21st June, 2018
How do we go about engaging more effectively with new generations of sporting talent, with new attitudes, cultures, behaviours and expectations? That was the topic being explored at a Sport NI and UK Sport-organised Pathway Symposium event that took place today at the National Football Stadium in Belfast. The event, which focused on the theme…Continue reading this article →
19th June, 2018
Northern Ireland Judo Federation have welcomed nearly 150 women and girls to free judo taster sessions this weekend in Belfast and Coleraine delivered by Olympian and former Commonwealth Champion Chloe Cowen Vickers. The fully-booked ‘Get to Grips Judo’ events, which were supported through National Lottery investment from Sport NI, took place at Coleraine Leisure Centre…Continue reading this article →
14th June, 2018
National Lottery players are helping hundreds of youngsters in Derry and Strabane discover the joy of athletics over the last year through the newly formed Junior Athletics Club at the Melvin Sports Complex and Derg Valley Leisure Centre. The club is part of Derry City and Strabane District Council and Sport NI’s National Lottery-funded Every…Continue reading this article →
14th June, 2018
Sport Northern Ireland was among those recognised at recent 2018 Ulster University Impact Excellence Awards,being named a finalist in Faculty of Life and Health Sciences Impact Excellence Award for Research category. The Awards recognise the positive impact the University staff, students and its partners are having on societies and economies through collaboration and research. Dr Paul…Continue reading this article →
12th June, 2018
Community Planning Partnerships from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council, and Lisburn and Castlereagh City have been successful in securing significant financial and in-kind support to implement their Community Plans and further embed the wellbeing agenda for the benefit of people living and working in their local council areas and…Continue reading this article →
11th June, 2018
Sport Northern Ireland is giving the sporting community an opportunity to say “thank you” to local coaches, officials and volunteers as it opens nominations for the 2018 SportMaker Awards. The Awards acknowledge the work of Northern Ireland’s sporting workforce and highlight the outstanding people and projects that have made a big impact over the last…Continue reading this article →
8th June, 2018
To mark UK Coaching Week 2018, we spoke to International Badminton player Ciaran Chambers, who recently competed as an athlete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (he previously represented Northern Ireland at the 2014 Games). He told us about his perspective on what it means to be a coach, how he progressed from playing to coaching,…Continue reading this article →
7th June, 2018
By Antoinette McKeown (Chief Executive, Sport Northern Ireland) It’s such a pleasure to be marking the inaugural UK Coaching Week. I would say that if most athletes and others involved in sport were to look back on what has influenced their lives, there would be a particular coach or coaches that stand out – men…Continue reading this article →
6th June, 2018
Sport NI Chair George Lucas was among attendees at a recent celebration at Drumragh Sarsfields GAC to mark the official opening of new state-of-the-art facilities at the Tyrone club. The major project has seen the club install a new training pitch, sports hall and indoor/outdoor gym, and has been a decade in development. Sport Northern…Continue reading this article →
