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2014 Juvenile GAA Handball 60×30 Finals

The cream of Juvenile 60x30 Handball converged on two Leinster venues this month, from Friday 10th October – Sunday 12th to battle it out for the 2014 All Ireland titles in the softball code. Thirteen counties in all competed with Clare, Tyrone and Wexford leading the...

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Shannon Blueway Launched with a Splash in Leitrim

  Minister Heather Humphreys TD, and actor & producer Carrie Crowley joined with over 300 walkers and paddlers to open the Shannon Blueway today in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim. The Shannon Blueway runs from Drumshanbo through Battlebridge and Leitrim Village to...

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Remembrance 5K Run – November 9th

The third annual Remembrance Run 5k will take place in the Phoenix Park on Sunday, November 9th. This year's Remembrance Run - open to walkers, joggers and runners- will again have a Special Remembrance Theme of Family or Friends passed, or who may be currently...

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NGB of the Month: Archery Ireland

The association:    The Irish National Archery Federation which was formed in the 1950’s changed its name to the Irish Amateur Archery Association in the 1970’s and is now known as Archery Ireland (AI). The association is affiliated to World Archery which itself...

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Interview: Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe – Pentathlon Ireland

  Q1. What is your daily routine when you are training? Due to the nature of my sport (5 Sports) my daily routine is quite varied. The consistent part is that each day has between 3-5 sessions and of course I eat and sleep A LOT. Usually it will consist of a...

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Minister Ring Launches Irish Sports Monitor Report 2013

    Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD, today launched The Irish Sports Council, "Irish Sports Monitor Annual Report (ISM) 2013". This is the fifth report in the ISM series and provides the Irish Sports Council with a means of accurately...

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All Ireland Liberty Insurance Senior Camogie Final – Review

The Cork Camogie team won the Liberty Insurance Senior All-Ireland title a few weeks ago, beating Kilkenny 2-12 to 1-9 in Croke Park on Sunday September 14th following a storming second half-display. Cork’s Aoife Murray made a fabulous save from a Michelle Quilty shot...

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Archived News

Sports Capital Programme for 2018 Launched

Sports Capital Programme for 2018 Launched

The Federation welcomes the confirmation today of details surrounding the 2018 Sports capital Programme. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin T.D., today announced that €40...

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Getting to Know … OSK

Getting to Know … OSK

As part of a new monthly feature, we want to know a little more about the organisations and the individuals that support the work of the Federation. To kick us off we sat down with Deirdre McDermott, Audit Director at OSK and something of a Hockey fan... Can you tell...

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A Week to Live Long in the Memory

A Week to Live Long in the Memory

The curtain came down on the 2018 Para Swimming Allianz European Championships yesterday with Ellen Keane adding Gold to the bronze she won for Ireland on Friday night and the Silver won by 16-year-old Nicole Turner on Saturday. The medals capped a performance from...

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Cricket Ireland Open New HP Centre

Cricket Ireland Open New HP Centre

Cricket Ireland has today officially opened Phase One of a world-class high-performance training centre at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus in west Dublin. Phase One includes construction of 5 artificial and 16 grass practice wickets, a 3,000 m2 grass covered...

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€1.5 Million Boost for High Performance

€1.5 Million Boost for High Performance

It was announced first in the flush of excitement around the Irish Women’s Hockey team and seven days later the detail of an additional €1.5 million from Government towards High performance Sport was confirmed. A total of 17 sports will benefit from the new money...

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Scully Looking Forward to Home Comforts

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...

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Barr Strikes Bronze as Wonder Week Continues

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...

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Gymnastics Aiming for Gold

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...

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Hockey Sets Nation Alight

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...

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An Taoiseach Salutes Para Swimmers

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...

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