£500,000 boost for local sport in three communities

Three schools are set to benefit from £500,000 of Sport NI funding through the Your School Your Club initiative. Made possible thanks to funding from the Department for Communities (DfC), the unique programme opens up the school sports estate for community and club use to enhance community access to sport through improved school facilities. Communities…Continue reading this article →

Get Going, Get Rowing gets Children moving across Northern Ireland.

Get Going, Get Rowing is providing school children across Northern Ireland the opportunity to take part in sport.  The Sport NI Sports Systems Investment, made possible by National Lottery Players, has provided funds to purchase new rowing machines to expand the programme into Northern Ireland and ensure more children get the chance to try out…Continue reading this article →

Work begins on the extensive upgrade plans for the Melvin Sports Complex

Work has begun on the extensive upgrade plans for the Melvin Sports Complex after Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr, performed the formal sod turning at the site this week. The £3.2m upgrade works at the site will include a dedicated boxing facility and a multi-use three court sports hall…Continue reading this article →

Sport NI Chair receives MBE for services to tennis and to sports management and administration

Sport NI Chair George Lucas has been awarded an MBE for services to Tennis and to Sports Management and Administration in the King’s New Year Honour List. George commented: “I am delighted to receive this MBE for services to tennis and to sports management and administration in Northern Ireland. I first picked up a tennis…Continue reading this article →

Sport NI congratulates 2025 Sporting New Years Honours recipients

Sport NI wishes to congratulate those within our sporting community who have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List.  Interim Chief Executive, Richard Archibald said: “I would like to extend my congratulations to those within our sporting community who have been named in the King’s New Year Honours List.  “2024 has been a…Continue reading this article →

Sport NI awards £1.2m of National Lottery funding for Mid Ulster Sports Arena upgrade

Mid Ulster District Council has received an investment of £1.2m through Sport NI’s National Lottery Funded Multi Facility Fund. Thanks to this funding, Mid Ulster Sports Arena (MUSA) will improve their facilities with an eight-lane athletics track, 3G synthetic pitch, floodlighting, fencing, and ancillary works. Sport NI’s Multi Facility Fund, made possible thanks to National…Continue reading this article →

Celebrating Inclusion on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

We’re reflecting on the first Inclusive Adapted Paddling Day. Tollymore National Outdoor Centre in partnership with The Outdoor Partnership Northern Ireland and Moira Lakes, hosted the first Inclusive Adapted Paddling Day on Saturday, 9th November. It was a day of firsts, filled with inspiration, excitement, and the promise of a more inclusive future for outdoor sports. The Adapted Paddling sessions…Continue reading this article →

Receive up to £5k in match-funding from Sport NI through crowdfunding

Sports clubs, charities, voluntary organisations and PTAs can receive up to £5,000 match-funding through Sport NI’s latest crowdfunding partnership programme – Creating Opportunities. Made possible thanks to funding from the National Lottery, Creating Opportunities is focused on accessibility and inclusion, supporting clubs and other organisations to set up new initiatives to remove the barriers preventing…Continue reading this article →

Iconic Moments Celebrated as The National Lottery hits £50 billion good cause Landmark

The National Lottery is today (19th November) celebrating its 30th birthday by announcing £50 billion has been raised for good causes.    This historic double milestone represents one of the largest ongoing funding programmes for good causes in the UK’s history.   Thanks to National Lottery players, more than £30 million is raised every week for Good…Continue reading this article →

Bat & Chat a ‘smash’ with participants.

Bat & Chat is an integral part of the week for people with Parkinson’s disease thanks to an initiative by Table Tennis Ulster. Through our Sports Systems Investment, made possible thanks to National Lottery players, and support from Parkinson’s UK, Bat and Chat takes place at Lisburn Racquets Club every Tuesday from 11-12pm with time…Continue reading this article →