Amidst the Women's FAI Cup celebrations, Michael O'Connor pleads for government support in domestic football, highlighting funding issues and criticizing the Minister for Sport.
Amidst the historic Women's FAI Cup celebrations, Athlone Town Director of Football Michael O'Connor made several impassioned pleas to the Irish Government to support domestic football . He highlighted a lack of funding and other issues, stating that they are drowning. O'Connor criticized Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne for not attending the cup final but attending the Women's World Cup in Australia.
He hopes that their success will drive the government to start funding the Women's National League and the academy structure
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