The 2019 Sport Ireland National Governing Body and Athlete International Carding Funding was announced today and there are three Leevale Athletes on the list.
- Alex Wright at International Category received €12,000
- Orla Barry Paralympic Podium €40,000
- Niamh McCarthy Paralympic Podium €40,000
It is unfortunate that international 3K steeple chaser & cross county athlete, Michelle Finn was not included in the list, nor were our international marathon runners Lizzie Lee or Claire McCarthy.
Funding under the International Carding Scheme has increased from €1.9M in 2018, to €1.934M in 2019
Awards for 2019 under the International Carding Scheme will be awarded as a two year
Scheme, therefore will continue through 2020. This means that athletes who are awarded Carding in 2019 will be funded until December 2020, subject to terms and conditions.
The Scheme will remain open to new entrants in 2020 who will be eligible to receive a one year award. The most important benefit from this change is to allow athletes to fully focus on Olympic & Paralympic qualification and performance, and reduce the negative pressures
associated with chasing funding criteria.
- Funding represents significant increase on 2018
- €12.84 million for core activity of 58 National Governing Bodies
- €7.29 million to support work of 29 Local Sports Partnerships
- €8.46 million to support High Performance programmes
- €1.93 million in direct athlete investment
Athletics Ireland International Carding Allocations
| Athlete | Category | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Barr | Podium | €40,000 |
| Ciara Mageean | World Class | €20,000 |
| Fionnula McCormack | World Class | €20,000 |
| Leon Reid | World Class | €20,000 |
| Brian Gregan | World Class | €16,000 |
| Mark English | World Class | €16,000 |
| Alex Wright (Leevale AC) | International | €12,000 |
| Brendan Boyce | International | €12,000 |
| Phil Healy (Bandon AC) | International | €12,000 |
| Marcus Lawler | International | €12,000 |
| Women’s 4 x 100m Relay | International | €12,000 |
| Athletics Ireland Total | €192,000 |
Paralympics Ireland
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Jason Smyth | Podium | €40,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Michael McKillop | Podium | €40,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Niamh McCarthy Leevale | Podium | €40,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Noelle Lenihan (North Cork AC) | Podium | €40,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Orla Barry – Leevale | Podium | €40,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Greta Streimikyte | World Class | €20,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Patrick Monahan | International | €12,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Orla Comerford | International | €12,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | Jordan Lee | International | €12,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Athletics) | David Leavy | International | €12,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) | Ellen Keane | Podium | €40,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) | Nicole Turner | World Class | €20,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) | Barry McClements | International | €12,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) | Patrick Flanagan | International | €12,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland (Swimming) | Jonathan McGrath | International | €12,000 |
| Paralympics Ireland* | €364,000 |