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FAI seeks new emergency funding from state months after previous deal expires
National football association body has asked for bigger funding deal than what was given under previous €20m arrangement
The Football Association of Ireland has asked for an extension of its €20 million emergency funding deal with the government, the Business Post has learned.
In a further sign of its strained financial position, the country’s national football body has written to the government seeking an extension of the funding package under which it has received €5.8 million a year since 2020 to stay afloat.
The FAI, which submitted its request to the Department of ...