9th March, 2023
After a remarkable season for Lisnagarvey Hockey Club, Coach Erroll Lutton has won Sport NI’s Club Performance Coach of the Year award. The award recognises the achievements of a coach working with athletes at the highest level of domestic club sport. Lisnagarvey had a season to remember after claiming the All Ireland EY Irish Hockey…Continue reading this article →
8th March, 2023
Women’s sport has come a long way in the ten years that I have led Sport NI. We continue to see incredible success women in sport on and off the pitch – as participants, elite athletes, as officials and as leaders in sports governing bodies and sports councils. And yet ten years later, we remain…Continue reading this article →
6th March, 2023
Providing a safe space for young people to play sport in her local community has led Rachel McClean to winning the Sport NI SportMaker Young Volunteer of the Year award. The award recognises the important work carried out by a volunteer, under the age of 25 years old, who has made an outstanding contribution to…Continue reading this article →
6th March, 2023
18-year-old Anna Pim has not only had a successful season on the hockey pitch, but also off it by claiming the Sport NI SportMaker Project of the Year award. This award celebrates a project/programme which uses high quality coaching, officiating and/or volunteering as a means of enabling more people to benefit from the power of…Continue reading this article →
1st March, 2023
There were celebrations at North Down Hockey Club when Amy Jones received the prestigious SportMaker Young Technical Official of the Year award. Amy, an up-and-coming hockey umpire, was surprised by a Sport NI film crew who captured the moment she was told of her win during a mid-week training session. Sport NI’s annual SportMaker awards…Continue reading this article →
27th February, 2023
Athletics NI official Liz Glover has been awarded Sport NI’s Technical Official of the Year award. The Sport NI SportMaker Technical Official of the Year award recognises the hard work and dedication of referees, umpires and officials and the contribution they make to their sport. A familiar face to everyone involved in athletics in NI,…Continue reading this article →
23rd February, 2023
Chief Executive Officer of Sport NI Antoinette McKeown said, “Violent and brutal acts such as these are to be condemned in any circumstances, however to target a sporting coach in front of young people is simply abhorrent. “Sport would not exist without volunteers, and we value the diversity and contribution of every person who gives…Continue reading this article →
22nd February, 2023
22-year-old Judo fanatic Harry Isaacs has been named the Sport NI SportMaker Young Coach of the Year. The Young Coach of the Year award recognises the creativity, innovation and determination of a coach under the age of 25 who is dedicated to supporting those they teach. Harry has been part of the club at Omagh…Continue reading this article →
17th February, 2023
*** CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS*** Sport Northern Ireland is now welcoming applications for the 2023/24 Athlete Awards Programme. The investment aims to contribute to the essential personal living costs of an athlete to help them train and maximise their potential. The Athlete Awards is in line with outcome two within Sport NI’s Corporate Plan which…Continue reading this article →
27th January, 2023
The Athlete Award programme investment aims to help ‘Our (NI) athletes be among the best in the World’, by targeting athletes who have the potential to achieve success and excel in Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games. For the 2017-23 period our Athlete Awards supported 235 individual athletes and 4 team sports, with 54 athletes transitioning…Continue reading this article →
