Fáilte Ireland’s Business Tourism and Events Unit is delighted to introduce Event Ireland, the newest addition to our suite of supports.  The team is tasked with growing international bed nights through the events sector. This will be achieved by identifying, bidding...

The Federation of Irish Sport is this year supporting Active School Week (ASW) which is taking place from the 27th April to the 1st May and we would ask every NGB and LSP to consider supporting the ASW initiative. ASW are open to any and all ideas and would like NGBs...

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 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...

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...

  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...

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 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,...

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........

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,...

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...

  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...