Featured Event: Irish Open Korean Ambassadors Cup- Irish Taekwondo Union
Irish Open Korean Ambassadors Cup – Dublin 2013 LOCATION: Tallaght Arena DATE: 08/09/2013 PARTICIPATING TEAMS/ATHLETES: Athletes from Dublin, Wexford, Kerry, Louth, Meath, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Laois, Northern Ireland and Netherlands. HOST: Irish Taekwondo Union (ITU)...
All Ireland Archery Festival 2013- Sat 14th Sept
Where: National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown (At the Aquatic Centre) When: Saturday 14th of September 10.00 – 17.00 Featuring Final of the All Ireland Archery Series The archery spectacle of the year! After six qualification events Irelands top archers will do battle...
POLICY UPDATE: CHANGES TO GAMBLING LEGISLATION UNDERWAY
Sport & betting has been the subject of much commentary in recent times. In the main it has been protecting the integrity of sport from the potential threat of gambling as well as betting tax as a potential revenue stream for sports funding that have been the...
Sports participation increases by 13% among Scottish school children after £11.9m investment in 'Active Schools Network'
There's been a 13 per cent increase in the number of school children in Scotland getting involved in sports during term time. Figures from Sportscotland show that participant sessions increased to 5,063,000 during the academic year 2012-13 from 4,499,000 in 2011-12 –...
Women in Sport- Federation CEO Features on RTE 2FM Game On's 'Business of Sport'
Federation CEO, Sarah O’Connor featured alongside Kelli O’Keefe, Director of Sport at Slattery PR and Keira Kennedy, Commercial and Marketing Manager at Leinster Rugby on RTE’s 2fm Game On earlier this month. The slot was part of Mick O’Keefe’s , MD of Pembroke...
UK Dept. of Health Invests in Sport
The Department of Health in the UK recently announced an investment of £5 million in sport aimed at getting children and their families to get more active. The funding is part of the UK Government’s plans to increase investment in preventative healthcare. It is...
Featured Member: Horse Sport Ireland
Federation of Irish Sport Featured Member: Horse Sport Ireland Background/History: Horse Sport Ireland was established by the Government in 2008 to bring the sport, breeding and leisure aspects of the sport horse sector together. Number of Membership Organisations:...
INSIDE SPORT: Interview with Andrew Meredith, National Men's Hockey Coach
FIS talks to Andrew Meredith, National Men’s Hockey Coach, Irish Hockey. Fresh from delivering Olympic gold to the German Men’s Hockey team at the last two Games, as Assistant Coach, Andrew Meredith was appointed as National Men’s Coach in November 2012. Andrew...
Vacancy: Part-time Sports Inclusion Development Officer Offaly County Council (on behalf of Offaly Sports Partnership)
Offaly County Council (on behalf of Offaly Sports Partnership) invites applications for the position of: Position of Part-time Sports Inclusion Development Officer 1 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT – 3 day week Salary: €24,127.8 - €29,097 per annum Applications are...
Industry Interview: Barry O'Brien, CEO, National Sports Campus Development Authority
We talk to Barry O'Brien, CEO, National Sports Campus Development Authority about his time in charge of the campus development, the challenges they have faced and upcoming developments. What was the situation when you took up post in 2008? The National Aquatic Centre...
Federation of Irish Sport Vetting Service
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Better Boards Stronger Sport: Improving governance in Europe – new toolkit launched
A new Better Boards, Stronger Sport toolkit has been launched to help sport and recreation organisations improve their governance across Europe. It comes as part of a European Commission project, which the Federation of Irish Sport and the Irish Sports Council...
Archived News
Federation of Irish Sport AGM 2015- Activities Report 2014-2015
The Federation's AGM was hosted on July 28th 2015, read more about everything we got up to across the past year here: FIS Activities Report 2014-2015
UK Sports Strategy Consultation published
The UK government is developing a new strategy for sport. This consultation invites the public to share their views on the following ten themes: Participation Physical activity Children and young people Financial sustainability Coaching, workforce and good governance...
€2m In Dormant Accounts Funding For Sport
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Mr. Michael Ring TD announces an investment package of over €2 million in Dormant Accounts Funding for Sport. Funding of €2,089,620 is being allocated to establish Community Sport and Physical Activity hubs across the country...
UCD Centre for Sports Studies presents- SPORTS CONNECTIVITY FORUM
11-12 September 2015, AVIVA Stadium The Connectivity Forum is an industry-focused event to introduce delegates from all areas of sport and leisure in Ireland to the interface between sport and digital technology. Learn how to engage your fans and sponsors, increase...
Partial Exemption from Commercial Rates for Community Sports Clubs
The Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 provides a new partial exemption from commercial rates for Community Sports Clubs that are registered under the Registration of Clubs (Ireland) Act 1904. Buildings or part of buildings used for or in conjunction with the sale or...
Developing meaningful KPIS
How to develop meaningful Key Performance Indicators for Sports Governing Bodies Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) measure aspects of your organisations performance that are most critical for your sport’s success. To develop meaningful KPIs you must develop clear...
New Report Shows Value of Big Events to Irish Economy- Ireland v England rugby worth €21.3m
Attracting more big ticket sporting events to Dublin would provide a multi-million euro boost to the Irish economy, according to Dublin Chamber of Commerce. On July 2nd the Dublin Chamber published the results of an independent survey which found that travelling fans...
Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Dublin
Date: 08/02/2015 Start Time: 11:45 AM* * Times subject to change Start Line: Chesterfield Avenue, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland Finish Line: Chesterfield Avenue, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland Participant Perks Official Race Number...
The Federation of Irish Sport AGM to be be held at Irish Sport HQ on Tuesday 28th July at 1pm.
Click here to see Notice of AGM Click here to see Draft Minutes of the 2014 AGM held on 29th July 2014 Click here to see Statement of Accounts, 2014
Final Reminder to apply for the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund
REMINDER TO APPLY NOW FOR THE COCA-COLA THANK YOU FUND BEFORE JUNE 29TH Just a friendly reminder to make your application to the Coca‑Cola Thank You Fund before the deadline of June 29th. The Fund is helping people to become more active, more often by providing...