CARA- National Inclusion Awards 2014
The CARA National Inclusion Awards recognises organisations and people who contribute to the inclusion of people with disabilities in Sport and Physical Activity. The purpose of the awards is to highlight and acknowledge best practice in relation to the inclusion of...
New EU funding available for sport
The European Commission has launched a long-awaited new sports funding programme. Called Erasmus+, funding is open to not-for-profit sports organisations wishing to carry out pan-European grassroots sport projects. The programme will allocate around €265 million over...
STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR SPORT 2014
The Federation welcome the decision, outlined as part of the Revised Estimates process for the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport published on 19th December, to reverse by €2 million the reduction in current funding for sport announced in Budget 2014 on 15th...
SWIM IRELAND ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF “SWIM FOR A MILE CHALLENGE”
SWIM FOR A MILE CHALLENGE SUPPORTED BY THE COCA-COLA THANK YOU FUND 2013 Wednesday December 18th 2013: Swim Ireland today announced details of its inaugural, all-Ireland ‘Swim for a Mile Challenge 2014’. The project will challenge members of the public to compete in a...
Together We Move Event- London
The FIS attended the inaugural ‘Together We Move’ event, facilitated by Coca-Cola Europe in London on October 23rd-24th. Over 160 academics, experts and active programme delivery partners from across Europe gathered at the event to discuss collaborative ways of...
2013 National Modern Pentathlon Championships
LOCATION National Sports Campus, Abbotstown. DATE 27th October 2013 PARTICIPATING TEAMS/ATHLETES 56 athletes from all over Ireland and visiting athletes from the UK and representatives from the British Army Pentathlon team. HOST Pentathlon Ireland ABOUT PI Pentathlon...
Policy Update
October was a busy month with sport represented at the Global Economic Forum for the first time and Budget 2014 not to mention developments regarding alcohol sponsorship & sport. The Federation are also contributing to a working group headed up by the Department...
Swim Ireland ‘splash’ their way to first place
SWIM IRELAND AWARDED TOP PRIZE OF €25,000 BY COCA-COLA THANK YOU FUND COCA-COLA AWARDS €125K TO ORGANISATIONS PROMOTING HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFESTYLES Swim Ireland was today named as the overall winner of this year’s Coca-Cola Thank You Fund and was awarded a top prize of...
FIS Talks to Airtricity on Teaming Up with the Dublin Marathon
Earlier this year Airtricity announced they would be sponsoring the Dublin Marathon and the Race Series leading up to the event. The Federation spoke to Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director, Airtricity, who kindly told us more… Airtricity has a long tradition of...
New General Manager of Pentathlon Ireland
Robert Mooney has been appointed as General Manager of Pentathlon Ireland, the National Governing Body for Modern Pentathlon across the 32 counties of Ireland. Robert previously worked with Swim Ireland as High Performance Coordinator and has a background in Sport...
Featured Member: Mountaineering Ireland
Mountaineering Ireland Mountaineering Ireland is the representative body for walkers and climbers in Ireland. It is recognised as the National Governing Body for mountaineering, hillwalking, rambling and climbing by both the Irish Sports Council and Sport...
Featured LSP: Monaghan Sports Partnership
BACKGROUND Established in November 2006 Monaghan Sports Partnership's main aim is to increase participation in sport and physical activity among all sectors of the community. It has three main functions: WHAT WE DO Information We provide information and support to...
Archived News
The Federation of Irish Sport announce winners of 2015 Sport Industry Awards
Irish Sport supports up to 40,000 jobs in Ireland and contributes some 2.4% to gross domestic product (“GDP”) each year The Irish Sport Industry awards winners were announced, by the Federation of Irish Sport, at a ceremony held at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin on...
Ministers Donohoe and Ring begin work on first National Sports Policy in 20 years
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, are today (Thursday 5th November) holding a consultation conference to seek the views of sports stakeholders on the issues and challenges...
Sport Industry Awards 2015 Shortlist Announced
The inaugural Sport Industry Awards will be hosted at the Smock Alley Theatre on 5th November, we had a great response to entries and below is a shortlist of those entered, winners will be announced on the night. More information at www.sportindustryawards.ie 1....
Taekwondo: Junior European Success.
The end to a glittering junior career occurred in Daugavpils, Latvia at the Junior European Championships where South Dublin Taekwondo [SDTKD] athlete Jack Woolley competed in the youth section for the last time. Jack who fought in -55kg Junior, had 5 matches in this...
Fundraising Performance: Fifth Annual Report on fundraising in Ireland
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical Insurance, along with Mazars, are proud sponsors of 2into3's Fifth Annual Fundraising Performance Report. The Report will examine the accounts of over 1000 Irish not-for-profits in order to establish the total fundraised income from...
Federation launches A Manifesto for Irish Sport
Download here : Federation of Irish Sport Launches Manifesto for Irish Sport & Outlines 5 Point Plan Needed for Ireland's Sporting Future Bernard Brogan Calls for New National Vision & Strategy for Sport Appeal for Restoration of Funding Levels & Widening...
Federation Board Member, Sarah O'Shea, FAI, to set up Sport Consultancy Business.
Sarah O’Shea, a member of the board to the Federation of Irish Sport, is to leave the Football Association of Ireland at the end of the year to set up a Sport Consultancy Business. Sarah O’ Shea is the head of legal and disciplinary affairs at the Football Association...
Kieran Mulvey to be appointed as Chair of Sports Ireland
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, today (Tuesday) announced that Mr Kieran Mulvey is to be appointed as the Chairperson of the newly-established Sport Ireland. ...
Gold for Ireland in Moscow
A busy September came to an end for Ireland &South Dublin Taekwondo’s Jack Woolley with his final outing at the Russian Open World Taekwondo Federation [Olympic Style] ranking tournament in the Dinamo Krylaskoye Arena in Moscow. Before the event the team pairing...
Belfast win Atlantic Cup
The Belfast Trojans added a European title to their Irish title by winning the GFL International Atlantic Cup in Groningen over the weekend. The Trojans had a comfortable 26-7 win over Dutch hosts, Groningen Giants in the Final played on Sunday 27th September. The...