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Celebrating 20 Years of the National Aquatic Centre

By Ryan Harmon 23 March 2023

The Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre has been the home of aquatics in Ireland since opening in 2003. The centre is home to Swim Ireland and Paralympic high performance programmes, with over 2500 children attending swimming lessons weekly, 3500 gym members and thousands of Aquazone waterpark visitors every year. This marks an important milestone in its […]

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Sport Ireland to Invest €24m in High Performance Sport in 2023

By Ryan Harmon 13 March 2023

Building on the highest ever recorded medal achievements in 2022, Sport Ireland has announced a multi-annual funding package, which sees historic levels of investment in high performance sport. The investment commitments of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 continue to be delivered for high performance sport. Under its multi-annual funding commitment for 2022 to 2024,

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Sport Ireland Announce €26m Investment Package for 2023

By Ryan Harmon 16 February 2023

Sport Ireland announced an investment package of over €26m to National Governing Bodies for Sport (NGBs) and to the network of Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) for 2023.   This year’s figures see a €1m (6%) increase in allocation to the National Governing Bodies on 2022 funding. The total core funding to the NGBs in 2023 is […]

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National Network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships Support the 2022 Volunteers in Sport Awards

By Ryan Harmon 26 January 2023

The Federation of Irish Sport announced the official support of the National Network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships for the 2022 Volunteers in Sports Awards. The nationwide awards recognise individual volunteers at sports clubs and organisations across the country, who give freely of their time and energy to their local club to help make sport […]

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Major Sports Complex and Remote Working Facility Opened in Cork

By Ryan Harmon 17 January 2023

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, officially opened a major sports complex and remote working facility in County Cork. The Banteer Sports Field Project includes a flood-lit astro-turf facility, spectator area, sports pavilion and event space and will serve the Duhallow area in the North West of the County. The project, which […]

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Federation of Irish Sport Launch the 2022 Volunteers in Sport Awards

By Ryan Harmon 4 January 2023

The Federation of Irish Sport announced the launch of the 2022 Volunteers in Sports Awards. The county awards will return to an in-person awards ceremony, recognising the army of volunteers who make sport happen in communities, in every county across the country. Nominations are now open at www.volunteersinsport.ie. The awards are #DedicatedtotheDedicated. The 2022 awards

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Cavan County Council Honours Leona Maguire

By Ryan Harmon 21 December 2022

Cavan County Council has honoured Cavan golfing hero Leona Maguire with a civic reception in recognition of her tremendous achievements on the global stage. The reception took place at the Council Chamber, Cavan Courthouse, Farnham Street, Cavan. A two-time Olympian, Leona played a starring role in Europe’s Solheim Cup victory in September 2021, and recorded […]

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€52m Funding Boost for Sports to Provide for Ongoing Recovery of Sector

By Ryan Harmon 21 December 2022

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, together with Sport Ireland, has announced a €52 million funding boost for sports under a number of separate support programmes. As part of Budget 2023, a funding package of €35 million was made available to help alleviate the impact of increased energy costs for […]

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IRONKIDS Returns to Cork as Registration Opens

By Ryan Harmon 16 December 2022

In 2023, Cork will once again host IRONKIDS Ireland, where thousands of children will go through their paces through the town for a chance to finish under the iconic IRONMAN Ireland finish arch. IRONKIDS Ireland takes place Friday, 18 August 2023 with registration for the 2023 IRONKIDS Ireland event opening Wednesday, 14 December 2022 at […]

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Vera Pauw Joins Sport Ireland’s ‘It’s My Time’ Campaign

By Ryan Harmon 14 December 2022

Republic of Ireland Women’s National Football Team manager, Vera Pauw, has pledged her support to Sport Ireland’s ‘It’s My Time’ campaign encouraging women over 40 to prioritise their wellbeing and take time to exercise and play sport. Repeated studies, including Sport Ireland’s Irish Sport Monitor, have shown that women over 40, particularly those

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A Fingal Winner for 2022 ‘Find a Fast bowler’ Cricket Award

By Ryan Harmon 12 December 2022

Fingal County Council’s Sports Office sends its fullest congratulations to Balbriggan Cricket Club right-arm seam bowler Aadi Wankhade, who has been awarded the prestigious Cricket Leinster ‘Find a Fast Bowler’ award for 2022. The award in its seventeenth season, has been established to identify the finest young fast bowlers in Leinster, and Aadi represents the third […]

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Girls Get Active at the Exercise: Energise Multi-Sports Day in the NIA

By Ryan Harmon 29 November 2022

Fingal County Council’s Sports Office were delighted to hold the Exercise: Energise “Come and Try” Multi-Sports Day for the first time since 2019. Deputy Mayor of Fingal Councillor Cathal Boland and Director of Housing and Community Robert Burns were in attendance at the National Indoor Athletics Arena in Abbottstown to see over 300 teenage girls […]

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Sport Ireland Launch ‘It’s My Time’ Campaign Encouraging Women Over 40 To Increase Physical Activity Levels

By Ryan Harmon 28 November 2022

Sport Ireland, in partnership with Healthy Ireland, launched ‘It’s My Time’, a new campaign that aims to encourage women over 40 to increase activity levels through exercise and sport. Repeated studies, including Sport Ireland’s Irish Sport Monitor, have shown that women over 40, particularly those from disadvantaged communities, are amongst the least likely to

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Sport Ireland Campus Masterplan Vision

By Ryan Harmon 23 November 2022

Taoiseach Micheál Martin unveiled the Sport Ireland Campus Masterplan Vision, the ambitious blueprint which proposes a vision and framework for the growth of the Sport Ireland Campus and the long-term development of associated sporting facilities over the next 15–20 years. The masterplan captures the aspirations of Sport Ireland and identifies a proposed guide for the […]

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Delivering Sustainability Through Sports in County Meath

By Ryan Harmon 17 November 2022

Meath Local Sports Partnership has announced an initiative aimed at promoting sustainability through the county’s grassroots sports clubs. With Ireland committed to meeting climate action targets required by the United Nations and Paris Agreement, Meath LSP will be the first Local Sports Partnership in Ireland to develop a county-wide sustainability programme. As sport

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RTÉ Sport Launches FIFA World Cup 2022 Coverage

By Ryan Harmon 17 November 2022

RTÉ Sport has announced details of its FIFA World Cup 2022 coverage across television, radio and online. RTÉ will provide live coverage of all 64 games across RTÉ2, RTÉ Player and RTÉ News Channel.   Viewers will be able to catch almost 200 hours of television coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player including all 64 games live from Qatar […]

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Winter Initiative 2022 Launched With 700 Events and Activities To Help Keep People Active

By Ryan Harmon 14 November 2022

The second year of the Winter Initiative 2022, a major national campaign, has been launched by Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers to get as many people as possible exercising and participating in physical activity over the coming months. Winter is often a time when people become less active due to […]

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€3.4 Million Invested in Active Cities for an Active Future

By Ryan Harmon 8 November 2022

A major, new national campaign has been launched to get as many people exercising and participating in physical activity as possible in our biggest urban cities. The Sport Ireland ‘Active Cities’ project calls on everyone across Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford to come together to create more opportunities for participation in sport and physical […]

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Local Enterprise Offices’ Sport to Start-Up Programme Launched

By Ryan Harmon 27 October 2022

A new intake for the Sport to Start-Up programme was launched by Minister Damien English T.D. at the Sport Ireland Institute in Blanchardstown. The programme, which is run by the Local Enterprise Offices supported by Enterprise Ireland and Sport Ireland, enables full time sports people engage in entrepreneurship and explore setting up their own businesses. […]

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Joint North-South Tour de France Bid to Be Pursued

By Ryan Harmon 20 October 2022

The island of Ireland intends to pursue a joint North-South bid to host the opening stages of a future Tour de France. Minister Catherine Martin T.D. and Minister Gordon Lyons MLA have submitted an expression of interest in the formal bidding process to the Tour organisers and officials in both Departments will now collaborate on […]