25th July, 2024
Ireland Men’s Hockey Team Captain Sean Murray hopes to inspire the next generation as they take to the world stage at the Olympic Games. Murray, from Lisburn, will lead out a team consisting of eight players from Northern Ireland as well as Coach Mark Tumilty from Banbridge. Ireland begin their Olympic campaign on Saturday 27…Continue reading this article →
24th July, 2024
The wait is nearly over… after weeks, months and years of training and sacrifice Northern Ireland athletes are heading to the Olympic Games in Paris! Check out our list of Northern Ireland athletes competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics to see who to look out for. List Stay updated with all the news on Northern…Continue reading this article →
23rd July, 2024
Today’s news from Paris 2024 Olympics Games – Northern Ireland Athletes Saturday 27th July Check back for all the results later! Thursday 25th July Up first today in Paris was Team GB’s Conor Hall who seeded 46th for the men’s individual archery elimination round after the opening ranking event. The 28-year-old Olympic debutant will compete…Continue reading this article →
23rd July, 2024
Northern Ireland athletes in action at the Paris 2024 Olympics Archery Conor Hall – Recurve (Team GB & NI) Patrick Huston* (Team GB & NI) Athletics Kate O’Connor – Heptathlon (Team Ireland) Ciara Mageean – 1500m (Team Ireland) Rachel McCann - Mixed & Female 4x400m Relay (Team Ireland) Badminton Rachael Darragh – Singles (Ireland) Boxing Jude Gallagher – 57kg (Team…Continue reading this article →
22nd July, 2024
Sport NI is investing more money into sport than ever before through its £8m Sports Systems Investment programme. Made possible thanks to National Lottery players, the programme supports 34 sports governing bodies, from Rugby, Football and GAA to Rambling, Wheelchair Basketball and Swimming. The Sports Systems Investment programme is supporting sports to grow and thrive;…Continue reading this article →
21st July, 2024
Hannah Scott remembers walking into Bann Rowing Club like it was yesterday, writes Tom Harle. A far cry from British Rowing’s state-of-the-art Caversham base, the historic Coleraine boat house has stood since 1842 and from its humble denizens have emerged a rich seam of Olympic medals. Bann produced brothers Peter and Richard Chambers, who won silver…Continue reading this article →
15th July, 2024
Sport NI Sports Institute Head of Strength and Conditioning David Lasini is heading to Paris to support the next set of Team GB athletes looking to achieve Olympic glory. Lasini is going to his second Olympic Games after being part of Team GB in Tokyo as a physical preparation coach but this time will be…Continue reading this article →
4th July, 2024
Irish Squash has seen an increase in participation thanks to the Sport NI Sports Systems Investment New Governing Bodies programme. 767 participants took part in numerous initiatives running from January to March after receiving a £24,460 investment. Made possible thanks to National Lottery players, the initiatives were a huge success in welcoming a diverse range…Continue reading this article →
2nd July, 2024
The second meeting of the Northern Ireland Physical Literacy Forum has taken place including a practical session at Fort Hill Integrated Primary School. Governing bodies and Local Councils gathered with Sport NI staff to learn more about developing physical literacy in the person and in their organisations. In attendance was representatives of Athletics NI, Armagh,…Continue reading this article →
20th June, 2024
More than 1,900 people from across the Fermanagh and Omagh district have benefitted from a recent programme offering new opportunities to get active in local communities. The programme – delivered by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, with funding received from Sport NI through the Department for Communities (DfC), from January to March 2024 – enabled…Continue reading this article →
