The FAI have been incredibly poor at lobbying for funding of new gounds to the point of contempt for their own sport. But the level of funding for GAA and IRFU has a lot to do with so many TDs only looking to support their own insular agenda. Sure look at McCreevy and his support of horse racing and reducing betting taxes down to 1% as a raging gambler, one of the most blatant incidences of looking after personal interest in sport. The active blocking of a new stadium for rugby and soccer for Dundalk and Drogheda by likes of Peter Fitzpatrick (ex Louth GAA manager) is another fine example.
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