As Minister for Sports Jack Chambers announced, Sport Ireland is pleased with the governance reforms reached by the IABA since September. As a result, amateur boxing in Ireland will receive funding again.
On RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne, Minister Chambers stated, “On the basis of that agreement, the conditions are now in place to restore funding in the coming weeks.”
Funding will be contingent upon the implementation of agreed-upon reforms, particularly those related to board structure, culture change, governance, and the protection of grassroots and high-performence structures.
The governing body will be advertising for a new independent secretary and chairperson and Minister Chambers said following through on this would be “key”.
In August, it was announced that a 15% reduction in the IABA’s core funding would be imposed after members of the national governing body for amateur boxing voted overwhelmingly to reject proposed governance reforms at their EGM in Roscommon.
That vote came two months after Bernard Dunne resigned from his role as the IABA’s high-performance director.
Minister Chambers added that he will “work with everyone” to ensure that Katie Taylor’s planned homecoming fight at Croke Park takes place the following year.