Can you please provide evidence of such? Thank you.

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Ireland is 1 of only 4 countries in Europe with an average of LESS than 1 FT employee per academy. The above slide is not a criticism of volunteers btw. They are & always will be the bedrock of Irish football, it just isn't possible to develop world class players in a volunteer led environment.

The last weekend of canvassing ahead of #GE24. If we want to see successful 🇮🇪 teams again on the world stage, we need to tackle these 3 key issues. That's why we need the next government's support to help us create a sustainable player development model for our young people.

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In short, the problem we're trying to solve is how do we develop players (Boys & Girls) through our player pathway, that are good enough to consistently play in one of the Top 5 leagues in Europe, therefore bringing success to our senior 🇮🇪 teams.

With 8 days to go before #GE24, here are some of the reasons why we need government investment/support into our academy system if 🇮🇪 is to consistently qualify for FIFA World Cups. Rankings directly relate to chances of qualifying, as do the number of players in Top 5 Leagues & number of mins played.

Looking back on the various Political Party Manifestos from the 2020 GE & only Labour mentioned football.

Interestingly, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Labour, Sinn Fein & PB4P have all specifically included football in their pre-election Manifestos this time around. #GE24 #smallsteps

Looking back on the various Political Party Manifestos from the 2020 GE & only Labour mentioned football.

Interestingly, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Labour, Sinn Fein & PB4P have all specifically included football in their pre-election Manifestos this time around. #GE24 #smallsteps

We need the support of the next government to help us develop a full-time Academy system here in 🇮🇪 if we want to be able to consistently qualify & compete at World Cup Finals going forward.

There's 10 days to go before #GE24 so please raise this issue on the doorsteps.

We need the support of the next government to help us develop a full-time Academy system here in 🇮🇪 if we want to be able to consistently qualify & compete at World Cup Finals going forward.

There's 10 days to go before #GE24 so please raise this issue on the doorsteps.

With the election coming up please take time to read this and talk to politicians.

The league is clearly a big net beneficiary for the state, more support means more revenue for the state and a better league 👍

www.leagueofireland.ie/news/league-...

Football desperately needs the support of the next government to help develop a full-time academy system. Without that support, 🇮🇪 will fall further down the rankings over the next 5 to 10 years, esp considering the impact of Brexit has yet to reach the Sen international team. Time is not our friend.

Here we go.

One more game to close off an amazing 2024 in the LOI.

And it’s a big one!

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