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has launched a new initiative to increase
" We are committed to our presence and activity within our local community in Manchester and beyond"
its engagement with local
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anchester United
“We are committed to
schools and grassroots clubs
the best in professional
across Manchester and the
football for identifying and
our presence and activity
North West of England.
developing talented players.
within our local community in
The new programme will
Manchester and beyond," said
The Emerging Talent Programme will operate as a
look to widen the reach of the
Nick Cox, head of academy
link between local communities
academy, by delivering a range
for Manchester United.
and curriculum-based
of projects to identify talented
charitable work undertaken
footballers across the region.
programme enables us to
would "radically increase"
by the Manchester United
The most talented ones will
radically increase the number
the number of schools
Foundation and the club’s
be offered the opportunity
of schools, grassroots clubs and
elite youth academy.
to attend development
communities that we interact
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"The new Emerging Talent
The club's youth academy
programmes at the club’s
with across the region."
is widely recognised as among
Emerging Talent Centre.
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so Sport so Ireland chair Kieran Mulvey reveals plans to invest €36m in run-up to Tokyo 2020
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the board," said Kieran Mulvey,
leisure record €36m in all levels opportunities leisure of sport during 2020. opportunities
chair of Sport Ireland.
The funding will include
2019, a year which saw
port Ireland will invest a
"The funding builds on
a €13.8m grant to fund
further development of the
core activities of 58
Sport Ireland Campus with
NGBs, while €9.4m will be
the opening of Phase 2 of
earmarked to support high-
the Sport Ireland National
performance programmes
Indoor Arena and a state
in the run-up to the Tokyo
of the art hockey pitch.
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2020 Olympic Games.
"These infrastructural
A further €8.3m will be
developments underpin
invested in the country's 29
our athletes' success on the
local sports partnerships and €2.43m in International
playing field and further ■■Mulvey said the funding would include €13.8m grant for 58 NGBs
Carding Scheme – a
Campus as the epicentre of
"2020 will see Sport Ireland allocate the highest amount ever in grant funding across the board"
programme which provides financial support to athletes for their training and competition programmes. The total is an increase
augment the Sport Ireland high-performance sport. "I would like to thank the Department of Sport for their vision to transform
“It is encouraging to see
– 2020 will see Sport Ireland
the Irish sporting landscape
on the €32m spent on
this significant uplift in
allocate the highest amount
in the coming decade."
sport during 2019.
funding for sport in Ireland
ever in grant funding across
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