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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Chasing gold - the truth about Irish athletics funding
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- Arena with Maurice Brosnan
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- Apr 23, 2026
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- 1459
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Summary
This week, we’re talking funding for athletics. Gerard O’Donnell is a coach with Dublin sprint who knows what it is like as an athlete having won nine national titles in the short hurdles too. He joins us to talk about how the model currently works and where it could improve. This week, a record €28.5 million in funding was confirmed for Sport Ireland's High Performance Unit for this year. We ask which athletes would benefit most from that support? Arena, a new podcast from the Irish Examiner, offers weekly deep dives into Irish sport. Listen for free on the Irish Examiner website or wherever you get your podcasts. Get in touch with Maurice on [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.