Mr. Ciaran Kirwan:

From the inception of our association, we have always had difficulty attracting sponsors. I do not know whether that is because our sport is so rooted in the working class and, in many cases, the underclass that sponsors do not wish to be associated with it or if there are other reasons. You would have to ask the potential sponsors. We have never been successful in attracting large-scale sponsors. However, even in the USA, they have been unable to attract large-scale sponsors to boxing. It is not unique to Irish boxing.