The funding, part of a €30 million package, includes support for the Women in Sport programme.

Catherine Martin's televised comments led to the resignation of the former Chair of the Board.

The newly opened Strokestown Park House and Famine Museum is recording a high footfall, with a large number of international tourists visiting.

Catherine Martin will cut the ribbon at the National Famine Museum in Strokestown this afternoon, months after it opened to visitors.

The funding is supporting radio stations across the country in raising public understanding of the Coronavirus pandemic and its evolving effects.