16th April, 2025
Sport NI’s popular Creating Opportunities crowdfunding programme has reopened for applications. Sports clubs, charities, voluntary organisations and PTAs can receive up to £5,000 match-funding from Sport NI by setting up their own crowdfunding campaigns to run new programmes to encourage more people to participate in sport and physical activity. Sports Minister Gordon Lyons welcomed the…Continue reading this article →
10th April, 2025
Mid Ulster District Council has hosted a range of activities to promote sport and physical activity participation throughout the Borough through Sport NI’s Community Planning Investment programme. The council received over £37,000 thanks to funding from the Department for Communities to run activities including swim sessions, exercise classes, circuits, mountain biking, first aid courses and…Continue reading this article →
7th April, 2025
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council has caused a racquet through their popular pickleball tournaments thanks to the Sport NI Community Planning Investment programme. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council received £46,000 and hosted a range of initiatives to promote sport and physical activity participation throughout the Borough. The programme includes inclusive sports such as…Continue reading this article →
31st March, 2025
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council has once again teamed up with the Youth Sport Trust to deliver ‘Girls Active’ with funding from Sport NI, through the Community Planning Investment Programme 24/25. ‘Girls Active’ is an initiative developed by the Youth Sport Trust, which supports schools to increase girls’ engagement and enjoyment in PE,…Continue reading this article →
28th March, 2025
From 22nd to 30th March 2025, Sport NI and Sport Ireland teamed up to host Understanding Physical Literacy Week. This initiative aimed to promote the Understanding Physical Literacy (UPL) workshop and disseminate key physical literacy messages across the Island of Ireland. Throughout the week, eight UPL workshops were delivered across Northern Ireland by various organisations, including…Continue reading this article →
11th March, 2025
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has been awarded nearly £50,000 in funding from Sport Northern Ireland to enhance access to sport, physical activity, and wellbeing initiatives for schools, sports clubs, athletes, community groups, and individuals across the Borough. The funding has supported a variety of programmes, including: Healthy Kids Programme – 1,000 P7 students across…Continue reading this article →
7th March, 2025
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA has appointed Stephen Reid as the Vice Chair of the Sport NI Board from 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2029. Stephen joined the Sport NI Board in June 2024 following his retirement as Chief Executive of Ards and North Down Borough Council and after 39 years of public service…Continue reading this article →
6th March, 2025
The improvement of facilities at Mid Ulster Sports Arena (MUSA), including an 8-lane running track, are off the starting blocks this month as the appointed contractor, Tony Patterson Sportsground, commences works on site. Mid Ulster District Council has received an investment of £1.2m through Sport NI’s National Lottery Funded Multi Facility Fund. Thanks to this…Continue reading this article →
4th March, 2025
Deputy First Minster Emma Little-Pengelly and Junior Minister Aisling Reilly today joined a host of National Lottery backed projects to celebrate three decades of game changing funding in Northern Ireland. Since the first National Lottery draw in 1994, more than £1.5 billion has been awarded to local good causes, helping to improve lives, transform communities…Continue reading this article →
3rd March, 2025
Launched today (Monday 3 March) at an event in the MAC Belfast, the Be Seen, Be Heard, Belong campaign focuses on levelling the playing field and ensuring women and girls have the same opportunities as men and boys to take part in sport and physical activity. 51% of the population is female, but women are…Continue reading this article →
