19/06/2026
"𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙄𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨." - Alan Lowry
Although supports for Irish athletes have come a long way, there are still gaps in the core support that need to be addressed. For some athletes, a lack of access to critical services can tip the balance between Olympic qualification and watching from the sidelines.
Daniel Wiffen, Nathan Wiffen, Katie Mullan, Philip Doyle, Gráinne Walsh and OFI President Lochlann Walsh joined David Gillick on stage at the Team Ireland Foundation Olympic Golf Fundraiser evening event to discuss how funding can remove barriers and obstacles for athletes.
They reiterated how incredibly important funding is for athletes so that they can focus on training and competing without having to worry how they are going to afford a range of areas including, nutrition, psychology, coaching support, specialist equipment, international training camps, and cutting-edge performance analysis.
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