Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland
Mr. Donal Conway:
If one looks at this year our under-19s have qualified for the European Championships. That means the squad has gone through the initial phase, the elite phase and has now reached the finals. That success will bring demands for hundreds of thousands of euro to facilitate their playing in the finals. It is brilliant and a fantastic achievement from a football point of view. Something may happen in the course of the year which will put extra demands on the association's finances. We clearly know our revenue streams but a payment from UEFA or FIFA that is due in February may come in June. This kind of issue can arise.
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