Federation of Irish Sport Conference 2015- Kingsley Aikins presentation
Federation of Irish Sport Annual Conference 2015: Ideas Wall
We asked three questions during the annual conference and created an ideas wall. Some general themes are summarised below: Question 1: We say sport contributes to Health, Economy, Education, Community and Ireland's reputation. Are these too many, too few or just...
Federation of Irish Sport Annual Conference 2015- List of Partners, Exhibitors and Supporters.
Partners: Coca-Cola Thank You Fund- Will distribute €125,000 in five grants of €25,000 in 2015. These grants will provide major funding for sport and activity programmes taking an innovative approach to getting localcommunities moving....
Federation of Irish Sport Annual Conference 2015- Speech by Minister Paschal Donohoe TD
Good afternoon everybody. I am delighted to join you today for the third Federation of Irish Sport Annual Conference. I have met many of you since my appointment last year and I hope to get the opportunity to talk to more of you today and over the coming months. I am...
Horse Sport Ireland- Jumping in the City
Jumping in the City is a exciting brand new initiative which brings show jumping to Limerick Greyhound Stadium Friday 5th of June, Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium in Cork on Friday, 12th June and Shelbourne Greyhound Stadium in Dublin on June 26th. Top percussion...
Irish Amateur Boxing Association Delivers Knock Out Punch With New Loyalty Card Initiative!
London Olympian Boxers and current National Senior Elite Champions, Darren O’ Neill and Adam Nolan were on hand to help launch the new IABA loyalty card programme today at the National Stadium, which has been the home of Irish Boxing since 1939. The programme...
Coca-Cola Thank You Fund has been launched for 2015
We are delighted to let you know that the Coca‑Cola Thank You Fund has just been launched for 2015. The Fund is helping people to become more active, more often by providing €125,000 in major funding for new ideas to get local communities moving. The five grants of...
Federation of Irish Sport Conference 2015- Image Gallery
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IAFA- First game with 2 x women officials
IAFA makes Irish sporting history - first ever national level mens game with two female officials. American football officials, Carla Nico and Kelly Dwyer made history last Sunday, when for the first time ever in Irish sport, a mens’ national league game in a field...
2015 World Taekwondo Championships – Chelyabinsk Russia
2015 World Taekwondo Championships - Chelyabinsk Russia The Irish Taekwondo Union were represented at the World Taekwondo Federation [WTF] World Championships by 5 players who competed from 12-18th May at the Tractor Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia. Local athlete &...
MARS Milk Play Fund
The MARS Milk Play Fund has now been officially launched. Through the Fund, there will be 49 cash rewards donated over a five month period to sports individuals, projects and clubs. Each week, two deserving applicants will be selected to receive a donation of €300....
Active Schools Week (ASW) 27th April-1st May 2015 launched
The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, launched Active Schools Week (ASW) 2015 on 20th April 2015 in Our Lady's National School Adare Co. Limerick, supported by the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar. Jointly sponsored by the Department of Education...
Archived News
The Federation of Irish Sport pleased to welcome funding distribution announced by Sport Ireland today
The Federation of Irish Sport is pleased to welcome the Sport Ireland confirmation of the allocation of increased funding which was originally announced for Budget 2019. The announcement and confirmation of funding distribution is an important first step towards...
Federation to Partner with UEFA on Major Sports Conference
UEFA Experts to share learnings across many aspects of developing a successful sport Topics include digital engagement, participation, sponsorship, strategic communications and the growth of women's sport Federation urges all National Governing Bodies, Local Sports...
Volleyball Ireland are Raising the Game with their new Strategic Plan
Volleyball Ireland has launched a new strategic plan. Raising the Game maps out the vision, mission and strategic objectives that will guide the development of Volleyball in Ireland over the next four years. The overarching vision is to create a vibrant volleyball...
Federation of Irish Sport host Large Scale Sports Infrastructure fund information session
The Federation were pleased to host representatives of the Department of Tourism, Transport and Sport at a sold out briefing session on the 22nd of January. The topic of the day was the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund which is making €100million available for...
New Look for Sport Dispute Resolution Body
The new look Sport Dispute Solutions Ireland was launched yesterday at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus by Minister of State Brendan Griffin in front of a strong turnout of sports administrators. The new body replaces Just Sport Ireland which was set up in...
Irish Volleyballers Create History by winning first ever Junior International Match
The Ireland u16s Girls Volleyball Team created history at the European Championships Qualifying stage yesterday (Sunday Jan 6th). The girls in green beat Iceland to claim 5th place and become the first Irish Junior Volleyball team to win an International Match. Led by...
Cricket to Offer Pro Contracts to Women Players in 2019
The Board of Cricket Ireland has endorsed the provision of Irish cricket’s first women’s senior playing contracts, after a recommendation was accepted at its recent Board Meeting held at Ballymascanlon House Hotel on 12 December 2018. Warren Deutrom, Chief Executive...
Ireland to Host Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualifier
Ireland is to stage the first Round of the 2019 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup, one of the major international events in the sport and a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The prestigious event will be held over the June Bank Holiday at...
Call for Input on Volunteer Strategy
Sport is a huge part of volunteering in Ireland and Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Mr. Sean Canney, TD, has launched a Call for Input Paper on Volunteering. This paper is the first step in developing a national volunteering...
New Hockey Pitch for Campus
A new state of the art hockey pitch will be laid at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus, providing a welcome boost to Ireland’s national hockey teams as they go in search of Tokyo 2020 qualification. Today’s announcement comes on the back of recent strong...