Paddle Day 2020
During this exceptional year we’ve been having there have been very limited opportunities to host events, with this in mind we were extremely lucky to be able to hold the #BeActive Paddle Day, a nationwide participation focussed event to get people out on the water...
MarathonKids in its 6th year
35 Fingal schools and over 3,500 5th & 6th class students will complete 26.2 miles over 8 weeks, training 4 times a week in school. This is the 6th year of this programme, which sees over 10,000 students from across Dublin complete the programme Last Wednesday...
IWA Sport 21-day walk/ push challenge
The successful and enjoyable 21 Day walk/push challenge saw over 100 registrations take part. IWA Sport partnered with Get Ireland Walking with the aim to turn members leisurely walks or pushes into a habit in three weeks. Kicking off the month of November with a...
Keep Well: let’s Get Ireland Walking into 2021 – encourage people to walk for 30 minutes every day for three weeks
The Keep Well campaign is aimed at showing people of all ages how we can mind our own physical and mental health and wellbeing by adding healthy and helpful habits to our daily and weekly routine. Sport Ireland, Get Ireland Walking and Healthy Ireland are encouraging...
Alliance welcomes declaration of intent on insurance reform
Calls on Government to speed up the process The Alliance for Insurance Reform has welcomed the Government’s ‘Action Plan for Insurance Reform’ (published today by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment’s Sub-Group on Insurance Reform), while...
Swim Ireland Launch Affinity Programme with FBD Insurance
Swim Ireland today launches a new affinity programme for their members and employees in partnership with FBD Insurance. This new programme will provide Swim Ireland members with the opportunity to avail of preferential rates and discounts on car and home insurance...
Alliance for Insurance Reform meets Minister responsible for PIAB
Calls for urgent and radical reform to strengthen the Board’s role The Alliance for Insurance Reform today met Minister of State Robert Troy, the Minister whose delegated responsibilities include the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB); and expressed its alarm...
Olympic Champion set for Volleyball Talk
Three time Gold Medallist Kerri Walsh Jennings is the latest guest on Volleyball Ireland’s Inspiring Players Series Volleyball Ireland are delighted to announce that the next guest on our Inspiring Players Series is Kerri Walsh Jennings – unarguably the greatest beach...
Volleyball Ireland Putting the Sport Front & Centre with new Brand launch
Volleyball Ireland has revealed a new logo, brand identity and website that represents a break from traditional sporting body branding. The VLY. Concept puts Volleyball itself, rather than the administrative body that governs it, to the forefront. Using an...
Fingal Sports Office – Women in Sport Coaching Series
Fingal Sports Office and the Tyrrelstown/Mulhuddart Community Sports Hub presents the first Live Online Session in Fingal’s Women in Sport Coaching Series Thursday 26th of November at 7 p.m. The first guest coach is Suzanne Maguire, Irish International Basketballer...
Shane Ryan Cruises to Another Irish Record in Budapest
Shane Ryan swam a second Irish Senior Record in as many days as he cruised to a new national standard in the 100m Backstroke on the second day of Match 3 at the International Swimming League in Budapest, Hungary. Ryan, who had broken the 100m Butterfly Irish Record...
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Alliance for Insurance Reform reacts with dismay to judicial guidelines
Calls on Government to intervene immediately and do the right thing The Alliance for Insurance Reform has reacted with dismay to the new Personal Injuries Guidelines published today by the Judicial Council and has called on the Government to immediately intervene to...
TRUST Ireland – Photo, Video, and caption competition celebrating human rights in and through sport.
With Funding from IHREC, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the UNESCO Chair at MTU and key sports stakeholders in Ireland namely the Federation of Irish Sport, Sport Ireland, the GAA, Sport Against Racism Ireland and the Central Statistics Office have...
FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT EXPLORED INNOVATION, THE FUTURE OF WORK AND THE POWER OF SPORT WITH EU COMMISSIONER MARIYA GABRIEL AND MINISTER JACK CHAMBERS AT MEMBER FORUM.
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, Sport and Youth delivered the keynote address to Federation of Irish Sport members at today’s CEO/Manager forum. Minister Jack Chambers spoke of the power of collaboration, innovation and...
DANNY MANSERGH OF MERCER MARSH BENEFITS CONFIRMED AS FINAL SPEAKER FOR FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT MEMBER FORUM.
Danny Mansergh is Career and Health lead at Mercer Marsh Benefits and will deliver an insight into the future of work in his presentation titled ‘The post Covid-19 workplace – challenge or opportunity?’ The CEO/Manager briefing will also provide updates to members on...
STATEMENT FROM FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNMENT’S LIVING WITH COVID PLAN
The Federation of Irish Sport recognises the need for continued focus on public health measures and fully appreciates the seriousness of the situation since December. However, we are concerned on how little detail was available on the reopening of sport and physical...
A brave leap for NCGC and Twisters clubs to a new facility!
NCGC and Twisters Elite are gymnastics and cheer programs based in Swords Dublin. They have always known that Gymnastics and Cheer is ‘More Than a Sport’ and the current climate has emphasized even more what a huge part it plays in the growth and development of young...
Check out the latest ‘Staying Active’ initiative from the IWA Sport!
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...
Canoeing Ireland launch Coach Connect
Monday the 8th of February saw the much-awaited launch of ‘Coach Connect’. The first edition, entitled ‘I am a coach’, was the first step to creating a nationwide community of coaches in paddlesports throughout Ireland. The overarching objective is simple: “Coaching...
Women to the fore for World Table Tennis Day
On Tuesday the 6th of April it is World Table Tennis Day. We at Table Tennis Ireland are celebrating World Table Tennis Day with a Women in Sport event, which will be done at home and virtually due to the global pandemic Covid-19. This event will be a fun filled day...
Bike Like Me campaign
Bike Like Me is Cycling Ireland’s overarching campaign to inspire more women and girls to discover cycling and feel confident on their bikes. The campaign aligns with Sport Ireland’s Policy on Women in Sport which intends to address four target areas- Active...