American Football Ireland Excited with New Partnership Agreement
American Football Ireland (AFI) are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership between AFI and the internationally renowned, Hope Through Football Foundation. Founded by NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Winner Rod Woodson, Hope Through Football is a non-profit...
Healthy Ireland Update
Healthy Ireland and sponsorship of Operation Transformation The ‘Keep Well’ cross-Government community resilience campaign co-ordinated by Healthy Ireland and funded by Sláintecare is sponsoring Operation Transformation this year. The remaining programmes will go out...
FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT TO WELCOME EU COMMISSIONER MARIYA GABRIEL TO UPCOMING MEMBER FORUM
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, Sport and Youth will deliver the keynote address to Federation of Irish Sport members at their upcoming CEO/Manager forum. The briefing will also provide updates to members on the work of the...
Rowing Ireland and Sanity System Partnership
12th February 2021 Rowing Ireland is delighted to announce a new partnership with Sanity System (www.sanitysystem.ie) as the official sanitisation solution for the Irish Rowing Team. Sanity System is an air and surface Sanitisation system proven to eliminate COVID-19...
New Judicial Guidelines set to be out of date before they are adopted Alliance calls on Judiciary to ensure huge whiplash reductions in England & Wales are factored into calculations
The Alliance for Insurance Reform has expressed serious concerns regarding the validity of the Judicial Personal Injuries Guidelines due to be adopted on February 20th in light of reforms due to be put in place in England & Wales this May. Peter Boland,...
Clubforce to create 20 new jobs in technology for sport in 2021
Clubforce, the Galway-based sports participation software company, today announces plans to double its workforce following a €2.5m investment in the business. This expanded workforce of 40 members of staff will be spread between its Galway and UK offices and will...
Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) to be broadcast on TG4
TG4 have announced that the station will broadcast weekly matches and highlights from the upcoming Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) season. The NAB AFL Women’s Competition begins on the last weekend of January with fourteen teams battling it out over twelve...
Alliance welcomes report of Report of the SME Taskforce
Says we now have 19 State reports which highlight the need for urgent insurance reform The Alliance for Insurance Reform has welcomed the publication of the Government’s Report of the SME Taskforce: SME and Entrepreneurship Growth Plan. Key insurance-related...
Alliance calls on Judiciary to reduce damages for minor injuries by 80%
As the Judicial Council prepares Personal Injuries Guidelines to replace the Book of Quantum, the Alliance for Insurance Reform has called on the judiciary to have regard to the common good in their deliberations and reduce awards for minor personal injuries by 80%....
An inspirational week of awards comes to a close!
Last week saw three evenings of celebration honouring our fantastic sporting volunteers. The Volunteers in Sport Awards supported by EBS culminated on Thursday evening after three inspirational ceremonies. We congratulate all winners and the many thousands of...
Free webinar: Partnership building for EU projects with The Wheel
There is a Partnership Building For EU Projects webinar being organised by The Wheel Organisation. This event will be of interest to sporting bodies interested in developing EU funded projects for sport in 2021. Date: 28th Jan 2021 Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm Cost: Free...
DEDICATED TO THE DEDICATED: VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL 32 COUNTIES HONOURED AT THE 2020 FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT VOLUNTEERS IN SPORT AWARDS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY EBS
Basketball’s Anne McHale receives Outstanding Achievement Award, with Pat Hooper (RIP) and Daingean GAA honoured with Special Recognition Awards JANUARY 11th, 2021: Volunteers from a host of sports from across the 32 counties of Ireland will be honoured this week at...
Archived News
New Online Events from Clann Credo – Community Loan Finance
Clann Credo’s hugely successful series of online events – Changing Landscapes – is back with two new events! These free online events focus on new opportunities for local sports clubs and community groups arising from the huge increase in remote working and working...
FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT ANNOUNCE INNOVATION EVENING PANEL MEMBERS FOR UPCOMING IRISH SPORT INDUSTRY INNOVATION SERIES
Today, the Federation of Irish Sport announced the Innovation night panel members as part of the upcoming Irish Sport Industry Innovation Series. The panel, which will focus on embracing digital transformation in the sport and physical activity sector, rounds off the...
Women in Sport webinar – “She…inspires & belongs in sport”
Meath Local Sports Partnership has unveiled our line-up of excellent speakers for our upcoming Women in Sport webinar on Thursday April 15th @ 7.30pm. Speakers include: Nora Stapleton – Women in Sport lead with Sport Ireland & ex Irish rugby international Liam...
IWA Sport launch The Staying Active Initiative
IWA Sport have launched The Staying Active Initiative which involves several online and virtual programmes. These programmes allow IWA-Sport to stay engage with their members in a meaningful capacity. This initiative aims to support health & wellbeing of the...
Mayo Day 2021 Womens Virtual 10K – Complete your 10K from the 1st – 3rd May 2021
Organisers Mayo Sports Partnership are delighted to announce that registrations are now open for the Mayo Day 2021 Womens Virtual 10K event. The hugely successful Mayo.ie Western People West of Ireland Womens Mini Marathon which physically took place on the May Bank...
Get involved! Activities with Meath Local Sport Partnership
Sport Ireland Coaching Children Workshop This course is for coaches of any sport! Coaches will complete online theory work in their own time, workshops via zoom (x2 evenings a week) and practical session at the end of the programme. All of this is done in through a...
Cara update – Support for NGBs
Building a strong foundation for inclusion by supporting and empowering National Governing Bodies of Sport in Ireland to provide positive and meaningful opportunities for people with disabilities to engage, sustain and excel in their participation in Sport and...
Irish Women in Sport Leadership Programme Reaches Milestone 100 Participants
One hundred women from twenty-four National Governing Bodies and four Local Sports Partnerships have now completed a Women in Sport Leadership Programme with consultants Lisa Clancy and Sarah O’Shea. Initiated and facilitated by Swim Ireland, and funded through Sport...
Crowne Plaza Update
The Federation is pleased to pass on the below information from our partners, Crowne Plaza Blanchardstown. While it has been a challenging and uncertain 12 months for us all we hope to see brighter days ahead. While we fully understand that current circumstances have...
FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT ANNOUNCE HOSTS OF UPCOMING IRISH SPORT INDUSTRY INNOVATION SERIES
Today, the Federation of Irish Sport announced the first of the participants of the upcoming Irish Sport Industry Innovation Series in the form of three hosts. The evenings will be facilitated by Rob Hartnett, Declan Conroy, and Trev Keane – each of whom will MC their...