News Archive

NEW MEMBERS ON IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL

The Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism announced seven new appointments to the Irish Sports Council on September 18th. Click on the link below for more detail on the new appointees which include, Federation President Frances Kavanagh

BEST PRACTICE IN PITCH MANAGEMENT

The Institute of Groundmanship ("IOG") will host an educational seminar on Best Practice on Pitch Maintenance on March 12 at Croke Park. The programme offers education and advice on a range of grounds maintenance issues.

IRISH OPEN STRIKES NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL

GOLF'S IRISH OPEN has signed a new sponsorship deal with mobile phone network 3 which will see the tournament receive a 20% increase in prize money.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR YOUR ORGANISATION

THE WHEEL will host a conference on IT on 5th March, covering information, communication, finance and strategy software for non-profit organisations

NUI GALWAY TO HOST SPORTS EVENTS

THE UNIVERSITY SPORTS Complex includes 25m swimming pool, natural grass playing pitches, floodlit synthetic grass pitch, athletics track and more, ideally located to host sports events.

KILDARE CAPITAL GRANTS SCHEME

KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL have opened the 2009 Capital Grants Scheme for Recreational Development to help local groups with the purchase or infrastructural development of recreational facilities.

LOUTH SPORTS COACH TRAINING GRANTS SCHEME

LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL announce Grant Scheme to help increase number of qualified Sports Coaches, leaders and mentors available to Juvenile Sports Clubs/organisations throughout Louth.

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY EUROPEAN QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIP

IRELAND will host the International Wheelchair Rugby event for the first time from February 20th to 22nd.

COFFEY QUESTIONS LEGALITY OF CAPITAL GRANTS CUT

PAUDIE COFFEY, Fine Gael Senator has questioned the legality of the Government's decision to withhold funding for the Capital Sports Grants for 2009. Click below to find out why...

CIARAN GALLAGHER APPOINTED CEO OF GYMNASTICS

Ciaran Gallagher has been appointed as the first CEO of Irish Gymnastics. Ciaran has spent the last two years as National Development Director, raising the profile of the organisation, following his appointment as National Development Officer in 2005.

BOLT GRANTED SPECIAL ACCESS TO IRELAND

USAIN BOLT, triple Olympic champion, included in list of 31 athletes from around the world given special permission to travel in and out of Ireland during the build-up to London 2012.

MEATH LOCAL SPORTS PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

The Sport & Physical Activity Grant Scheme 2009 is now open to all clubs registered with Meath LSP. Funding is available for Club Training and Development as well as Special Participation initiatives

2009 SPORT FUNDING ISSUES IN DÁIL

Martin Cullen, Minister for Sport responded in the Dáil to questions relating to the Sports Capital Programme, National Aquatic Centre, Physical Education Facilities and the Swimming Pool Programme.

LANSDOWNE TO HOST 2011 UEFA FINAL

Ireland will host a major European club final for the first time after Lansdowne Road was selected as the venue for the 2011 UEFA Europa League final by UEFA Executive Committee.

MAZE STADIUM PLANS AXED

Sports Minister Gregory Campbell ended lingering hopes that the site of the former Maze Prison, near Lisburn, Co Antrim, could be turned into a showpiece arena to be ready in time for the 2012 London Olympics.

IOC AND EU SPORTS LEADERS MEET TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION

Representatives of the Olympic Movement, led by International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, met with Jan Figel, European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, and his delegation.

TAYLOR WINS SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

World Boxing Sensation Katie Taylor has been crowned 2008 Sportswoman of the year.

PARALIONS NETWORKING LUNCH

The Paralympic Council of Ireland will highlight the development of Paralympic Sport in Ireland at the next Federation of Irish Sports Social Networking Lunch on Feb 11th.

ANTRIM BID TO STAGE OLYMPICS

A politician from Dervock, a small village with the population of less than 700 in County Antrim in, has written to Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell asking for the marathon at the 2012 Games, to be staged there

LAUNCH OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP

The official launch of the South Dublin County Sports Partnership takes place on Wednesday, 28th January at 7.30pm in Rua Red Arts Centre in Tallaght, with guest speaker John Treacy, CEO of the Irish Sports Council.

BRITISH WEBSITE REPORTS ABBOTSTOWN ON HOLD

A British website, insidethegames.com which focuses on matters Olympic has reported that plans for the development of a sports campus at Abbotstown are on hold. Please read below for more.

SPORT ENGLAND INVEST £480 MILLION IN 46 SPORTS

Sport England has announced an investment of £480 million to deliver grassroots sporting opportunities for all and a lasting Olympic legacy of one million people playing more sport.

FEDERATION PARTNERSHIP WITH LEMAN SOLICITORS

Legal issues particularly in relation to the structure of an organisation are one of the key challenges facing Irish Sport. The Federation of Irish Sports is therefore delighted to announce its partnership with Leman Solicitors.

EXCLUSION OF SPORT DELETED IN HISTORIC SEANAD VOTE

The provision in the Charities Bill that excluded sporting organisations in receipt of a "sports & gaming tax exemption" under section 235 of the Taxes Consolidation Act was deleted by way of a dramatic Seanad Vote on Thursday 4th December.

FEDERATION CALL FOR AMENDMENT TO CHARITIES BILL AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED

The Charities Bill which is currently making its way through the Oireachtas specifically excludes sporting organisations. The Federation is seeking to have this reversed and needs your support. Read below for more.

MINISTER CULLEN RESPONDS TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

Martin Cullen, Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism answered Dáil Questions on November 19th. Issues raised included National Lottery Funds, Sports Campus, Sports Capital Programme, GAA Player Grants and the Olympic Games.

UK REPORT TIPS DOWNTURN TO AFFECT SMALL SPORTS

A recent UK report gives warning that the most vulnerable clubs and sports will suffer the worst of the downturn, while the traditional big sports survive on their earnings from around the globe.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & DISCIPLINE

The Federation hosted the conference on 22nd November, in conjunction with the Law Society covering issues relating to the organisational structure of sport, the prevention of legal challenges and the development of commercial opportunities

UPTON COMMENTS ON BUDGET

Labour spokesperson on Sport Mary Upton criticised the Government's decision to slash the funding to the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism by 22%, as a myopic soft option. Please click below for more details...

LONDON 2012 IRELAND'S HOME GAMES

Pat Hickey, President of the Olympic Council of Ireland states that Ireland needs to treat London 2012 like its own Olympics as it is the closest that it will get to hosting the Games. Please click below for more.

Dublin City Council Networking Lunch

The Federation hosted a Networking Lunch in conjunction with Dublin City Council to promote the delivery of sports in the Dublin City area. Please click below for more...

BUDGET 2009 UPDATE

The upward trend in funding for sport was dramatically reversed in Tuesday?s 2009 Budget with the 2008 funding of ?311 million being slashed by 34% to drop to ?204 million. Click below for further details of whom and what has been affected.