Shannon RFC

"It is very hard to put a figure on the losses we are encountering right now. Needless to say that when we prepared a budget for the season, we took as guaranteed a full season of games. Gate receipts, opportunities for pre-match functions and even bar takings have all stopped while our standing costs are ongoing to a large extent. We have experienced problems like this before - we had a flooding at Thomond not so long ago which forced a temporary move for instance - but it is hard to see how clubs will recoup this loss. We would be hopeful that the AIL can resume at some sort of level but realise that there are very few free dates.

"There is absolutely no training going on at the moment. Our training ground is located in Coonogh, a rural area, and we readily complied with farmers requests that we cease training.

"So it is all very quiet and very frustrating. It has to be said that the interest from our members in the Six Nations has also been phenomenal, particularly for the English game, and it is a shame that that fixture has been disrupted also. But we know that every club in every sport in Ireland is in the same predicament. It is a matter of threading water until such a time as the threat of this thing is eradicated."

- Frank Tierney, Shannon RFC PRO.

Blue Demons basketball club

"We were in an unusual position in that we had recently acquired a third American player whereas most clubs have two on their books. Now that the league has been cancelled for the season, they'll obviously go home now. Payment costs and living costs are accounted for in our annual budget. But if the IBA decides to resume league action at a delayed date, it will have serious financial implications.

"We are in the lower half of the league table, so at this stage we have nothing to play for in terms of competing for the title, theoretically we could release our American players and conclude the season with a solely Irish squad. But to do that would be to surrender a lot of credibility in the league and with sponsors so we certainly wouldn't consider it.

"We are training at the moment but not at full belt. It is a very community-based club in Gurranabraher. Only one of our members, Brian Klernin, is rural based and he has not trained with us since this started.

"There are some losses, naturally - gate receipts and draws - but at the moment we are ticking over. As it is, the working visas for our Americans expire on March 26th and their flights are already booked, so if the season resumes and is concluded late, there will be administrative headaches also."

- Michael O'Leary, Blue Demons chairman.

Galway United FC

"The biggest blow to us was that the timing of the postponement meant that we had to cancel our fund-raising weekend. There was an all star game on Friday night, involving people such as Mick McCarthy and Neville Maxwell, followed by a function and a weekend of golf. We were hoping to raise anything between £30,000 and £60,000. Players like Billy Cleary and Kieran Foley put three months' work into it and it was heartbreaking to see it go. And we can't reschedule it because we don't know when.

"So in that respect this has hit us very hard. We have four full-time players on our books and have no money coming in. Our part-time players also have to be sorted out. But the players have been phenomenal, before and during this crisis, in their efforts to get the club back on track.

"The gate receipts are vital to us, accounting for about one third of our income. We were due to host Shamrock Rovers and St Pat's, which would have been big draws.

"We are eager to see the league being concluded but at the same time there is a question mark over how long this situation can continue. If it goes on for another month or two, it might be best to suspend the season.

"Even though we are a city club, we have a strong rural affinity and support base and are very sympathetic to the farming community. Everyone understands the necessity of this. And we have been through worse. It is important that we rectify the situation as quickly as possible and mainly for our players, who have responded magnificently."

- Tommy Sheilds, Galway United spokesman