland athlete to receive the maximum funding.

Funding by Governing Body:

Paralympics Ireland : €352,000.00

Cycling  Ireland : €250,000.00

Rowing Ireland : €212,000.00 

Athletics Ireland : €184,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association : €172,000.00

Swim Ireland : €152,000.00 

Irish Sailing Association : €116,000.00

Canoeing Ireland : €64,000.00

Pentathlon Ireland : €64,000.00

Hockey Ireland : €45,000.00

Irish Clay Target Shooting Association : €32,000.00 

Gymnastics Ireland : €25,000.00

Irish Judo Association : €24,000.00 

Table Tennis (Para) : €20,000.00

Triathlon Ireland : €12,000.00

Irish Taekwondo Union : €12,000.00

Funding by Individual:

Athletics Ireland Thomas Barr Podium €40,000.00

Athletics Ireland Ciara Mageean World Class €20,000.00

Athletics Ireland Fionnula McCormack World Class €20,000.0

Athletics Ireland Brian Gregan World Class €16,000.00

Athletics Ireland Mark English World Class €16,000.00

Athletics Ireland Alex Wright International €12,000.00

Athletics Ireland Brendan Boyce International €12,000.00

Athletics Ireland Christine McMahon International €12,000.00

Athletics Ireland Michelle Finn International €12,000.00

Athletics Ireland Paul Pollock International €12,000.00

Athletics Ireland Sara Treacy International €12,000.00

Total Athletics Ireland €184,000.00

Badminton Ireland Chloe Magee World Class €20,000.00

Badminton Ireland Sam Magee World Class €20,000.00

Badminton Ireland Joshua Magee International €12,000.0

Badminton Ireland (Para) Niall McVeigh International €12,000.00

Total Badminton Ireland €64,000.00

Canoeing Ireland Liam Jegou International €12,000.00

Canoeing Ireland (Para) Patrick O’Leary World Class €20,000.00

Canoeing Ireland Jennifer Egan World Class €20,000.00

Canoeing Ireland Tom Brennan International €12,000.00

Total Canoeing Ireland €64,000.00

Cycling Ireland Felix English World Class €20,000.00

Cycling Ireland Lydia Boylan World Class €20,000.00

Cycling Ireland Lydia Gurley World Class €20,000.00

Cycling Ireland Marc Potts International €12,000.00

Cycling Ireland Mark Downey World Class €20,000.00

Cycling Ireland Robyn Stewart World Class €20,000.00

Cycling Ireland Shannon McCurley International €8,000.00

Cycling Ireland (Para) Colin Lynch World Class €20,000.00

Cycling Ireland (Para) Katie George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal Podium €60,000.00

Cycling Ireland (Para) Peter Ryan & Sean Hahessy International €18,000.00

Cycling Ireland (Para) Ronan Grimes International €12,000.00

Cycling Ireland Men’s Under 23 Development Team Pool Funding €10,000.00

Cycling Ireland Women’s Pursuit Team Pool Funding €20,000.00

Total Cycling Ireland €250,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Joe Ward Podium €40,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Brendan Irvine World Class €20,000.0

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Kurt Walker World Class €20,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Kellie Harrington World Class €20,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Sean McComb International €12,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Michael Nevin International €12,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Christina Desmond International €12,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Grainne Walsh International €12,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Kieran Molloy International €12,000.00

Irish Athletic Boxing Association Michaela Walsh International €12,000.00

Total Irish Athletic Boxing Association €172,000.00

Irish Clay Target Shooting Association Ian O’Sullivan World Class €20,000.00

Irish Clay Target Shooting Association Aoife Gormally International €12,000.00

Total Irish Clay Target Shooting Association €32,000.00

Irish Sailing Association Annalise Murphy Podium €40,000.00

Irish Sailing Association Ryan Seaton World Class €20,000.00

Irish Sailing Association Finn Lynch International €12,000.00

Irish Sailing Association Aoife Hopkins International €12,000.00

Irish Sailing Association Seafra Guilfoyle World Class €20,000.00

Irish Sailing Association Aisling Keller International €12,000.00

Total Irish Sailing Association €116,000.00

Irish Judo Association Megan Fletcher International €12,000.00

Irish Judo Association Ben Fletcher International €12,000.00

Total Irish Judo Association €24,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Jason Smyth Podium €40,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Greta Streimikyte World Class €20,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Michael McKillop Podium €40,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Niamh McCarthy Podium €40,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Noelle Lennihan Podium €40,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Orla Barry Podium €40,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Paul Keogan International €12,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Patrick Monahan International €12,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) Orla Comerford International €12,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) Ellen Keane Podium €40,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) Ailbhe Kelly International €12,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) Barry McClements International €12,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) Nicole Turner World Class €20,000.00

Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) James Scully International €12,000.00

Total Paralympics Ireland €352,000.00

Pentathlon Ireland Kate Coleman International €12,000.00

Pentathlon Ireland Sive Brassill International €12,000.00

Pentathlon Ireland Natalya Coyle World Class €20,000.00

Pentathlon Ireland Arthur Lanigan O’Keeffe World Class €20,000.00

Total Pentathlon Ireland €64,000.00

Rowing Ireland Paul O’Donovan Podium €40,000.00

Rowing Ireland Gary O’Donovan Podium €40,000.00

Rowing Ireland Denise Walsh World Class €20,000.00

Rowing Ireland Mark O’Donovan World Class €20,000.00

Rowing Ireland Sanita Puspure World Class €20,000.00

Rowing Ireland Shane O’Driscoll World Class €20,000.00

Rowing Ireland Aifric Keogh World Class €20,000.0

Rowing Ireland Aileen Crowley World Class €20,000.00

Rowing Ireland Monika Dukarska International €12,000.00

Rowing Ireland Men’s Under 23 Programme Pool Funding €40,000.00

Total Rowing Ireland €212,000.00

Swim Ireland Oliver Dingley World Class €20,000.00

Swim Ireland Mona McSharry World Class €20,000.00

Swim Ireland Shane Ryan World Class €20,000.00

Swim Ireland Conor Ferguson World Class €20,000.00

Swim Ireland Alex Murphy International €12,000.00

Swim Ireland Brendan Hyland International €12,000.00

Swim Ireland Jordan Sloan International €12,000.0

Swim Ireland Nicholas Quinn International €12,000.0

Swim Ireland Men’s Freestyle Relay International €12,000.00

Swim Ireland Men’s Medley Relay International €12,000.00

Total Swim Ireland €152,000.00

Table Tennis (Para) Colin Judge World Class €20,000.00

Total Table Tennis (Para) €20,000.00

Triathlon Ireland Russell White International €12,000.00

Total Triathlon Ireland €12,000.00

Irish Taekwondo Union Jack Woolley International €12,000.00

Total Irish Taekwondo Union €12,000.00

Gymnastics Ireland Rhys McClenaghan Pool Funding €25,000.00

Gymnastics Ireland Andrew Smith

Total Gymnastics Ireland €25,000.00

Hockey Ireland Team Funding Pool Funding €45,000.00

Total Hockey Ireland €45,000.00