Sport NI welcomes new appoints for Chief Operating Officer and Director of Sport

Sport NI has appointed a new Chief Operating Officer and a new Director of Sport. These new strategic roles are part of the transformation programme within Sport NI. As Chief Operating Officer, Adrian Doherty is a long-standing senior official in the NI civil service with extensive experience in Finance and Governance.  Adrian joined Sport NI…Continue reading this article →

£25M Sports Sustainability Fund awards start to issue

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that the first funding awards from the £25M Sports Sustainability Fund have issued. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant financial hardship for the sports sector and this fund was co-designed with the Sporting Codes to help mitigate against the net losses that the sector has suffered. The Minister…Continue reading this article →

Young Person’s Sport Panel

What is the Young Person’s Sport Panel?  The Sport NI Young Person’s Sport Panel aims to give a voice to young people, who are passionate about youth representation and sport, and want to make sure that young people have a voice in influencing how Sport NI and the sporting sector delivers the best sporting opportunities…Continue reading this article →

Travel Guidance for Elite Sport

Sport NI and the Sports Institute, in response to these uncertain times with Covid 19 have procured a Travel Guidance document for Elite Sport. As travel in the time of coronavirus is constantly changing and can be filled with uncertainty. This document outlines the process for safe travelling and returning to training at the Sport…Continue reading this article →

Sport NI Board Update

We are pleased to announce the reappointments of George Lucas as Chair of the Board of Sport NI, Jay Colville as Vice-Chair of the Board of Sport NI and Darryl Petticrew as a Board Member of Sport NI. These reappointments are with effect from 1 February 2021 until 31 January 2025. For further information please…Continue reading this article →