Irish Boxing

Anthony,



Thank you for your mail.



While I fully recognise the sporting and editorial merit of this event, we simply cannot afford to produce it. We have made significant commitments to professional boxing in recent years and were our financial position different we would do so again.



In the context of a deficit for 2010 which will be reported in the 2010 RTÉ annual report; followed by a further €15 million hit from the government budget in December - RTÉ Sport is currently not in a position to consider any sports events not already contracted for the year.



I wish the circumstances were different but it is the harsh reality of our current position.



Regards,



Ryle

 

You're pissing against the wind with RTE. Best suggestion is to find a sponsor. JP McManus sounds good to me.

 

anyone know hpow to contact him i tried lookin last night and only got a number for his pro am golf thing

 

Reply from Willie O'Dea:
"Dear
Thank you for your email. I have received many emails similar to yours in regard to RTE's decision not to air the Willie Casey fight. I will do my best to try and ascertain if anything can be done in this regard. I am a big supporter of Willie and I too feel that it would be a travesty not to show this important fight.

I will be in touch in due course with the outcome of my enquiries.

Kind regards

Willie O'Dea T.D."

 

Martinstown stud is one of his businesses ,I have been looking for a no but I cant find one, if anyone has a Limerick phonebook the no may be in there.

 

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is heffron going back amature?

 

maybe thats why they want paulie vs acosta could end up IRELAND vs CUBA

 

paulie would get flogged by acosta just my oponion frampton i belive would be a different story do :good

 

Is that possible ?

 

yes if your under a certain amount of fights i think

 

ask willie o dea could he contact jp

 

never mind jp mc manus i here my mate kenny egan is loaded maybe he could help lol

 

i heard your loaded paddy wanna help out

 

ye no more than 3 fights m8