Scully Looking Forward to Home Comforts
Irish Paralympian, James Scully, is looking forward to competing for his country in his home pool for the first time ever when he steps onto the starting blocks at the World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships next week. James will be one of the first...
Barr Strikes Bronze as Wonder Week Continues
Thomas Barr created history by winning a brilliant bronze medal in the 400m hurdles in 48.31 seconds at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin last night. Barr became the first Irish male sprinter to win an outdoor European medal in the 84-year history of the...
Gymnastics Aiming for Gold
Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan has qualified in 1st place for the pommel horse final at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow. His score of 15.266 is a personal best and he will now compete in the finals this Sunday 12th August at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. The...
Hockey Sets Nation Alight
What an incredible evening it was as Ireland secured a place in the Women’s Hockey World Cup after a shoot out win over India in London. Everyone at the Federation and across the whole of Irish sport offers heartfelt congratulations to Graham Shaw’s side, to captain...
An Taoiseach Salutes Para Swimmers
The World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships have been officially launched at Government Buildings with An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar playing host to Irish Para Athletes, Ailbhe Kelly and Patrick Flanagan. Councillor Nial Ring, Lord Mayor of Dublin was also in...
Hockey Reaches New Heights
Congratulations to the Irish Women's Hockey team who have qualified with a game to spare for the Quarter Finals of the Women's World Cup in London. Wins over the USA and India, whose combined population is over 2 billion, have propelled the team into the last eight...
Federation AGM at Sport HQ
Following the publication of the new National Sports Strategy, the Federation held its Annual General Meeting at Sport HQ. There was a strong turn out of members to review the year gone by and also to talk of the future now that the National Policy on Sport has been...
Federation Welcomes National Sports Policy
The Federation of Irish Sport is delighted to welcome the publication of Ireland’s first National Sports Policy which sets out the Government’s roadmap for the development of Irish sport over the next ten years from 2018 to 2027. We are pleased that the Policy...
Launch of National Sports Policy
The Government has published its National Policy on Sport which sets a blueprint for what we can aspire to, what we can expect and what we can focus on as those responsible for delivering sport in its many forms over the next decade. It is a long and detailed paper,...
July 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. Starting this month we will...
Euro Excitement On Campus
There was a great sense of shared purpose and excitement at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus this morning as six of our sporting bodies came together to announce their plans and hopes for the European Championships taking place in Glasgow and Berlin between...
Athletics Glory Running Deep
This day last week we wrote about the record-breaking achievements of young Irish athletes at the U18 European Championships. Seven days on and we can say the same of the next level up having secured a best-ever performance at the World U20 Championships in Finland....
Archived News
Minister Ross Opens Sport Ireland Hockey Training Centre
The new state of the art hockey pitch at the Sport Ireland Campus was officially opened by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, providing a welcome boost to Ireland’s national hockey teams ahead of their pivotal Tokyo 2020 qualification matches...
‘Growing Stronger Together’ for CARA National Inclusion Seminar
'Growing stronger together' Date: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 Location: Castleknock Hotel, Dublin Price: €70 Cara in partnership with Sport Ireland are delighted to announce the 2019 National Seminar for Inclusion. The theme for this year’s seminar will be on...
STEELWELD CLAIM GALWAY BAY HOTEL SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Galway Bay Championships proved to be Mid Ulster’s continued dominance of the competition with Steelweld, formerly Cookstown Parochial, claiming the title for the sixth time and retaining it having won it 2018. This time it was far from being an easy passage their...
Federation of Irish Sport and Pundit Arena join forces to bring digital content and streaming services to Irish Sport.
- Pundit Arena the latest addition to Federation’s suite of partnerships working with 107 sporting bodies across Ireland. - Partnership will see the creation of a live-streaming fund for women in sport, supported by Sport Ireland funding. - Visibility, in all codes...
IKA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL TEAM TO LAUNCH TRANSPLANT GAMES IN DUBLIN 2020
PRESS RELEASE 19th October 2019 #LiveLifeGiveLife (PHOTOGRAPHER: Conor McCabe, tel. 085 7057255 – no repro fee) Representatives of 22 nations converged in Dublin this weekend for the...
Federation welcomes investment in Sport in Budget 2020
On behalf of the Federation on Irish Sport CEO Mary O'Connor would like to welcome the 2020 Budget for Sport and Physical Activity and to thank you all for the work that you do. Increased Government investment in Sport and Physical activity is as a result of the...
OSK delve into Budget 2020
A heavy smoker from the midlands who drives long distances in their diesel-powered car and burns through a lot of fossil fuel to keep themselves warm in winter will bear the brunt of Budget 2020. The increase in Carbon Tax will add €1.02 to the cost of 60 litres of...
Kevin O’Brien on his record-breaking century in Oman
MUSCAT – Until yesterday, only 13 cricketers in the world had hit an international century in all three formats of the game. Now it is 14, with Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien adding his name to that list. O’Brien’s scintillating century against Hong Kong was also not only...
History maker McClenaghan secures first ever World Final for Ireland!
7th October 2019: Rhys McClenaghan has qualified to the pommel-horse final at the 2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, the first ever world final for an Irish gymnast. McClenaghan scored a superb 15.200 on pommel yesterday during the first of...
Data Protection Commission updates on Brexit
Following on from previous notices in January 2019, the Data Protection Commission issues an important message on personal data transfers to and from the UK in event of a 'no deal' Brexit. All-Island NGB’s may find this relevant. ...