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Information from our partners OSK on COVID-19 supports

Mar 25, 2020

Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme

https://www.osk.ie/blog/posts/temporary-covid-19-wage-subsidy-scheme/

COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Scheme

https://www.osk.ie/blog/posts/covid-19-pandemic-unemployment-payment/

Revenue measures to assist SMEs experiencing cashflow difficulties arising from COVID-19

https://www.osk.ie/blog/posts/revenue-measures-to-assist-smes-experiencing-cashflow-difficulties-arising-from-covid-19/

Revenue changes date for payment of Local Property Tax (LPT) to 21 May

https://www.osk.ie/blog/posts/revenue-changes-date-for-payment-of-local-property-tax-lpt-to-21-may/

COVID-19: Latest Information and Resources

Mar 25, 2020

www.merrionstreet.ie – The Government has announced a National Covid-19 Income Support Scheme to provide financial support to Irish workers and companies and effected by the crisis. Other measures relevant to all citizens (including sporting events) are announced there.

www.hse.ie – More than 60,000 applications were made to the HSE’s recruitment drive for staff to join the fight against Covid-19. This may be a useful message to spread to the sporting community to encourage the passing on of that information to medical practitioners within its ranks.

www.health.gov.ie – The Department of Health information in relation to Covid-19 can be accessed through their website.

www.dbei.gov.ie – Information on measures including Microfinance Ireland Covid-19 Loan could be relevant to NGBs and clubs.

www.education.ie – Information on the impact of Covid-19 in the education sector can be sourced here.

www.who.int – Up to date international Covid-19 information can be sourced from the World Health Organisation website.

www.garda.ie – The news section has links to the HSE guidelines and information on social distancing.

www.olympic.org – Latest statement issued in relation to postponement of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.

OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE POSTPONED TO 2021

Mar 24, 2020

OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE POSTPONED TO 2021

24 March 2020

The Olympic Federation of Ireland welcomes the decision to postpone the Summer Olympic Games to 2021, considering the current global crisis. Given the fast developments around the world with the Covid-19 pandemic makes this the correct decision under difficult circumstances.

The focus for Team Ireland now will be on protecting and safeguarding the Irish athletes over the coming months and ensuring that they can bounce back to full training and be in peak condition for a successful Games in 2021.

The Olympic Federation of Ireland CEO, Peter Sherrard welcomed the call, acknowledging the complexities involved in postponing the Games saying,

“This is the right call given the times that we are in. Nonetheless we recognize it was a difficult call for Japan to make, and we are looking forward to working with the IOC and countries all over the world to make Tokyo 2021 a poignant moment for the whole world once these difficult times are over.”

Tokyo Chef de Mission Tricia Heberle added,

“This decision, while totally appropriate, will impact on sport and our athletes in different ways, there will be mixed emotions. Our focus is to continue to engage with and support our sports as we gather as much information to determine how this will impact on both athletes who have already qualified and those who are on the path to qualification.”

For the full IOC statement CLICK HERE.

ENDS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Heather Boyle, Athletes’ Commission Support and Public Relations Officer

heather@olympicsport.ie and +353 87 337 1954

Irish Sailing Awards – Eve McMahon receives Youth Sailor of the Year

Mar 24, 2020

Eve McMahon, 16 years old, currently training with the Irish Sailing Laser Radial Team, won the 2019 Irish Sailing Youth Sailor of the Year award on Saturday night. The Awards were announced in a virtual ceremony. The Irish Sailing Awards are proudly supported by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. You can see all the Award announcements here https://www.sailing.ie/News/id/2679/and-the-winners-are

Eve is currently in Transition Year and is part of the McMahon sailing family – her brother Ewan is on the Irish Sailing Laser Team, and her other brother Jamie was nominated for the Irish Sailing Sailor of the Year.

The Irish Sailing Youth Sailor of the Year Award is given to a young sailor under the age of 18 who has achieved an excellent performance representing Ireland internationally.

At such a young age in a youth class Eve McMahon has achieved amazing things this year. After winning the spot to represent Ireland at the World Sailing Youth World Championships that were held in Poland, the summer saw Eve going from strength to strength. She finished 7th at the Italian Europa Cup held on Lake Garda and in the summer with an amazing string of results finished 3rd overall and 1^st Under 17 at the Laser Radial youth world championships held in Canada. Eve has made the most of her flexibility in Transition Year by linking up as a training partner with the Olympic laser radial team. Training and racing amongst them has allowed her to progress even more and after a stint away in Australia where she claimed the U17 crown at Sail Melbourne has recently completed her first Open World Championships. Eve still in the U17 category for 2020 and has her eyes fixed on more silverware this summer.

Irish Sport Industry Awards – Postponed

Mar 18, 2020

Unfortunately the Federation of Irish Sport – Sport Industry Awards in association with Marsh Ireland have been deferred to a later date in 2020. The decision has been taken in light of the ongoing challenge of Covid19.

We would like to thank you all for your support so far and we are encouraged by the number of entries we have received so far.

Any entries already received under the open categories will be retained for consideration when a new date for the awards is finalised.

Please note the link to enter the awards will remain open for the foreseeable future.

Please see http://irishsportindustryawards.ie/categories/