Six Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have been awarded the Sport Ireland Institute Accreditation for Student Athlete Support (ASAS), which recognises good practice in ‘dual career’ support for student athletes. Queens University Belfast, Setanta College, Technological University Dublin, University College Cork, University of Limerick have all been awarded full
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 […]
The Board of Sport Ireland, following approval of the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State Jack Chambers TD have appointed Dr. Una May as its new Chief Executive (CEO). Dr. May was selected following a publicly advertised and extensive recruitment process that included an international […]
Sport Ireland has published the 2021 Irish Sport Monitor Interim Report Q3, which covers the months July-September this year and shows that participation in sport continued to rise throughout the year with numbers approaching pre-pandemic levels. In the third quarter of the year 43% of Irish people over the age of 16 years old took […]
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State for Sport and Gaeltacht Affairs, Jack Chambers T.D, together with Sport Ireland, have announced a funding boost of €80m for the sport sector under two separate support programmes. Some €73.6m in Covid funding is being allocated under five separate […]
On October 19th Government announced Ireland’s plan for the next phase of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A full Return to Sport Guidance Note can be found here: It is envisioned that these measures will remain in place until approximately February 2022. Sporting Organisations should continue to implement strong protocols with regard to training, […]
John Treacy, together with the Board of Sport Ireland, has announced that he is to retire as Chief Executive of Sport Ireland as and from 31st December 2021. John has been Chief Executive of Sport Ireland since its establishment in 2015, having previously served as Chief Executive of the Irish Sports Council from 1999. Chairman […]
The Federation of Irish Sport has welcomed funding for sport and physical activity in Budget 2022. The announcement includes €96.2m in current funding for Sport Ireland, an increase of €4.3m and an increase of Dormant accounts funding from €10m to 12m which will target hard-to-reach communities with innovative projects to promote and sustain participation in […]
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 […]