Player Profile: Interview with David Harte, Irish Hockey Goalkeeper
Q1. What is your daily routine when you are training? It all depends on the day. Some days have early mornings with 2 sessions others one in the evening. As well as pitch sessions there are gym and running sessions too so daily routnes are tailored to suit the...
Minister Ring Announces €19.6M Investment For Irish Sport
Minister of State for Sport, Michael Ring T.D., announced on Wednesday an investment package of €19.6m from the Irish Sports Council into the National Governing Bodies of Sport in Ireland. This is almost €1million more than the equivalent figure for 2014. This...
Update: Rates for Sports Clubs, Valuation (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2012
Following on from the announcement that government were bringing forward a Bill for the rating of sports clubs only with regard to the commercial part of the club, below is an update regarding its progress- The Valuation Act, 2001 is the legislation which governs the...
NGB of the Month: Triathlon Ireland
About Triathlon Ireland Triathlon Ireland is the National Governing Body and operates on an All Ireland basis being supported by the Irish Sports Council and Sport Northern Ireland. The first triathlon in Ireland was held in Skerries in 1983. The race...
LSP Profile: South Tipperary Sports Partnership
Background South Tipperary Sports Partnership was established in 2007 as part of the Irish Sports Council’s (ISC) Local Sports Partnership national initiative. The purpose of the Sports Partnership is to promote a co-ordinated...
Swim for a Mile 2015 launched
Swim Ireland today announced details of its annual ‘Swim for a Mile Challenge’. The project, which was initiated in 2014, will challenge members of the public to compete in national events to swim a mile. Swim Ireland will provide a free training programme, support,...
Interview: Dave Kearney – Irish Rugby
The Federation recently caught up with Leinster and Ireland rugby star Dave Kearney ahead of the 6 Nations. The Louth Native talks prized possessions, ideal dinner guests and what he wanted to be as a kid! Find out all below in this months athlete interview........
Ireland set to join top tier of ODI Cricket
The ICC Board approved that Ireland will join the 10 Full Members in a rankings-based qualification system for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 As a result, Ireland will no longer participate in the ICC World Cricket League, but will continue to play in the four-day,...
Good Governance: European Commission funded projects to assist sporting bodies in improving their governance
From 2011-2014 the EC funded eight projects to help strengthen the organisation of sport in Europe, one of which was the Better Boards Stronger Sport project that the Federation was a partner on. We have compiled a list of all the projects that have been developed to...
Services & Discounts Available to Federation Members
As members plan expenditure for the year ahead, here's a reminder of the services and discounts available from our preferred partners. PREFERRED PARTNERS Insurance- JLT Ireland JLT Ireland are the official brokers to our Insurance Scheme. JLT Ireland...
NGB of the Month: Irish American Football Association
History of American Football in Ireland The first game of American football in Ireland was first in Belfast in 1942 by two teams of U.S. servicemen to raise funds for the Red Cross. In 1947, a similar game was played in Croke Park between U.S servicemen returning from...
Seamus O'Connor reaches Top 10 and Snowsport Assoc. of Ireland Announce Teams
Snowboarder Seamus O'Connor competed in the Snowboard World Championships in Austria recently. In Halfpipe he came 8th place in the qualifier and 13th place overall in the final. On Monday last, (19th January) he came in 2nd place in the qualifier in Slope...
Archived News
Launch of new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF)
Statement in relation to the launch of new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund as announced by The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin T.D. Applications are being invited for...
Keeping Up With the National Policy on Sport
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport were present at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on their areas of Government earlier in the week and put the sporting world on notice that the Government's Large Scale...
World Baton Twirling Federation European Cup of Baton Twirling 2018 (EuroTwil2018)
The Baton Twirling Sport Association of Ireland were very honoured to be selected by the World Baton Twirling Federation to host the 2018 European Cup of Baton Twirling. The event took place in the Sport Ireland indoor arena and the athletics hall was used as a...
Ireland to Host Euro 2020 Cross Country
Athletics Ireland has secured the hosting of the European Cross Country Championships for the second time. Members of the bid committee presented to the European Athletics Council in Budapest and emerged as winners. The European Cross Country Championships will take...
Turkish Delight for Hockey
Congratulations to Hockey Ireland who have secured the support of Turkish Airlines for the Men's team heading out to the World Cup in India next month. Here are some of the other commercial partnerships signed by Irish sporting bodies in recent weeks... Well done to...
Getting to Know… Lemans Solicitors
As part of a monthly feature, we get to know a little more about the organisations and the individuals that support the work of the Federation. This month it's the turn of Larry Fenelon of Lemans Solicitors, a true man of many sporting interests. Can you tell...
Irish Rugby Planning to 2023
The Federation is pleased to welcome the publication of a new five-year strategic plan for Irish Rugby, taking the sport through to 2023. There are specific targets in terms of performance which reflect Ireland's strength in the game but also plenty at the structural...
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...