21st August 2020: COVID-19 Clarifications and Updated Guidelines – Sport Ireland
Guideline: Sporting events and matches can continue to take place behind closed doors A behind closed doors event can include: ‘Any individual involved in the participation, running, delivery, and broadcasting (if relevant) of the event’. The 6 indoor...
Revenue Employer Notice – Wage Subsidy Schemes
Revenue have issued Employer notices on the operation of the Wage Subsidy Schemes, TWSS and EWSS, to participating TWSS employers this week. The details are as follows: Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS): The TWSS Scheme, which provided significant supports to...
18th August: COVID-19 and new public health guidance for sport
Please see the most up to date information on sport and physical activity as they relate to Covid19. We appreciate this is difficult and challenging setback for all bodies, however public health is paramount. Thank you all for your work and cooperation in these...
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...
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Read the latest blog post from Leman Solicitors on the legal challenge of concussion in Sport
Rugby’s moment of reckoning is here. 6 years after the NFL agreed a €765 million settlement for a concussion-related lawsuit, a “test group” of 8 former rugby players is suing rugby’s governing bodies for the effects of repeated concussion. Irish players may be...
Leman Solicitors now offering Company Secretary Services for FIS members
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Baton Twirlers adapting to the great outdoors
Baton twirling is not a sport that you will typically find outdoors. It relies on good and consistent lighting, a hard wood floor and enough heat to stop fingers from feeling numb when twirling a baton! But where there is a will, there is a way and Northern Star...
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...