The Government has been accused of failing the next Troy Parrott by not investing in sport in Dublin. "In this country, one of the players carrying the hopes of the nation on his back is Troy Parrott. "There is not a single full-size football pitch available to children in Dublin's inner city, north or south." "The broader point you make in terms of the lack of a full-size pitch for use of children in the inner city, north or south, is a very valid and a very real one. I will commit Government to working constructively with your own community, your own constituency, and with Dublin City Council on it as well."

Source: Irish Examiner March 26, 2026 20:55 UTC