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Income Generation & Building Capacity Conference- 26th March- 6pm-National Football Stadium @ Windsor Park The aim of this conference is provide National Governing Bodies of sport, their clubs and other sports organisations with some advice and support on how to generate more income for your organisation and also build the capacity of your organisation when…Continue reading this article →

Local Gymnastics Club, Flight Gymnastics Academy CIC, Newtownabbey have enjoyed success at the recent British Gymnastics Northern Ireland 2019 Awards! Affiliated to British Gymnastics, Flight was established in 2011.  Originally based in Edmund Rice College the club was awarded funding from Sport NI, DAERA and Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council to open a full-time, dedicated facility for…Continue reading this article →

Ards and North Down Borough Council is delighted to announce that funding of over £68,000 has been secured to enable works to commence for the provision of an accessible inclusive beach in Groomsport, Co. Down. Few coastal villages in Ireland can compare with Groomsport for scenic charm, tranquil beauty and historical heritage. While Groomsport is best…Continue reading this article →

Sport Northern Ireland officials and history-making players from the Ireland Women’s Hockey team have paid tribute to the work of Northern Ireland’s sports clubs, coaches, officials and volunteers at a ceremony at Titanic Belfast on Monday 11th February 2019. The Celebration Evening brought together the winners of Sport NI’s 2018 SportMaker Awards, who were presented…Continue reading this article →

More girls in Northern Ireland have been trained as coaches through a first of its kind residential camp. The Girls Active Coaches Camp NI, developed by national children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust, enabled 32 girls from across six secondary schools to attend a three-day residential camp which developed their leadership and coaching skills. The…Continue reading this article →

Work has started this week to develop Knockmany Forest, a few miles outside Augher, as part of investment in the site made possible through funding of £265,000 provided by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; Sport NI and Mid Ulster District Council. The Council is working to deliver the capital project in partnership…Continue reading this article →

A boxing official who refereed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, has been named Technical Official of the Year at the 2018 Sport NI SportMaker Awards. Ben McGarrigle, a fire fighter and former boxer, competed for Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Twenty years later, he found himself…Continue reading this article →

A young Athletics NI field official has been recognised for his contribution to sport at the 2018 Sport Northern Ireland SportMaker Awards. Kurtis Scott was named Young Technical Official of the Year. He started his officiating career back in 2011 after completing the UK Assistant Officials qualification. Through building his experience at competition, Kurtis subsequently…Continue reading this article →

Sport Northern Ireland which has gave out 1,200 defibrillators to sports clubs and community groups at a cost £850,000 and the Department for Communities have marked Restart a Heart Day 2018 by revealing the latest line up of dates for their continued awareness training in using defibrillators. Defibrillators for Sport, which opened for applications in…Continue reading this article →

Jason Smyth the fastest Paralympian ever is aiming for more success in the next two years. After winning two golds at the European Para Athletics Championships in Berlin during the summer the Eglinton sprinter who is an ambassador for Sport Northern Ireland’s ‘Sport into Business’ programme wants to add to his four gold World Championship…Continue reading this article →