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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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Age & Opportunity Announces Grants to Promote Physical Activity in Older People

By Ryan Harmon 14 June 2022

The Age & Opportunity Active National Grant Scheme is celebrating a momentous allocation of funding for sport and physical activity in older people. The grants scheme, a combined initiative from Age & Opportunity and Sport Ireland, will distribute €514,120 across 995 groups. Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers

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‘Winter Initiative’ Launched to Kickstart Physical Activity and Exercise for 2022

By Ryan Harmon 7 February 2022

A major new national campaign has been launched to get as many people as possible out exercising and participating in physical activity this year. The Sport Ireland ‘Winter Initiative’ calls on women, men, children, grandparents, cousins, neighbours, friends, work colleagues, aspiring sports stars and those who haven’t yet ‘got going’ in 2022 to get out […]

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Calling on Government to Boost the Nation in Budget 2022

By Ryan Harmon 30 September 2021

The Federation of Irish Sport Are Calling On Government To Boost The Nation Through Additional Funding For Sport and Physical Activity in Budget 2022. The Federation of Irish Sport believe that there has never been a better opportunity to harness the power of sport for our country as we emerge from the recent period of […]