A chance for 6-12 year olds to try various athletics such as sprinting, hurdles, relays, javelin and shot putt. Prices are €50 for one week with a €10 discount with a second child. The camps run from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, more details can be found through the link.
Badminton Ireland subsidise clubs to run summer camps which aim to provide children between the ages of 9-15 the opportunity to enjoy 5 days of badminton during the summer months.
2 hour Summer Project Package includes:
· Use of Sports Hall (Football, Zorbing etc.)
· Use of Studios (Pool, Table Tennis etc.)
· DCC Instructor led
· Minimum 3 different Activities
Slots available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Morning or Afternoon. Maximum 45 per booking.
Fun for All. Booking Essential. First come, first served.
All in Package Price Only €95
3 day inclusive summer camp for children with a disability aged 5-16 years old(and their siblings). This camp is taking place Tuesday July 21st-Thursday July 23rd from 10.30am-1pm each day at The Peace Link Facility, Clones, Co Monaghan.
Activities at the camp include Archery, Sitting Volleyball and many more fun activities. Limited places available and pre-registration essential. Cost is €10 per child. For more information or to book a place please contact Dean Mc Elroy, Sports Inclusion Development Officer on 087-2623956.
Cheerleading
Strike Force Cheer, Tumble & Stunt Summer Experience 2015
3rd-7th August 2015
Strike Force Central, WFTRA Centre,
52a Mellowes Road, Finglas West, Dublin 11
Open to everyone ages 6 years +
Introduction to one of the fastest growing youth sports around with some of the best cheer athletes in the country. Learn new physical skills, enhance your current skill level, and surprise yourself at the same time
0862192815/strikeforce.ie/info@cheerdublin.com
Dundrum table tennis
Dundrum Table Tennis Club is running summer camps as listed below. If you need any additional information please let me know.
Dundrum TTC is also running a Summer League tournament starting this Monday –
appropriate for all levels, including beginners (adults). Full details
at http://www.dundrumtabletennis.org/summer-league
FAI
For children between the ages of 6 and 14 to learn the fundamental skills of soccer and to have fun. The camps take place all across the country to make it easier to find one near you! For more information or to book a place follow the link.
Members Summer camp; IWA-Sport are running their annual Junior members Summer Sports Camp from 21st – 23rd July in Clontarf, Dublin. The camp will be based at the IWA Sports Centre in Clontarf and will offer many different sports and activities including wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, archery, athletics, table tennis, tennis and Handcycling. This camp is suitable for junior athletes from 5 – 17 years of age. For more information contact info@iwasport.com
Public Summer Camp; IWA-Sport is once again running its annual public summer camp during the months of July and August. The camp will be based at the IWA Sports Centre in Clontarf, Dublin and will offer many different sports and activities including a variety of wheelchair sports and fun games and activities. This camp is suitable for children from 5 – 12 years of age. For more information follow this link http://www.iwasport.com/iwa-sport-summer-camp-2015/
Cavan; 7th till the 9th of July, for children between the ages of 6 and 12. 10:30 am till 3:00 pm. For further information contact Sarah Rothwell on 0494371213.
Irish WWF
. Surfdock/Wakedock Watersports Camp for children aged 8-16 years, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 4
The Surfdock/Wakedock watersports camp is a full day camp starting at 10am (supervision from 9am) until 4.30pm (supervision until 5pm) running from Monday to Friday during June, July and August. The first camp starts on the 8th June.
If you would like to book your children into their camp or require more information you can send them an email or call them on 01-6683945 and now you can also book online here: http://www.surfdock.ie/book-activities.
Belfast City Council Summer Wakeboard Event in July.
10th, 11th, 12th July 2015
Eligibility applies but get in touch for more info!
Belfast Harbour Summer Wakeboard Sessions
July 2015
Get in touch for more info!
Summer wakeboard courses- 5 sessions throughout July and August
£75, includes BBQ’s on weekends
Ballyhass water sports camps north cork, for more information on these camps go to www.ballyhasslakes.ie
IWS camps
IWS have a variety of courses throughout the summer months, for more information go to www.iws.com then click courses then region.
Laois sports
Also if you get phone calls regarding Sprocket Rocket summer camp dates are as follows:
Tuesday 21st – Thursday 23rd Kiln lane, Mountrath
€25.00 per child, second child €20
Must know how to cycle
10am – 2pm
Take address and we will post out registration forms
Deposit required
Limited places
Also if you get phone calls regarding Blazing Saddles summer camp dates are as follows:
Tuesday 14th – Thursday 16th Emo Community Centre
€25.00 per child, second child €20
Must know how to cycle
10am – 2pm
Take address and we will post out registration forms
Mountaineering Ireland offer a variety of courses for those seeking to acquire the skills necessary to take up mountain climbing or hiking as a hobby. For more information on the courses available follow the link.
Rowing Ireland
The Rowing Ireland Get Going…Get Rowing Camps are as follows:
Shandon boat club have summer camps between the 20th and 24th July. For more information on these camps contact Frank Coghlan at secretary@shandonboatclub.com
Offaly Rowing Club are running a Summer rowing camp this year from August 9th to 14th. The Camp is for children in 5th and 6th classes of primary school. For more information contact Ciaran on 0851305766.
5 day rugby camp for 6 – 12 year olds, 22 venues across Leinster, meet Leinster players and get one free ticket to a Leinster game. For more information follow the link.
A chance for 6 – 12 year olds to learn rugby and develop existing skills further. Camps will run from 9:30 am till 1:30 pm. Following their introduction last year, three day girls camps for 12 – 18 year olds will make a return in three venues. For more information or to book a place follow the link.
Week long rugby camp for boys and girls aged 6 – 12, chance to meet the Connacht players and receive one free ticket to a select Connacht game. For more information or to book a place follow the link.
Sligo sport and recreation
Sligo has various camps taking place for young people for the summer period. To check out all the camps available follow the link.
Will be running Fun in the Sun from 3rd – 8th August, 2015 from 11.00 am – 3.00 pm venues as follows:
Monday 3rd – Hook Lighthouse
Tuesday 4th – Courtown/Riverchapel
Wednesday 5th – Curracloe Beach
Thursday 6th – Rosslare Recreation Centre
Friday 7th – Duncannon Beach
Saturday 8th – Loftus Hall.
Wrestling
Cavan free-style wrestling 7 pm for children 8 up to 18 years Tuesday 9 nth and Friday 12 th Tuesday 16th Friday Tuesady 23rd friday 26th in Cavan Leisure centre, Co Cavan. Coach Valiantsin 0857198692
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Celtic Tigers free-wrestling in Barbican St. Peters parish centre Drogheda Friday 26th June, children 8-18 years at 7pm,
Coach Zhivko 0863625841
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Hercules wrestling club Lurgan Street Dublin every Thursday at 6.30 pm children 8-18 years Coach Daniel Kennedy, 0862364818
We asked three questions during the annual conference and created an ideas wall. Some general themes are summarised below:
Question 1: We say sport contributes to Health, Economy, Education, Community and Ireland’s reputation. Are these too many, too few or just right? Would you add anything else?
Economy: Implementation plan for policy.
Health: Physical Education to be Mandatory.
Health and Well-being.
Participation helps loneliness and self-esteem.
Fun/Inclusion: Fun needs to be emphasized.
Make sport available to all.
Inclusion and participation are important.
Personal: Find out what sport means to individuals.
Personal development and how it assists with our daily lives.
Involve communities.
Education: Promote all sports to children.
Improve Physical Education hours.
More alignment in education and health.
Facilities: Lack of facilities.
Increased Marketing of Health promotion
Cultural: Cultural integration.
Participation: Participation for everyone.
Participation should be number one.
Everyone on the same page.
Insurance: Insurance policies needed for school activity, formal and unformal so that kids can play and fall.
Question 2: Imagining the doorstep scenario, what is the 30 second pitch that you believe is the one single key message which would entice the public in general enough to make them say “Wow- I didn’t know that. It matters. Tell me more.”
Health: 84% of people who are active feel better. Good mood most of the time.
Quality of life- 15 more years to live.
Better quality of life.
Reduces rick of diseases.
4% of your day is one hour, have you got time to be physically active.
Only 12% of post primary pupils receive the recommended level of activity.
Sport changes and saves lives.
Economy: 40,000 jobs in in sport contribute to the economy.
Sports worth is almost 2.5 billion and rising.
Physical inactivity costs the state between €150 and €300. If 10% became active, it would save up to €135 million per year.
Inclusivity: We cater for all children.
Make it personal: Sport changes lives.
Emphasise sport can help you live longer.
Fun and social.
Negative Messaging: Shock tactics showing what will happen without sport.
Question 3: What would your sport do to contribute over any of the five areas…with no extra funding, with some extra funding and with all the funding you needed?
No extra funding: Build partnerships with communities.
Better education and promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
Better links between sport clubs and NGBs.
Empower volunteers and volunteer recognition.
Better sharing of facilities and improve participation.
Work better with schools.
Some Funding: Increase participation.
Increase facilities and jobs.
Sport development officers for schools.
Awareness campaigns.
Invest in Education and training.
Increased school programmes.
Adopt a more professional operations.
All the Funding: Develop Facilities and coaching structures.
Provide more sport events and competitions.
Increase and improve equipment.
Staff investment- increase the staff for the role of admin and management.
Create more jobs.
Increase in Development officers.
Sports talk in every school.
Sports for all, shared community sports facilities strategically developed.
General Funding: Upskilling coaches.
Open doors to participation.
Achieve sport through education, health and social.
Host more international events, include local participation in festival type gigs.
Coca-Cola Thank You Fund– Will distribute €125,000 in five grants of €25,000 in 2015. These grants will provide major funding for sport and activity programmes taking an innovative approach to getting localcommunities moving.
JLT Ireland– in partnership with the Federation of Irish Sport has developed a group insurance facility specifically designed for National Governing Bodies, sports clubs and coaches.
2into3– Are Ireland’s specialist advisors and capacity builders for the not-for-profit sector. They work with social sector leaders and collaborate with partners to help scale impact, develop sustainability, build leadership and innovate.
Azolve– Azolve’s Membership Management solution is being used within a growing number of sports organisations, from individual clubs to national governing bodies for the simple reason that it allows organisations to focus on the sport, rather than the administration that comes with it. It’s a hosted solution so is accessible from anywhere you have internet access, by governing body staff, club/team administrators or individual members, via their own access workbenches. More info below:
Club Travel- Award winning travel management company focusing on end to end travel management to ensure an excellent service for all teams, associations, sponsors, VIP and media groups.
JLT Ireland– in partnership with the Federation of Irish Sport has developed a group insurance facility specifically designed for National Governing Bodies, sports clubs and coaches.
OSK– are one of Irelands leading firms of Accountants in Dublin, providing quality accounting services since 1985. OSK offer expertise in auditing and accounting services, business advisory, accountants for contractors, small business support, taxation, payroll, bookkeeping and management accounting.
Print Depot– Experts in printed communication. Their design and print solutions include business cards, stationary, brochures, leaflets, posters and more.
Tifco Hotels/Crowne Plaza– The Crowne Plaza Hotel Dublin Blanchardstown, one of Ireland’s newest 4 Star luxury hotels, offers a unique location setting this hotel apart from all other hotels in Dublin whether it’s for business, leisure or shopping in Dublin.
TRB Associates– Are one of Irelands’ longest established recruitment consultancies and 2014 commences our 24th year in business. Conscious of the nuances of the Irish market our motto has always been “Recruiting the Best …..Quietly”, thus we keep a low profile and focus on delivering results in the professional manner that has supported our business since 1989.
I am delighted to join you today for the third Federation of Irish Sport Annual Conference. I have met many of you since my appointment last year and I hope to get the opportunity to talk to more of you today and over the coming months.
I am really enjoying this job, not least because of the infectious enthusiasm of you all here and also the infectious enthusiasm and energy of Minister of State Michael Ring, who I work alongside and who is passionate about sport, just as you are.
I am keenly aware of the important work being carried out by the sport sector which has hugely positive economic, social, cultural and health benefits both for individuals and broader society.
I want to take this opportunity to talk about developments in sport policy over the last year and also share with you my priorities for sport over the coming year.
I am glad to report that since taking on this role;
The Sport Ireland Act is now in place,
A new round of the Sports Capital Programme has been advertised,
Good progress can be reported at the National Sports Campus and
The National Physical Activity Plan will be published shortly.
I will address these issues in more detail as I proceed.
As Minister for Sport I am very aware of the importance of sport in the lives of Irish people, both socially and from a health perspective. I strongly believe that sport has great potential to contribute to a much better society overall.
The Government is fully aware that we must continue to promote and invest in sport and physical activity. It is important that we support our sporting organisations. We must also provide the best sporting facilities we can, not just for our elite sportsmen and women but for people of all ages and all abilities.
FUNDING FOR SPORT
I hardly need to tell you about the difficulties the public finances experienced and continue to experience. That said, I am pleased to say that we have maintained Government funding as much as possible and tried to minimise the impact of cuts to ensure the continued development of sport.
The total amount available for spending on sport this year is over €114 million. This is a very significant investment in Irish sport and is a clear indication of our commitment to the sector.
Take for example, the Sports Capital Programme. It is vital for sporting organisations to be able to provide modern fit-for-purpose facilities to encourage and support participation across a range of different sports, and in various locations throughout the country, and the SCP helps make that happen.
One of the key features of the Programme is that it helps to take some of the pressure off sporting organisations by providing much needed finance to assist in the completion of projects.
I was delighted, together with my colleague Minister Michael Ring, to make allocations of €40.5 million under the 2014 round of the Programme. We were also delighted to be able to make changes in 2014 and 2015 to make it more accessible to clubs and organisations than ever before, particularly to those that do not have their own clubhouse or land.
Minister Ring announced the latest round of the Sports Capital Programme earlier this year, with €40m available for allocations. It is now a fully on-line process and the deadline for applications this year was 24th April 2015.
The 2015 round of the Programme has had almost 1600 applications – a clear sign of the continuing high need and demand for sports capital funding.
PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE
I want to spend a little time now, if I may, talking a little about my priorities for sport, namely;
– Increasing participation in sport,
– The development of the National Sports Campus,
– Ensuring the success of the new Sport Ireland body,
– The new National Physical Activity Plan and
– The development of a national sports policy and sports tourism
PARTICIPATION IN SPORT
Funding from my Department to the Irish Sports Council for this year is €42.5 million. The focus of this investment is to facilitate increasing participation in sport and physical activity, which is one of my key objectives.
I have two young children myself and like all parents I spend my weekends ferrying them to various sporting activities. But I do this willingly as I appreciate the value of participation. I was unable to participate myself as a youngster because of asthma so I am even more anxious that my own children participate.
In this context, I would like to acknowledge the continuing efforts of the Irish Sports Council, the National Governing Bodies, the Local Sports Partnerships and the volunteers at community and grassroots level for your work in encouraging greater participation in sport and for your role in contributing to healthier communities throughout Ireland.
This important work is paying off, as can be seen in the most recent figures from the Irish Sports Monitor. These show that participation in sport has risen from 44.8% in 2011 to 47.2% in 2013.
This is equivalent to almost 1.7 million Irish adults participating in sport regularly. These are very encouraging figures and we need to continue to work to increase these levels further.
I am also delighted to see the gender gap in sport is continuing to close, as the Irish Sports Council’s Women in Sport Programme celebrates its 10th anniversary. The Programme continues to have a positive impact in terms of growing sports and encouraging as many women as possible to experience the benefits of participation.
I have been receiving a lot of feedback on the importance of Women in Sport in my day-to-day contact with people and I would like to see this Programme continue into the future.
And on the subject of getting people involved in sport, I was delighted to recently attend the 10th anniversary of Ireland’s only gay soccer club, the Dublin Devils. Sport can play a key role in tackling homophobia in our society. We all too have a role in ensuring that there is no place for homophobia on the sports field.
IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL
The Irish Sports Council has played a very important part in the development of sport at all levels. We are very lucky in Ireland to have a host of very talented and highly skilled sportsmen and women who are reaching the top levels across a wide range of sports.
The structures put in place over the years to support our elite athletes have helped them to reach the top levels nationally and internationally.
Last year was another outstanding year for Irish high performance sport with 55 medals achieved at World and European events. We have already witnessed some great sporting events and achievements this year at home and abroad in many sports from canoeing to rugby, cricket to show jumping, athletics to paracycling to mention just a few.
It is a wonderful sign of the considerable level of achievement attained by our elite sports men and women across a wide spectrum of international and domestic sports that we would not have the time to individually mention every success to date this year.
I look forward to many more successes in the second half of this year and next year as we move towards the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio and I want to publicly acknowledge the role of the Chair and CEO of the Irish Sports Council for their contribution to Irish sport over the years,
NATIONAL SPORTS CAMPUS
Turning to the National Sports Campus, since its establishment, the National Sports Campus Development Authority has made a major contribution to Irish sport through the development of world-class training facilities at the site.
The Campus has seen very significant progress in the last few years. We now have facilities in place of which we can be proud and where our elite athletes can prepare for national and international competitions.
New facilities opened in the past couple of years include:
a world-class National Horse Sport Arena,
a National Modern Pentathlon Centre,
a National Diving Training Centre and
a Multi-Sport Synthetic Pitch facility.
Athletes now have access to a range of excellent Campus facilities and to the services provided by the Institute of Sport and we can see Irish elite athletes happy to base themselves at home, as they are supported by a world-class and distinctly Irish system at the Campus.
This is a major departure from days when athletes chose to leave our shores, if they wanted a real chance of succeeding at top levels internationally.
This year will see further significant developments at the Campus. Work on the development of a National Indoor Arena is scheduled to be completed in November 2016. When it is completed, the Arena will provide world-class indoor training facilities for a wide range of sports.
As well as athletics and gymnastics, there is potential use for sports such as badminton, volleyball, table tennis, basketball, fencing and numerous others.
The Arena will be a great addition to our national sporting facilities.
Work is also underway on a High Performance Training Centre at the Institute of Sport. That will be ready for handover to the Institute in August this year. The Centre will be available to assist our athletes in their preparations for Rio 2016. Work on the Campus Pavilion is underway and will also be completed in August.
The FAI and the GAA are finalising the development of their pitches which will ready during the summer.
We are proceeding with the development of facilities at Campus on an incremental basis as funding becomes available. I am confident that more world-class facilities will be developed at the Campus in the coming years.
Of course, as with the Irish Sports Council, I also want to publicly acknowledge the role of the Chair and CEO of the NSCDA for all they have done for Irish sport over the years.
SPORT IRELAND
Now that the Sport Ireland Act is in place, we are making arrangements for the early establishment of the new body. With Sport Ireland, we are merging the experience and expertise of two bodies who have delivered a lot for sport in recent years.
The baton is now being passed to Sport Ireland to continue the important job that needs to be done for Irish sport.
The work on transitional arrangements for merging the Council and the Authority has already begun. The establishment of Sport Ireland is a great opportunity for us, as the people responsible for the development of Irish sport, and we must now ensure that we put in place a body that is well-structured and well-focused on delivering for sport.
I will shortly be designating the first CEO of Sport Ireland, who will be appointed for a period of one year and who will have responsibility for facilitating the transition to the new body during that time.
The Public Appointments Service will also shortly be advertising for positions on the Board. I am hopeful that the process will be completed quickly so that the Board can be appointed in good time to allow for the speedy establishment of the new body.
This is an exciting time for Irish sport and I very much look forward to seeing Sport Ireland take its place in the Irish sporting landscape.
The new body will be taking on the existing functions of the Council and the Authority, meaning that a lot of the existing work will continue on as before. However, I hope that the establishment of Sport Ireland will also bring with it a fresh impetus for the administration of Irish sport.
A lot of work is being done in preparing the ground for this new body. I know that my officials will be working closely with key stakeholders, including the Federation to consult about the policy framework needed to underpin the new structures.
We must all ensure, once it is established, that Sport Ireland will work in a way that delivers the very best for sport in Ireland.
NATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAN
The sport sector will have a vital role to play in the implementation of the National Physical Activity Plan which will be published shortly.
As many of you know, the cross-sectoral Working Group that developed this plan was co-chaired by my Department and the Department of Health and also included representatives from the Irish Sports Council and the Federation of Irish Sport.
This structure was chosen because we recognise the cross-cutting nature of physical activity, where policies on sport, health and education all have a key role. I know that greater collaboration between Government departments on sport and physical activity was an issue raised at last year’s conference.
New structures to oversee the implementation of the National Physical Activity Plan will continue with this successful model of partnership and collaboration.
In early March this year, we worked closely with the Irish Sports Council and the Federation to host a Consultation Forum with sports stakeholders on this Draft Plan.
Over 60 representatives from Sports Governing Bodies and Local Sports Partnerships came together and I understand that there was a great atmosphere in the room, a sense of people working together towards a common goal.
While the Irish Sports Monitor shows that participation in sport is rising, it also shows that a large number of Irish people continue to be sedentary and are not meeting the recommended levels of physical activity – particularly among those with low incomes and living in disadvantaged areas.
We know that people with higher levels of education or income are more likely to participate in sport than lower education or lower income groups.
The National Governing Bodies (NGB) and the Local Sports Partnerships (LSP) working together at community level can play an important role in targeting the ‘hard to reach’.
I know that a number of NGBs have been successful in developing adapted versions of their sports and reaching wider audiences. The LSPs have also been very successful in promoting mass participation events such as Operation Transformation and the An Post Cycle Series.
Community groups, clubs and other organisations at grassroots all have a role to play.
As policymakers we sometimes focus too much on the negative, on fixing things that are wrong. With the new National Physical Activity Plan, we seize the opportunity to emphasise the positive, to look at what individuals and organisations can be encouraged to do to help themselves. Simple steps to increase physical activity and improve their physical and mental health. This is not only great for the individual, it is great for Ireland.
As more people and organisations at grassroots level get involved, the National Physical Activity Plan will be core to building stronger, healthier, more closely integrated communities, which are active and engaged at local level.
NATIONAL SPORT POLICY
My Department is also developing a Sports Policy Statement which will set the framework for sport in Ireland over the next ten years and will also set the agenda for the new Sport Ireland.
It will examine cross-sectoral issues such as the role of sport in education and health and where the focus on Government spending in sport should be.
My Department will engage with the sporting bodies in the development of this policy and the document will take account of existing policy documents such as the draft National Sports Facilities Strategy which was published as a consultation document in 2012 and the National Physical Activity Plan.
SPORTS TOURISM
With my tourism hat on, I encourage and support the ongoing efforts of the tourism agencies and the National Governing Bodies of sport to attract international events, subject, of course, to an assessment of the costs/ benefits involved in any State financial support and, in particular, the number of overseas visitors that we could attract.
The Programme for Government includes a commitment to prioritise event tourism to bring major events to Ireland. Major sports events provide a great showcase for Ireland, bringing in overseas visitors.
We know that the media coverage of sports tourism events helps to put Ireland on to travel itineraries as a holiday destination.
The Giro D’Italia, hosted on an all-island basis, showed that the island of Ireland can successfully host such events. With it, the Giro brought 200 of the world’s elite cyclists, 200 domestic and international media, 500 staff, thousands of supporters and a combined TV audience of 800 million across 170 countries.
We also hosted the Croke Park Classic, when Penn State University played the University of Central Florida in a great game of American football last summer.
Looking to the future, we have secured some major sporting events. The Government assisted the IRFU in preparing its bid to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2017 and as you know that bid has been successful.
The Government and the Northern Ireland Executive announced our support last December for the preparation of a joint bid for the Rugby World Cup in 2023. The IRFU, with the support of both Governments, has commenced work on compiling the bid.
Just this week I was delighted to announce former Tanaiste and rugby international, Dick Spring, as Chair of the Oversight Board for the bid and Brian O’Driscoll as Bid Ambassador. I also named other key board members, including Hugo MacNeill, who previously chaired the joint Rugby World Cup Working Group.
I was delighted to see that the FAI and Dublin City Council were successful in the bid to host part of the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament at the Aviva Stadium; a bid which of course had the strong support of the Government. This is a fantastic opportunity to host a premier international tournament.
I am also delighted that Dun Laoghaire Golf Club is set to host the 39th Curtis Cup match which will be held in 2016 and which will highlight the excellence of the golfing available here. Ireland is of course well known internationally for it high quality golf courses.
Our tourism and sporting infrastructure are amongst the finest in Europe and are well capable of providing the modern facilities required by participants and spectators alike.
We will continue to look for opportunities to both grow tourism and develop sport in Ireland by hosting major events with real overseas revenue-generating potential.
CONCLUSION
Finally, I would like to thank the Federation for their invitation to address you today. I am well aware of the excellent work being done by the Federation and I would like to congratulate you on your conference which is growing in importance every year.
I am very keen that all of us involved in Irish sport continue to work together and engage productively on matters that are important to sport in Ireland. We have a mutual interest in seeing sport develop to its full potential.
I want to thank Sarah and the Federation and all of you who are representing your sports organisations here today for your continuing commitment to Irish sport.
I wish you all well in your sporting endeavours for 2015 and beyond and look forward to engaging with you across this afternoon. – See more at: http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Speeches/Keynote_address_by_the_Minister_for_Transport_Tourism_Sport_Paschal_Donohoe_TD_to_the_Federation_of_Irish_Sport_Annual_Conference.html#sthash.CZaIgELQ.dpuf
Jumping in the City is a exciting brand new initiative which brings show jumping to Limerick Greyhound Stadium Friday 5th of June, Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium in Cork on Friday, 12th June and Shelbourne Greyhound Stadium in Dublin on June 26th.
Top percussion act, Extreme Rhythm will be performing.
For more information, go to http://www.horsesportireland.ie/jumping-in-the-city/
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