Quinn on Basketball Ireland row: We can't fight with other sports
Niall Quinn has called for Irish sporting bodies to present a united front in the quest for increased government funding after Basketball Ireland called foul on the rescue package for the FAI.
Yesterday, the Board of Basketball Ireland charged that “double standards may be at play for sports that fall outside what are considered the popular sports”. Referencing its own financial difficulties in 2008, the Board said in a statement:
Speaking today at the launch event for the 2020 SSE Airtricity League Season, the FAI’s new interim Deputy CEO responded to the criticism.
“We don’t want to go into rivalry with other sports,” said Quinn. “Basketball Ireland are unhappy and I understand that. But I want to be part of something with Basketball Ireland where we all go and show government how important sport is. So that Basketball Ireland get their funding and we get far more funding.
“I will remonstrate with anybody who gives out about the money we got – because we’re handing €30 million minimum back to the Exchequer in four months’ time (from Ireland’s hosting of Euro 2020 games).
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