FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT HONOURS IRELAND’S SPORTING VOLUNTEERS
Pictured above: FIS Chairperson Clare McGrath, FIS CEO Mary O'Connor, Martin Casey (Co. Limerick & Outstanding Achievement of the Year Award), FIS Board Member Graham Russell, Head of Louth Sport and member of the adjudication panel. The Federation of Irish Sport...
Celebrating Local Champions of Irish Sport: Volunteers in Sport Awards Honour 35 Exceptional Volunteers Nationwide
35 volunteers to be honoured, €200 donation to each recipient’s local club Every week, 460,000 volunteers dedicate their time to support 1.47 million club members Economic contribution of volunteers in sport valued at €1.5 billion annually Brought to you by: The...
Ministers O’Donovan and McConalogue pay tribute to Thomas Barr
Photo credit: Athletics Ireland The Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, and the Minister of State for Sport, Charlie McConalogue TD, have today paid tribute to Thomas Barr, triple Olympian and European medallist, who has...
Office of the Revenue Commissioners Highlight Key Provisions for Sport in the Finance Act and Department of Sport Outline Top Priorities Under New Sports Action Plan (2024-2027)
29 January 2025; In attendance are, from left, Principal Officer, Sports Policy and National Sports Campus Unit at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, Micheál Ó Conaire, Federation of Irish Sport CEO Mary O'Connor and Principal Officer,...
The Federation and the Crowne Plaza Hotel Blanchardstown Renew Official Partnership for 2025
Federation of Irish Sport and the Crowne Plaza Hotel Blanchardstown Renew Official Partnership for 2025 Crowne Plaza Hotel Blanchardstown is the host venue for the: 2025 Annual Leaders Forum ‘Informing & Empowering Leaders & Decision Makers in Sport’ in...
Alliance for Insurance Reform react to publication of Injuries Resolution Board’s report on ‘Public Liability Accidents’
“In recent years the only thing increasing faster than public liability premiums has been insurer profits, and today’s report shows that this was happening against a backdrop of significantly reducing public liability claims across whole sectors of our economy. It is...
2024 FIS Year in Review
Launch of Research on Gender Equality in Media Representation of Sport in Ireland
The Federation of Irish Sport and Maynooth University Launch Research on Gender Equality in Media Representation of Sport in Ireland Federation of Irish Sport collaborate with Maynooth University on research report Funded by Sport Ireland research grant scheme Report...
Calling all sports clubs and communities!
Nominate Your Local Club Volunteer and Be In with a Chance to Win €200 for Your Club Calling all sports clubs and communities! Do you have a dedicated volunteer who goes above and beyond to make sport happen in your area? Now’s your chance to celebrate their...
Olympian Sarah Lavin champions the launch of the Federation of Irish Sport 2024 Volunteers in Sport Awards
Pictured above: Mary O'Connor CEO Federation of Irish Sport, Olympian Sarah Lavin, Phelim Mackin Coordinator Limerick Sports Partnership Double Olympic hurdler Sarah Lavin was on hand to lend her voice to the launch of the 2024 Volunteers in Sport Awards, a national...
New Sports Action Plan 2024-2027 published today
• New Plan designed to progress the National Sports Policy • Enhanced focus on disability in sport, local sports plans, the volunteer sector and narrowing the gender participation gap • Publication follows landmark Budget 2025 which doubled sports funding compared to...
2into3 LSSIF Clients Secure €43 Million in Funding
Partners of the Federation 2into3 were successful in securing funding worth €43million for 13 clients. A massive congratulations to their clients on their success in LSSIF 2024 grant allocations. A total of 13 clients were successful in this funding round and received...