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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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€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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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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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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Sport Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland Develop All-Island Physical Literacy Consensus Statement

By Ryan Harmon 5 October 2022

Ministers from the North and South joined sporting chiefs to launch the All-Island Physical Literacy Consensus Statement that aims to promote a culture of lifelong participation in physical activity and sport for all. Being physically active throughout life can enrich a person’s quality of life. As physical literacy plays a key role in influencing choices to

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Sport Ireland Campus Set Host UCI Cyclocross World Cup Event

By Ryan Harmon 27 September 2022

The Sport Ireland Campus in Blanchardstown is set to host a key round of the 2022-2023 UCI Cyclocross World Cup on December 11th. It will be the 9th round in a total of 14 events, starting on October 9th in Waterloo, USA.   The west-Dublin venue will host some of the leading lights of international […]

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Workout What Works for You Campaign

By Ryan Harmon 21 September 2022

Sport Ireland have launched the ‘Workout What Works for You’ campaign, which is supporting men over 45 to be more active and increase their daily physical activity. Repeated studies, including Sport Ireland’s most recent Irish Sports Monitor, have consistently shown that males aged over 45, particularly those from disadvantaged communities, are amongst those least likely

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Sport Ireland Calling on People Young and Old to #BeActive for European Week Of Sport

By Ryan Harmon 8 September 2022

Sport Ireland, with help from ambassadors David Gillick, Denise O’Sullivan, Emma Duggan and Zak Moradi, is calling on you, to get out and #BeActive for European Week of Sport 2022 which runs from the 23rd – 30th of September. There will be events all over Ireland giving people of all ages and abilities the chance […]

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Sport Ireland Outline NGB Funding Priorities for 2023

By Ryan Harmon 11 August 2022

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD, Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers and Sport Ireland have reaffirmed their ongoing commitment with funding in supporting the development and enhancement of National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB). Further to Sport Ireland’s established investment

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Sport Ireland Launches €2 Million ‘Sport for All’ Disability Supports Club Fund

By Ryan Harmon 28 July 2022

Sport Ireland has opened the application process for a €2million ‘Sport for All’ Disability Supports Club Fund. The Scheme will be open to the affiliated clubs of Sport Ireland recognised National Governing Bodies (NGBs). The fund offers every club affiliated with a Sport Ireland recognised National Governing Body an opportunity to provide inclusive programmes and […]

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Golf Ireland Professional Scheme Allocations for 2022 Announced

By Ryan Harmon 6 July 2022

Twelve of Ireland’s top golfing talent will receive a total of €270,000 in funding through the Golf Ireland Professional Scheme in 2022. The funding for 2022 will be allocated in three tiers, with the top three players receiving an increased amount of €30,000 each and the next three players receiving an increased amount of €25,000 […]

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Sport Ireland Publish Irish Sports Monitor Report for 2021

By Ryan Harmon 29 June 2022

The period of Covid-19 restrictions resulted in significant fluctuations in physical activity among the Irish public. While record levels of activity were measured at one point in 2020, according to Sport Ireland’s latest Irish Sports Monitor published, the level of inactivity had returned to the pre-pandemic level by the end of 2021. The Irish Sports […]

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Sport Ireland and Sporting Pride launch #LetsGetVisible Campaign

By Ryan Harmon 21 June 2022

Sport Ireland and Sporting Pride are pleased once again to launch the 2022 #LetsGetVisible campaign. The campaign aims to recognise and acknowledge the importance of visibility and representation amongst the LGBTQI+ community, specifically in the sport sector. Dr Úna May, Chief Executive of Sport Ireland welcomes the launch of the campaign and

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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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Federation of Irish Sport Host 5th Annual Irish Sport Industry Awards

By Ryan Harmon 23 May 2022

After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Federation of Irish Sport proudly hosted the return of the Irish Sport Industry Awards, in association with Clubforce at Dublin’s Westin Hotel. The event brought together up to 150 key stakeholders from across the sports industry, including government representatives, Sport Ireland, national governing body CEO’s, […]

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Sport Ireland Launch Women in Sport: Analysis & Punditry Training Opportunity

By Ryan Harmon 17 May 2022

Following on from the successful launch in 2021, through its Women in Sport Programme, Sport Ireland is seeking candidates to partake in another round of the initiative that will provide expert training on pre, during, and post sport event analysis and punditry for broadcast (TV, live-streaming, radio). The programme, run in conjunction with training, development, […]