Vacancy: Community Games Chief Executive Officer
Community Games Chief Executive Officer Closing date: 20th January 2012 The HSE Community Games is seeking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer will report to the President of the Community Games. The role will encompass...
Irish Sport meets with Government to make case for role of sport in economic recovery
Governing Bodies insist Sport must have more meaningful say in where sports budget invested. Call for creation of 5 year Masterplan to fully realize potential of Sport in rebuilding confidence and the Economy. Sport asks Ministers to consider new ways of...
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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...
Triathlon Talent Identification and Paratriathlon Information Day- AIT, Athlone, 24th November
Triathlon Talent Identification and Paratriathlon Information Day in AIT, Athlone on the 24th of November being run by Triathlon Ireland. The Talent ID Day is suitable for talented young athletes who have experience of competitive swimming and running while the...
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF SPORT IN IRELAND
Issued by the Federation of Irish Sport the representative body for Ireland’s Governing Bodies Sport and Local Sports Partnerships. We are extremely disappointed with today’s announcement which sees a further 8% reduction in current funding for Irish Sport with...
Confederation of Golf in Ireland Formed- John Roche appointed as Director of Golf
Confederation of Golf in Ireland Formed The Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI), the Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU) and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) are pleased to announce the formation of the Confederation of Golf in Ireland (CGI). The CGI is a new...
National Horse Sport Arena is officially opened- 9th October 2013
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar officially opened the National Horse Sport Arena at the National Sports Campus in Blanchardstown on Wednesday, 9th October, 2013. The magnificent new arena has been established within the Walled Garden of...
“Pumped” Schools’ Video Awards Competition Launched- in partnership with FIS and the Irish Heart Foundation, supported by Bayer
“Pumped” Schools’ Video Awards Competition Launched- in partnership with FIS and the Irish Heart Foundation supported by Bayer New Teen Health & Lifestyle Survey Reveals Interesting Results As many as three in five teens eat fast food at least weekly One in three...