IMO this FF/PD government has been anti-irish football from the start.
[begin rant]
Its ok to give the GAA 100 million (fair play to them if they can get it) but they unwilling to give a similar amount towards Eircom Park which would certainly have made it a lot more financially viable. Instead FF undermine the FAI & bribe them with Bertie Bowl which won't be built now & IMO never looked like would be built as costs too much - Some 200-250 million already wasted on without 1 brick laid.
If you look at the listed events you'll see:
- 2 GAA games listed
- No IRFU games listed.
- All FAI home & away senior competitive internationals.
Is the Ireland V Albania football game anymore important than say the Munster Hurling Final?
Does they government have anything to say about RTEs "fair" 1.6m bid to the FAI compared with the 3m bid to the IRFU (what the government themselves admit are) less nationally important games?
Listened to local talk radio show in Dublin last night & Minister Ahern said players like Steve Staunton (from his area) were produced without "FAI development schemes" - the implication was they not needed.
The Minister said the government had undertaken this cos 99.9% of the public wanted it (who doesn't want freebies?) & they are there to "represent the public". No mention unsurprisingly that this may be a cheap stunt by a government that can't pay for any budget giveaways this year so "gives so free football". Is not RTE just cheaper pay tv that you have no choice to pay for? The only tv thats free in Ireland is tv3
[rant over]
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