Sport Ireland has today announced an increased spending package of €6.4m in Dormant Accounts Funding of which Athletics Ireland will receive €374,500.

The Dormant Accounts Funding enables unclaimed funds from accounts in credit institutions in Ireland to be utilised to support the delivery of projects focused on overcoming the barriers and challenges to participation for those in diverse communities, regardless of socio-economic background, gender, disability, sexual orientation or ethnicity.  

This is the second round of Dormant Accounts Funding allocated to sport by the Government this year, following an earlier investment package of €4.86 million, allocated for Local Sports Partnerships and Active Disability Ireland.

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, have welcomed the additional investment which will support a wide range of sport and physical activity areas, in particular Diversity, Inclusion & Equality activities and Disability Sport measures.

The funding allocated by the Government will impact positively on communities across Ireland through grants to National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs). The investment builds on Sport Ireland’s work in this area to date and aims to expand and enhance the delivery of the Government’s ‘Sport for All’ initiatives along with Sport Ireland’s Diversity & Inclusion, Disability and Women in Sport Policies. A total of €6,416,500 will support 40 National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) through seven Dormant Accounts Fund Schemes.

A €1.7m Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Fund will continue to allow NGBs to deliver suitable projects and initiatives which support the five pillars of Sport Ireland’s Policy on Diversity and Inclusion in Sport; change, communication, access, capacity and leadership.

Funding allocations Here