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Vacancy: Ireland Senior Men’s National Team Manager

Appointment Details: THIS IS NOT A SALARIED POSITION Volunteer status - Expensed The manager must live in Ireland Available to attend camps in Ireland and abroad Offered on a fixed term basis 16/4/12 – 31/12/12 Responsible to: IOHA Senior Men’s National Team Coach Key...

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Vacancy: Sports Operations Manager at NSCDA

Job Title: Sports Operations Manager Division/Unit: Management Team, NSCDA (Operations) Ltd. Reports to: Director of Operations Status: 3 Year Contract Hire Date: March/April 2012   Principle Purpose and Duties: Reporting to the Director of Operations, the...

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Five winners announced at the ISA 6th Annual Awards Ball

The ISA (Irish Sailing Association) 6th Annual Awards Ball was held on Saturday the 3rd of March in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin where five nominees became winners of the five prestigious ISA Awards. Minister for Sport, Leo Varadkar was there to...

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New squad structure for Ireland's women cricketers

IRELAND’S women cricketers are to get a brand new squad structure as they push towards the goal of becoming one of the best seven teams in the world. Designed to closely mirror the men’s set-up, the new framework will demonstrate a clear pathway from Provincial Age...

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Vacancy: CUSAI Assistant Head of Delegation

Assistant Head of Delegation.   The Colleges and Universities Sports Association of Ireland (CUSAI) seek to appoint an Assistant Head of Delegation to the Irish team that will attend the 2013 World University Games (Summer Universiade) in Kazan, Russia from the 6th –...

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‘Reach for the Top – A Sporting Life’

DIT Sports & Recreation Service in co-operation with the GAA ASAP Programme are delighted to invite you to ‘Reach for the Top - A Sporting Life’  Open Forum at 7pm, on Thursday 1st March, at DIT Aungier Street   This event brings together some of the leading...

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Stage set for All Ireland Club Finals

Representatives of this year’s club finalists gathered at CrokeParkthis afternoon in advance of Sunday’s (March 4th) double header All Ireland finals fixture at GAA HQ.   Una Leacy of Oulart the Ballagh (Wexford) joined Mary Looby of Drom/Inch (Tipperary) and...

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Archived News

Programmes in Sport: Basketball 3on3

Following on from the success of the National 3on3 Championships for U14 and U18 boys and girls last year, Basketball Ireland are expanding their programme this year to include a senior championships with the winners being sent to Europe to represent Ireland. 3on3 is...

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Featured LSP: Limerick Sports Partnership

Background: Limerick City and County Local Sports Partnerships merged to form Limerick Sports Partnership in January 2014.  The aim of Limerick Sports Partnership is “Getting Limerick Active” together with: Increasing participation in sport. Ensuring that local...

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Irish Sport HQ- closed Wed 26th February for ESB upgrade works

The National Sports Campus Development Authority has received notification from ESB Networks that it is necessary to shut power to the building on Wednesday of next week (26th Feb 2014) for upgrade works to allow for a changeover from overhead to underground cables...

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Paralympics Ireland announces 2014 Athlete Panel

Paralympics Ireland today announced its 2014 Athlete Panel. The panel of forty five athletes across eleven sports is comprised of those considered most likely to qualify for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. The panel will come together for the first time as a group in...

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Sports Council Announce Investment Strategy for 2014

The Irish Sports Council announced an investment plan of €25 million for 2014 on February 12th. This investment includes €11 million for National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs), €5 million for Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) and €8.7 million for High Performance...

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GAA Handball: John Kelly appointed Handball Manager

John Kelly has been appointed as the new National Handball Manager for the GAA. The Longford native takes over from Tony Hannon who had been acting National Manager and departed the post last November.  A member of the Ardagh St Patricks GAA club in Longford, John has...

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DCU Coaching Masterclass

DCU are pleased to announce their sporting masterclasses.  These workshops have been designed to cover areas that have been shown to be of great value in performance sports settings yet aren't traditionally covered in formal coaching qualifications. The workshops...

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