Powerade, the brand responsible for hydrating athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, is today launching its partnership with Athletics Ireland as Official Sports Drink of Athletics Ireland. Powerade will be used by the athletes in training and competition to...

Annalise Murphy's outstanding fourth-place finish in the Laser Radial at London 2012 was rewarded again today (Monday) with the Irish Sailor of the Year prize by Afloat magazine. Last August Ireland's best Olympic sailing result in 30 years in any class was watched by...

Toyota Ireland has announced that it has become the new Official Car Sponsor to Cricket Ireland. The three year deal will see Toyota providing a fleet of vehicles to Cricket Ireland including the Avensis and the Auris, to support the operational and business needs of...

Patrick Wall has been appointed as the new Chairman of Horse Sport Ireland following his nomination by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar. Patrick Wall is Professor of Public Health at University College Dublin, and is qualified both as a...

Sarah O’Shea was appointed as Chair of the Federation of Irish Sport following Fergus Murphy’s decision to step down due to increasing work commitments. She has been on the Executive Committee of the Federation for four years. Sarah is the Legal Director at the...

[two_thirds] Basketball Ireland Basketball Ireland (B.I.) is the national governing body for the sport on the island of Ireland. Part of FIBA Europe, the European Governing body, and of FIBA, the World Governing body, B.I. is responsible for the promotion and...

Minister Ring, speaking at the European Parliament on January 23rd, confirmed that the sustainable financing of sport and dual careers for sportspeople would be the key issues from the EU Work Plan on Sport that Ireland would seek to progress during its European...

The role of sport in promoting business opportunities was one of the topics for conversation at the recent inaugral British Irish Chamber of Commerce Conference held at the Aviva Stadium on 24th & 25th January. The discussion on culture, tourism and sport was...

Global athletics brand New Balance has been named as the new sponsor for Athletics Ireland in a multi-year deal. The new partnership sees New Balance supply the Irish track and field team with a full selection of team wear, including performance apparel for use in...

Charities Regulation Consultation The Charities Act, 2009 when enacted included a specific ban on sporting organisations as entities to which charitable status could be granted. This is something the Federation of Irish Sport objected to at the time. However, most of...

Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring took the plunge today (Tuesday, January 29th) launching the “Swim Healthy” Initiative which is aimed at promoting recreational swimming countrywide. The initiative comes on the back of a comprehensive piece of...

Press Release from Rowing Ireland: Hamish Adams has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Rowing Ireland. He takes over from Acting CEO Frank Coghlan and will be based in the National Rowing Centre at Farran Wood, Ovens, Cork. Adams moves from his...