The Federation of Irish Sport welcomes today’s announcement by Sport Ireland of €36 million in core 2020 funding allocations . This is a significant commitment to ensuring the continued work of NGBs, LSPs and High Performance Departments. The funding which sees a €1m...

Rowing Ireland is now offering companies the unique opportunity to use the National Rowing Centre for meetings and events. The National Rowing Centre is home to Irish Rowing and hosts national and international competitions. The centre serves as the centre of...

Alliance asks political parties where they stand on insurance reform The Alliance for Insurance Reform has sent a letter to every political party asking them where they stand on insurance reform in advance of General Election 2020. The text is as follows: “In advance...

STATEMENT FROM MARY O'CONNOR CEO FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT "The Federation welcomes the announcement of the €77m allocated to major sports projects across the country under the large scale sports capital infrastructure fund (LSSIF) which was announced today, 10th of...

Cycling Ireland, Confederation of Irish Golf, Irish Flying Disc Association, Rowing Ireland and Volleyball Ireland awarded live streaming opportunities for 2020 Visibility is key to growing interest and participation for women in sport.  Today, the Federation of...

Ministers Ross and Griffin announce Dormant Accounts Funding for Sport and Physical Activity Measures Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD, recently announced an investment package of...

Ireland has had a very successful British Isles Short Mat Championship held in Aberdeen. With 11 trophies at stake Ireland came away with 8 of them. Ireland won the Premier team competition and the ‘A’series team competition. They also picked up both singles title...

Cara in partnership with Sport Ireland were delighted to host the 2019 National Seminar for Inclusion. The theme for this year’s seminar will be on ‘Children and Young People with Disabilities’. Over 200 delegates representing 113 different national and international...

The Irish Kidney Association is delighted to be hosting the 11th European Transplant & Dialysis Sports Championships in Dublin from August 2nd-9th (www.etdsc2020.com). With 25 countries and 13 different events it promises to be a true celebration of the gift of...

Mourneabbey were crowned All-Ireland Ladies Senior Club Champions for a second successive year, following a thrilling 2-9 to 0-14 victory over first-time finalists Kilkerrin-Clonberne on Saturday, November 23. The Cork and Munster Champions needed a superb late point...

MUNSTER RUGBY’S ENDA LYNCH APPOINTED TO BOARD OF FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT 26th November2019: The Federation of Irish Sport is delighted to announce that Enda Lynch, Head of Enterprise with Munster Rugby has been appointed an Independent Director of the...