20X20 Goes Live for Women in Sport
20x20 is a new campaign aimed at creating a measurable cultural shift in the presentation and perception of Women's sport in Ireland. It is a broad-based approach with three key metrics in mind to boost media coverage, attendance at key events and participation each...
JLT Back for Gymnastics Awards
JLT Ireland has signed up for a second year as the headline sponsor for the 2018 National Gymnastics Awards evening on Saturday 17th November. “We are very proud to be back to support the 2018 JLT Gymnastics Ireland National Awards,” said Amanda Harton a Partner at...
Federation Welcomes Detail of 2019 Budget
Ministers for Transport, Tourism & Sport Shane Ross and Brendan Griffin have confirmed that the 13% increase in investment in sport outlined in Budget 2019 includes €6.5 million in additional funding for Sport Ireland, €8.8 million for the new Large Scale Sports...
Swim Silver for Coyne
Dublin’s Niamh Coyne has taken the silver medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games with a time of 1:08.90. Sligo’s Mona McSharry finished just out of the medals in fourth place with a time of 1:08.97. Mona was first to turn...
Budget Increases Welcomed
Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohue has announced a commitment of €126 million to support a range of sporting initiatives in 2019. This represents an increase of just over €14.69 million on the total investment in sport this year. The...
September 2018 LSP Round Up
The Federation of Irish Sport is made up of National Governing Bodies of sport as well as the 26 Local Sports Partnerships that operate around the country working with Local authorities to implement a wide variety of sporting programmes. Each month we carry a round-up...
Celebration of Sport on Campus
Congratulations to everyone who took part in activities surrounding the European Week of Sport over the past seven days and more. The week-long celebration of sport and physical activity culminated in the second Family SportsFest at the Sport Ireland National Indoor...
Getting to Know… JLT
As part of a new monthly feature, we want to know a little more about the organisations and the individuals that support the work of the Federation. This month we sat down with Amanda Harton, Director of JLT and related to some pretty good Caribbean swimmers... ...
Ireland Score Silver at World Games
The Irish Eventing team have made history today (Monday) by winning the team Silver Medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games in North Carolina, USA, and in the process have qualified for the 2020 Toyko Olympics, while Tipperary’s Padraig McCarthy has completed a...
Rowing Gold on the Double
Congratulations to Sanita Puspure who has today been crowned World Champion after winning Gold in the women’s single sculls. Following a week of highly impressive form, Puspure executed yet another dominant performance in the final in Plovdiv this morning, which saw...
Representing Sport in Marine Planning
A new report published today [18 September, 2018] brings together for the first time a clear picture of all activity in Ireland’s seas. The National Marine Planning Framework Baseline Report is a key part of the process of developing Ireland’s first marine spatial...
New Look for Olympics in Ireland
A new name and logo have been unveiled for the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the island of Ireland with a name change from The Olympic Council of Ireland to Olympic Federation of Ireland. A modernised Olympic crest will also be sported by the Team Ireland...
Archived News
Federation Member’s Seminar: Marsh Insurance, ‘Managing Risk in the Sporting Environment’
Federation of Irish Sport launches #GE2020 Manifesto for Sport in Ireland
Today marks the launch of the Federation of Irish Sport General Election 2020 – Manifesto. Our manifesto follows on from our consultation survey with our members in which they highlighted their key concerns and priorities for an incoming government. Chief among those...
Press Release: Alliance for Insurance Reform
Alliance welcomes analysis of general damages Warns that minor reductions will only compound the current crisis The Alliance for Insurance Reform has welcomed the publication by ISME of a 'Fair Book of Quantum' which explores what general damages might look like...
Statement from Federation of Irish Sport on Sport Ireland funding announcement
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...
National Rowing Centre – Corporate Events
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 for Insurance Reform – General Election 2020
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
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...
Federation of Irish Sport announces recipients of ‘Showcase your Sportswomen Live’ fund in partnership with Pundit Arena and supported by Sport Ireland.
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...
Dormant Accounts Funding 2019 Announced
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 succeeds at British Isles Short Mat Championship
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...