22nd September, 2022
Hundreds of schoolchildren throughout Northern Ireland are set to benefit from a funding boost with Sport NI now encouraging schools and nurseries to apply to their successful Crowdfunder project. Sport NI’s Project Re-Boot: Activate launched last year to help sporting organisations engage and re-engage people in sport after the devastating impact of COVID. The scheme…Continue reading this article →
9th September, 2022
At Sport NI we express our sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to them and all those that mourn her loss, at this sad and difficult time. Sports may wish to express their sympathies via marks of respect in different ways, and may…Continue reading this article →
30th August, 2022
Physical activity levels in children and teenagers across Ireland and Northern Ireland have improved slightly over the past eight years but not all children and teens have an equal chance to be active, a new Active Healthy Kids Report Card has found. The Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents has…Continue reading this article →
11th August, 2022
Sporting women at the top of their game met today (Thursday, August 11) as part of a new initiative to ensure female voices are heard to bring about positive change in sport. The Women In Sport Panel, has been established by Sport NI to champion women and girls in sport and today’s (Thursday, August 11) inaugural…Continue reading this article →
9th August, 2022
Speaking from Birmingham on the closing day of Northern Ireland’s most successful Games ever with 18 medals and seven gold medals, Antoinette McKeown, Sport NI Chief Executive, said: “On the last day of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on behalf of Sport NI I want to offer a massive congratulations to our Team Northern Ireland. “We…Continue reading this article →
6th August, 2022
Results Day 10 Athletics Women’s 1500m Final – Ciara Mageean – 2nd – silver medal (SB) Athletics Women’s 5000m Final – Roisin Flanagan – 11th (PB) Boxing Light Flyweight Final Bout – Carly McNaul L 0-5 Zareen Nikhat (IND) – Carly McNaul 2nd – silver medal Boxing Bantamweight Final Bout – Dylan Eagleson W…Continue reading this article →
5th August, 2022
Results Day 9 Badminton – Women’s Singles Quarter-Final Rachael Darragh L 0-2 Michelle Li (CAN) Boxing – Light Middleweight Semi-Final 2 Eireann Nugent L 0-5 Rosie Eccles (WAL) Eireann Nugent 3rd – bronze medal Boxing – Light Flyweight Final 1 Carly McNaul W 5-0 Teddy Nakimuli (UGA) Boxing – Bantamweight Semi-Final 1 Dylan Eagleson W…Continue reading this article →
5th August, 2022
As anyone in sport knows there is no such thing as being an ‘overnight success.’ It takes years of hard work by the athlete and their team. And a woman who knows this only too well is Kerry Kirk, Head of Physiotherapy at our Sports Institute. We caught up with Kerry before she headed off…Continue reading this article →
4th August, 2022
Results Day 8 Athletics 100m Hurdles – Women Round 1 Megan Marrs 4th in Heat – Does not progress Athletics 1500m – Women Round 1 Ciara Mageean 1st in Heat – Qualified for Final Athletics 3000m – Women Steeplechase Final Eilish Flanagan 6th (SB) Badminton – Women Singles Round of 16 Rachael Darragh W 2-0-…Continue reading this article →
4th August, 2022
Magical medal moments like that of Bethany Firth’s Commonwealth Games gold glory on Wednesday (August 3, 2022) don’t happen overnight. They are the product of years of work by the athlete and the tireless support of the staff around them. If it takes a village to raise a child – it takes a team to…Continue reading this article →
