Should the League of Ireland be an all-island competition?

<p>The fact that winning the League of Ireland Premier Division is less lucrative than a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying round tie speaks volumes about the financial state of football here. </p><br><p>Could government intervention have a positive impact? Perhaps a redistribution of the tax income from betting is a good place to start.</p><br><p>And with facilities from a bygone era still a feature throughout the country, are too many clubs attempting to play professional football on the island?</p><br><p>On today’s Inside Business podcast, Business Editor Ciaran Hancock gets some insight from Chief Executive of Platinum One Group, Fintan Drury and Longford Town manager Stephen Henderson.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>