Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 18 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland

Mr. Gary Owens:

I do not have the exact figures to hand, but there would definitely have been a full stadium in Tallaght last night. We have partly resumed the League of Ireland to test what level of potential income we might get from streaming. That was disappointingly low, although it was in line with the budget we put in place. It was, however, an alternative way of generating some income for League of Ireland clubs. There was some income from doing this, but I do not have access to the precise numbers. I suspect the income was down about 90% from what would have been expected from a full house at the game. I can get the numbers for the Deputy, and to be fair to the Shamrock Rovers club, it will make those numbers available to us. This is a very good example of a club that would have expected to do really well financially in European competition but which, as a result of not having fans at the game, will now take a significant hit.

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