Welcome news for Sport- Government announces rates exemptions for sports clubs
Rates to only apply to buildings which are used to generate income Sports clubs will only be liable to pay commercial rates on parts of their clubhouses which house bars or shops under amended rules agreed by the Cabinet on 24th September. Minister for Public...
Mental Health Awareness Seminar
What: Mental Health Awareness Seminar Where: Maldron Hotel, Tallaght When: Monday, Sept. 29th 6.30 – 8.00pm (Food and refreshments available from 6pm) Guest Speakers: Seana Cooke, FAI women’s international soccer player Cllr. Kenneth Egan, ex Olympic...
Sport Ireland Bill 2014- Summary of developments
The Sport Ireland Bill published at the end of August is the most significant piece of legislation directly impacting on sport since the Irish Sports Council Act setting up the Irish Sports Council Act was passed in 1999. One of the motivations behind the legislation...
FutureFit helps clubs reduce their energy bills
FutureFit has recently been successful in securing government funding of over half a million euro on behalf of 21 sports clubs and facilities throughout the country. The funding will help pay for roof and wall insulation, energy efficient lighting, more efficient...
JLT Ireland launch new Sports Club insurance facility
Following on from the appointment in January of JLT Ireland to develop and manage the Federation’s insurance facility for members, JLT have recently launched a dedicated facility for Sports Clubs. The facility offers insurance packages tailored to meet the needs of...
Minister Ring publishes Bill to merge the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority
Provisions included to statutorily underpin the national Anti-Doping Programme and the Irish Anti-Doping Rules Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring TD, has today (Thursday) published the Sport Ireland Bill 2014 following approval by the Government....
NGB Profile: Softball Ireland
Softball was introduced to Ireland in the early 1980’s and Softball Ireland was established in 1989. Softball Ireland is the governing body for all variations the sport of softball in Ireland. Softball Ireland is internationally aligned with the European Softball...
LSP Profile: Meath Local Sports Partnership
Meath Local Sports Partnership Meath Local Sports Partnership (Meath LSP) was established in 2002 by the Irish Sports Council to plan, lead and coordinate the development of sport and physical activity in County Meath. This is achieved through engagement with sporting...
Interview: Saskia Tidey – Irish Sailing Association
The Federation caught up with Irish Sailor, Saskia Tidey recently. Saskia is relatively new to the Olympic campaign circuit and is hoping to qualify the nation in the 49erFX class this September in Spain. Check out how it went below. Q1. What is your...
Ireland Women's Rugby Team at the Rugby World Cup – Review
The Woman's Rugby World Cup took place from 1st-17th August 2014 in Paris The Irish Woman’s rugby team set out for France, knowing that three wins from three in the group stage would probably be needed to progress into the semi-final. With only a total of four teams...
EU Workplan for Sport 2014-2017 published
The EU Council recently approved the second EU Work Plan for Sport (2014-2017). Member States agreed to set up five Expert Groups, covering the following topics: Match-fixing; Good governance; (The Federation of Irish Sport represented Ireland on the Expert Group on...
Interested in playing wheelchair basketball?
Wanna roll with us??? IWA-Sport is delighted to launch its 'wanna roll with us??' wheelchair basketball promotion. The aim of this promotion is to encourage new players, children and adults, to try out the sport of wheelchair basketball in any of the 19...
Archived News
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....
Rowers Add to Medal Rush
Irish rowers Paul and Gary O’Donovan won gold in the final of the men’s lightweight double sculls at World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland at the weekend while teammate Sanita Puspure added to Ireland's recent medal rush on the global stage taking silver in the...
Young Irish Athletes Set New Standard
Irish athletics celebrated its best ever performance at a major championship over the weekend with three gold medals and one silver lifting us to seventh place overall on the Medals Table at the European U18 Championships in Hungary. Gold medals for Sarah Healy in the...
Gymnastics Strikes World Gold
Ireland scored its best ever performance on the International Gymnastics stage this weekend with Andrew Smith, Adam Steele and Rhys McClenaghan qualifying for no fewer than 6 apparatus finals at the 2018 World Challenge Cup in Mersin, Turkey. The highlight was Rhys...
OCI Provides €200,000 in Funding Grants
The Olympic Council of Ireland is to make €200,000 of funding grants available across 16 sports to assist with Olympic focused projects. The grants are being made available to member National Governing Bodies with €20,000 going to Boxing, Cycling, Horse Sport, Rowing,...
Powering the Future for Women in Sport
Meetings of influencers looking to contribute ideas on the next stage of development for Women in Sport in Ireland have been taking place across the country over the past few weeks. The National Indoor Arena at the National Sports Campus was the first venue for around...
54 Medals From Transplant Games
It was a triumphant week for Transplant Team Ireland at the 10th European Transplant & Dialysis Championships in Cagliari as they won a staggering 54 medals including 11 Gold, 20 silver, 23 Bronze. A large turnout of family friends and supporters turned out to...
Government Confirms Commitment to Sport
The Government has published the specific elements relating to Sport as part of the Project Ireland 2040 review of Capital Spending Projects. The programme outlines an expected spend of €200 Million between 2018 and 2021 with further expansion over the period of 2022...
Federation Signs Teamer Deal
Teamer, the leading sports technology company for amateur sport, has today announced a 3 year partnership with the Federation of Irish Sport as the preferred supplier of team, club and league management software to National Governing Bodies in Ireland. The partnership...
Sport Ireland Hails Work of LSP’s
Sport Ireland has published the 11th annual Sport Ireland Strategic, Planning, Evaluation and Knowledge (SPEAK) Report on the national network of Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs). The publication was preceded by meetings in Athlone and Portlaoise this week where...