Covid, Lockdowns And Outdoor Adventure Sports – Tollymore National Outdoor Centre

  In March 2019, when the first inklings of a pandemic were reported in the news, who could have imagined the impact that this would have on all of us, on how we work and on where we work? Tollymore, like most workplaces, was massively impacted by the lockdowns. Throughout the pandemic, we continued to…Continue reading this article →

Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport Report

In 2020, the murder of George Floyd was a catalyst for the five Sports Councils responsible for investing in and growing sport across the UK, to come together to explore racial inequalities in sport and to look at how reflective our sporting system is of UK society. Led by the five *CEOs of each organisation,…Continue reading this article →

Mental Health Awareness e-learning module

Sports join together to develop Mental Health Awareness e-learning course Now more than ever having an awareness of mental health problems is vital. Sport NI have been working with the Irish FA, Irish Athletic Boxing Association, Netball NI, Ulster GAA and Ulster Rugby to develop a Mental Health Awareness e-learning course. The course is available to…Continue reading this article →

ICOACHKIDS and Sport Northern Ireland are excited to launch a partnership to provide FREE online courses for coaches of children and young people

As part of Sport Northern Ireland’s Supporting Sport to Build Back Better Programme, this People Development themed initiative is called ‘The Club Experience Project’, and is supported by the National Lottery.  This will strengthening our relationship with ICOACHKIDS, the global movement for youth sport. This partnership project will see the creation of three customised e-learning courses to…Continue reading this article →

The Club Experience Project

The Club Experience Project Sport Northern Ireland recognises the importance of positive club sport experiences, for participants, parents and Sport Makers alike, and as such has included a multi-faceted people development project into its National Lottery Funded – Supporting Sport to Build Back Better programme. This is entitled ‘The Club Experience Project’. The video below…Continue reading this article →