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Article: Swimming: Irish backing for Julie but not from our Sports Council

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October 17, 2006
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Julie Douglas today revealed that despite the Northern Ireland Sports Council turning their back on her, the Irish Sports Council are still offering her financial assistance. Top sprinter Douglas has been devastated by the Northern Ireland Sports Council's decision to axe her funding -along with that of Andrew Bree and Jonny Nixon's. "I have to say that I am fortunate that Swim Ireland and the Irish Sports Council have chosen to stick by me and support me this year and I appreciate their support greatly as if it wasn't for them I think I would seriously have had to look at leaving the sport due to lack of money on which to live," said Douglas. "I'm 26 years old now and my parents can no ...

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