28th June, 2017
Sport Northern Ireland is inviting local sports clubs to register online for its Clubmark NI accreditation scheme. The Clubmark NI scheme provides accreditation to clubs which demonstrate minimum operating standards in the areas of coaching, management, safety, community engagement and safeguarding. Over ninety local sports clubs currently hold Clubmark NI status, helping them to be…Continue reading this article →
23rd June, 2017
Sport Northern Ireland is inviting the sporting community to say ‘thank you’ to the local people who make sport possible as online nominations open for its 2017 Coaching, Officiating and Volunteering Awards. The Awards acknowledge the work of Northern Ireland’s sporting workforce and highlight outstanding coaches, officials, volunteers and coaching projects which have made a…Continue reading this article →
21st June, 2017
Sport Northern Ireland and the Department for Communities have marked Women’s Sport Week 2017 by announcing investment of nearly £330,000 over the next year into creating opportunities for women and girls to get active and develop leadership skills through sport and physical activity. The ‘Active Fit and Sporty’ project, which originally launched in 2016, has…Continue reading this article →
15th June, 2017
To celebrate the launch of the Women’s Rugby World Cup Ireland 2017, Sport Northern Ireland in partnership with Ulster Rugby are holding a competition for Northern Ireland primary school pupils to show off their kit design skills. Please find attached a copy a template for pupils to design and colour. WRWC Design A Kit The top…Continue reading this article →
6th June, 2017
HRH The Princess Royal was among those in attendance at the 2017 UK Coaching Summit, which is taking place at the Slieve Donard Resort, Newcastle, today (Tuesday 6th June) and tomorrow. The annual Summit, organised by UK Coaching with the support of Sport Northern Ireland, brings together delegates from across the UK involved in promoting…Continue reading this article →
25th May, 2017
This week marked the official launch of a new sports engagement programme designed to tackle physical inactivity, ‘Sport NI Every Body Active 2020 Belfast’, at Belfast City Hall. Representatives from a number of sports organisations, schools and community groups joined Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Mary Ellen Campbell, Sport NI Acting Director of Participation John News and…Continue reading this article →
24th May, 2017
St Peter’s GAA Club and Phoenix Amateur Boxing Club celebrated the completion of their new purpose built boxing facility at an official opening ceremony this evening (Tuesday 23 May 2017). Representatives from the two clubs were joined by colleagues from the boxing and GAA communities, including officials from the GAA Armagh County Board and Armagh,…Continue reading this article →
5th May, 2017
Wednesday 4 May 2017 is a day that will go down in local history as ‘Connected’: A Community Plan for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough was launched in front of an eager audience of community representatives, statutory partners, elected members and council officials in a packed Mayes Hall in Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre.…Continue reading this article →
4th May, 2017
On 2nd May 2017 more than 70 people from across the public, community and voluntary sector attended the launch of the first Mid Ulster Community Plan. The 10 year plan, which for the first time formally brings together over 40 different organisations to work collectively to improve the lives of local people, sets out a…Continue reading this article →
30th March, 2017
A significant milestone in the life of the new Fermanagh and Omagh district was reached today with the launch of the first Community Plan for the district ‘Fermanagh and Omagh 2030’. The Community Plan sets out a long-term, shared Vision and eight shared outcomes aimed at delivering improved public services and a better quality of…Continue reading this article →