18th August, 2017
Sports clubs and organisations in eight local council areas are being invited to apply for free automated external defibrillator (AED) devices as as Sport Northern Ireland re-opens the Defibrillators for Sport initiative. Originally launched by the Department for Communities and Sport NI in July 2016, the initiative has so far seen over 1,000 AEDs allocated to…Continue reading this article →
17th August, 2017
This Saturday (19th August), the National Lottery, UK Sport and parkrun UK, together with Sport NI and other partners, are inviting people to take part in #teamparkrun events across the UK. The aim of the day is to inspire communities and people to get active, and to create an environment where everyone, from elite athletes…Continue reading this article →
24th July, 2017
On Saturday 19 August, The National Lottery, UK Sport and parkrun UK are inviting the nation to join Britain’s top athletes at #teamparkrun events across the UK. To celebrate the public’s support of elite and community sport through playing The National Lottery, the nation’s sporting heroes will take to parkrun events across the UK to…Continue reading this article →
10th July, 2017
Northern Ireland’s Youth Commonwealth Games Team came together today (Saturday 8th July) for its final teambuilding event, ahead of the start of the 2017 Games in the Bahamas later this month. The event included a Clean Games Education Workshop, delivered by Sport Northern Ireland, highlighting the rights and responsibilities of athletes, coaches and support staff…Continue reading this article →
30th June, 2017
Disability Sport NI ihas announced the launch of the District Council Disability Sports Hubs – Water Sports Project. With summer fast approaching and a growing demand for disability water sports in Northern Ireland funding has been awarded to four Sailability projects to enable them to provide further opportunities for people with disabilities. Belfast Lough Sailability,…Continue reading this article →
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 →