May ‘Investec 20×20 Media Awards’ winner announced
Release date: Thursday 13th June 2019 May ‘Investec 20x20 Media Awards’ winner announced Freelancer Brendan Coffey wins the monthly Investec 20x20 Media Award with feature on the rise of an exciting talent in Irish motorsport Brendan Coffey is the Investec 20x20...
Ireland Take Bronze in Bettystown Sunshine
Bettystown, Ireland, June 2ns 2019 Ireland Take Bronze in Bettystown Sunshine Ireland reached the silver match in the CEV Continental Cup in Bettystown, Ireland. The Irish due of O’Regan and Kaczmarek lost 21-12, 21-18 in a competitive encounter against Sotland’s top...
The Good Times Roll – celebrating a successful year with Rebel Wheelers Basketball
What a year it’s been for Rebel Wheelers Basketball. Saying the wheelchair basketball wing of the multi sports club has lots to celebrate is something of an understatement. In only its second year under the Rebel Wheelers banner, the former Fr Mathews crew progressed...
Federation facilitates Sport Dispute Education Seminar in partnership with SDSI
On Tuesday 28th of May, the Federation of Irish Sport facilitated an education workshop with Sport Dispute Solutions Ireland. The seminar, titled ‘An education seminar on Sport Disciplinary Procedures and Appeal processes’, provided a welcome refresh of the importance...
iCoachKids International Conference “Child Centred Coaching” Hosted By Sport Ireland Coaching
3rd iCoachKids International Conference “Child Centred Coaching” University of Limerick June 14th and 15th 2019 Hosted By Sport Ireland Coaching The event will be the 3rd conference of this 36-month project co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European...
Federation of Irish Sport Annual Conference one of inspiration, story telling and knowledge sharing
May 23rd saw the Federation of Irish Sport host its Annual Conference in Dublin City University. The 2019 theme was Sport - the most inclusive community of all? The day saw speakers covering topics including women in sport, disability, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and...
ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Schedule and speakers confirmed
The final schedule and conference line up has been confirmed for our fast approaching Annual Conference. We are delighted to welcome such a breadth of expert speakers to the stage in DCU on May 23rd. Full speakers line up and schedule below [pdf-embedder...
Gareth Thomas announced as part of a fantastic annual conference line up!!
The Federation are delighted to announce Gareth Thomas, former Welsh professional rugby player, will be joining us as a guest speaker at our Annual Conference. The conference takes place on May 23rd in DCU, we will be discussing the question ‘Sport – the most...
‘IF SHE CAN’T SEE IT, SHE CAN’T BE IT’, the latest initiative from 20×20 calls on the public to “Hero Your Hero”
20x20 AMBASSADOR, LOUISE QUINN HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF FEMALE SPORTING ROLE MODELS AND CALLS ON THE PUBLIC TO HERO THEIR HERO ‘IF SHE CAN’T SEE IT, SHE CAN’T BE IT’, the latest initiative from 20x20 calls on the public to “Hero Your Hero” Dublin, 9th May 2019:...
20×20 calls on the public to “Hero Your Hero”
WATCH: Louise Quinn 20X20 “Just One” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DAr0bZQkaA&feature=youtu.be 20x20 AMBASSADOR, LOUISE QUINN HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF FEMALE SPORTING ROLE MODELS AND CALLS ON THE PUBLIC TO HERO THEIR HERO ‘IF SHE CAN’T SEE IT, SHE CAN’T...
Great Day for Cricket Ireland
7th May marked a day full of exciting news for Cricket Ireland. First-Ever Part-Time Contracts The governing body unveiled the recipients of the first-ever part-time professional contracts for women cricketers in Ireland. The recipients of the six contracts are Laura...
Irish Volleyball Team Announced
Volleyball Ireland has announced an 11 Woman squad to compete in the Confederation de Europeene Volleyball (CEV) Small Countries Zone Championships in Luxembourg next week. The squad features no less than six players from UCD Volleyball Club, as well as...
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Ireland Staying Active During COVID-19 Restrictions – Sport Ireland Research
Additional 500,000 regular walkers; 450,000 runners; 220,000 cyclists Percentage of inactive adults drops 8% from same period in 2019 Active adults report significantly higher levels of self-rated physical health compared to inactive adults. Irish people are partaking...
29/4/2020 – Government Briefing – COVID19
Link to #inthistogether campaign for people to Stay Connected, Stay Active and Stay Mentally Well during COVID-19 launched by the Taoiseach on Friday 24 April 2020...
COVID-19: Irish Examiner and Federation CEO Series – Mary O’Connor, CEO Federation of Irish Sport
Sport is central to the Irish story; we revel in it so much so that for many it’s essential to our very existence, part of our DNA. We want to enjoy it, be excited by it, entertained by it, educated by it, and simply just to be part of it, writes Mary O'Connor Like...
Clubs in Focus – Impact of COVID 19
The information below has been compiled from responses to our request for club input and gives a snapshot into the challenges facing your clubs. [pdf-embedder url="https://www.irishsport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FINAL-CLUB-Covid-Info.pdf" title="FINAL CLUB –...
Special Edition FIS COVID-19 Newsletter (3rd Ed)
'With the right support, there is nothing we cannot achieve together' Dear Member, We hope that you are well and safe as we conclude another week of national COVID-19 mitigation and are learning to adapt to this new environment. Throughout the last two weeks we have...
Federation asks for Sport and Physical Activity to Minister Brendan Griffin
Federation of Irish Sport asks on behalf of our members: The establishment of a sport and recreation sector working group Provision of a government led funding injection package through Sport Ireland for NGB’s or funding to stimulate activity post Covid19 emergency...
EOC EU Paper on Sport
COVID-19 Health and Well-being supports
Cocooning video We have added a video explaining cocooning which can be easily shared to our video resources. 15 minute of daily activity and fitness - running daily In support of people cocooning at this time, RTE has launched a 15 minute programme to help older...
Clarifications re: Mass Gatherings of >5000
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has provided the Federation with some important clarifications re: Mass Gatherings of >5000 The Government statement concerning mass gatherings applies only to those events which require a licence from the relevant...
Volleyball Ireland delivers first Online Camp
Ireland’s first online sports camp – delivered by Volleyball Ireland saw over 130 kids take part in a 3 day education and activity bonanza, that featured world class speakers from across the sports industry. Delivered through Zoom Webinars the camp engaged kids and...