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...
Sport Boost from Education Spend
Sport is set to be a big winner in the new round of Education funding announced this morning by an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Ministers for Education Richard Bruton and Mary Mitchell. It will though take some time to materialise. The education element of the...
Five Asks of the 2019 Budget
The Federation has made a pre-budget submission to Government outlining five clear and concise asks as they consider spending plans for 2019 and beyond. These include a ‘significant increase’ in current funding for National Governing Bodies and Local Sports...
Basketball Expands Again for New Season
The new Basketball season was launched in Dublin yesterday. Participation across the country has now risen to 49 teams across four divisions, a rise from 42 that took part last year. Reigning Hula Hoops National Cup Champions Templeogue head five teams from Dublin in...
Reynolds New Chair at Horse Sport Ireland
Joe Reynolds has been announced this morning as the new Chairman of Horse Sport Ireland Reynolds succeeds Jim Beecher who has held the role on an interim basis since 2017. He is a successful businessman, sport horse breeder and racehorse owner and has been a member of...
Sport Centre Stage on Late Late
Sport takes centre stage on the seasonal return of the Late Late Show on RTÉ TV tonight. The Irish Senior Women’s Hockey Team will be chatting about their stunning success when they made history becoming the first Irish sporting team to reach a World Cup final; the...
White Scores Triathlon Silver
Russell White has equaled the best ever finish by an Irish athlete in a World Cup triathlon and become just the third Irish athlete to stand on a World Cup podium.
August 2018 LSP Round Up
Each month we c.arry a round-up featuring some of the many activities that are taking place around the country
Sports Capital Programme for 2018 Launched
The Federation welcomes the confirmation today of details surrounding the 2018 Sports capital Programme.
Archived News
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...
CARA 2019 National Seminar for Inclusion
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...
Cycling Ireland Annual Award Winners
Sam Bennett won the International Performance of the Year at the Cycling Ireland Annual Awards for the second consecutive year on Saturday night. The Cycling Ireland Awards Evening saw members of the cycling community recognised in 13 categories, both participants and...
The 11th European Transplant & Dialysis Sports Championships
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...
All Ireland Ladies Senior, Inter & Junior Club Championship Finals
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
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...
Alliance for Insurance Reform welcomes “small steps” towards reform but describes progress as “unbearably slow”
Alliance for Insurance Reform welcomes “small steps” towards reform but describes progress as "unbearably slow" Lack of timeline for Judicial Council reform and lack of resources for Garda Fraud Unit are deeply disappointing The Alliance for Insurance Reform has...
Marine Spacial Planning Update
The launch of the Draft National Maritime Planning Framework (NMPF), by Minister Damien English from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government took place on Tuesday November 12th. This draft is Ireland's first complete marine spatial planning document...
Volunteers in Sport Winners honoured in Farmleigh House
Volunteers from all 32 counties honoured at Volunteers in Sport Awards (Photos at end of Press Release) Awards celebrate the 450,000 volunteers contributing to sport in clubs and communities across Ireland Swim Ireland’s Mary Dunne receives ‘outstanding contribution’...