Road Bowling – Have Your Say
Bowl playing, also known as road bowling or road bowls, is a competitive game which is unique in its history. It is a game of skill, tradition, and style which has been enjoyed through the cultural changes of passing generations. Bol Chumann na hEireann, the Road...
Federation of Irish Sport launch board recruitment service supported by Sport Ireland
EBS AND THE FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT LAUNCH 2020 VOLUNTEERS IN SPORT AWARDS
DEDICATED TO THE DEDICATED: EBS AND THE FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT LAUNCH 2020 VOLUNTEERS IN SPORT AWARDS Link to imagery: https://we.tl/t-YyUwHN81ws EBS Mortgage Masters and the Federation of Irish Sport to hero the volunteers who are the backbone of...
Federation of Irish Sport AGM 2020
The Federation of Irish Sport held its AGM on Wednesday, 29th July 2020 via Zoom Webinar. Please note that the following have been appointed to the Federation board Claire McGrath, Water Safety Ireland succeeds Roddy Guiney as Chairperson Sinead McNulty CEO of the...
Autobiography by Clare Sheridan, Irish climbing legend!
Mountaineering Ireland Uncoiling the Ropes will be of great interest to many MI members as Clare's story spans over half a century of Irish mountaineering history. As a child she fell under the spell of wild Irish landscapes and went on to become a regular hill walker...
IRISH SPORT INDUSTRY AWARDS DEFERRED TO 2021
The Irish Sport Industry Awards have officially been deferred until 2021. The ceremony, which recognises the valuable contribution of sport to the Irish economy each year, was due to be held in April 2020 but due to COVID-19 and public health guidelines the ceremony...
Limerick to host World Archery Championships 2023
Wednesday 8 July 2020: World Archery (WA) has awarded the World Archery Youth Championships (WAYC) 2023 to Limerick. The decision will see in excess of 500 young athletes competing in the city for the title of World Youth Champion. The event will bring an ...
STATEMENT FROM THE FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT IN RELATION TO THE €70 MILLION FUND ANNOUNCED FOR IRISH SPORT TODAY
Federation of Irish Sport welcomes Resilience Fund for Sport for the survival and reignition of sport organisations nationwide Issued on behalf of our members, the 81 National Governing Bodies and 29 Local Sports Partnerships that organise sport and physical activity...
Ministers announce COVID-19 funding support for the sport sector
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, and the Minister with responsibility for tourism and sport, Brendan Griffin, today (Friday 19 June) announced that a funding package of up €70 million has been approved by Government to support the sport...
Sporting bodies launch Global Design Challenge for Sport and Physical Activity during and after Covid-19
Ireland’s leading sporting organisations have come together with global partners including the International Sport and Culture Organisation (ISCA), The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA), TACTHUB, APO Group, The Rugby Site, Sport for Life Canada, PHE...
Future Ticketing – on hand for capacity management, contact tracing and timed entry for your event or activity!
For more information on how Future Ticketing can help you get your event or activity running post-Coronavirus contact Ronan Burns on...
Alliance welcomes focus on insurance reform in programme for government document
Calls on incoming government, judiciary and Garda Commissioner to move swiftly The Alliance for Insurance Reform has welcomed the clear focus on insurance reform in the Programme for Government document now in circulation, but has urged a real sense of urgency from...
Archived News
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...