An additional 400 million euro will be announced for Irish sports in the coming weeks.
The government says funding for athletes and facilities will top 500 million euro in advance of the next Olympic Games in 2028.
September’s announcement will include around 250 million for sports capital and around 120 million for large scale projects, including stadiums and regional sports centres.
Sport Ireland’s High performance programme will go from 25 to 30 million euro a year.
High performance alone saw a 50 per cent increase since the last Olympic cycle to 89 million euro.
Meanwhile, 120 million euro is up for grabs for large scale sports infrastructure, mainly relating to stadia and facilities.
Sport Ireland has been given approval to tender for a velodrome and a national Badminton centre.
The Sports campus in Abbottstown is also set to be home to new Cricket facilities.
Bohemian FC are also awaiting funding it applied for, for the re-development of Dalymount Park in Dublin.
