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 →
20th January, 2023
Sports System Investment – Governing Bodies Who is this investment for? Governing Bodies currently in receipt of Sports Systems Investment Governing Body Award. Investment into other Governing Bodies not within SSIGB will open in 2024. Why are we investing in Sports Governing Bodies? We recognise the deep-rooted inequalities in sport, which mean people have been…Continue reading this article →
19th January, 2023
Athletics ace Nick Griggs has credited his coach Mark Kirk for making his record-breaking mile happen. The talented teenager ran an astonishing 3.56.40 indoor mile in Dublin to smash the European Under-20 record back in March and put in another fantastic performance to win silver at the European Cross Country Championships earlier this month. The…Continue reading this article →
31st December, 2022
Antoinette McKeown, Chief Executive of Sport NI congratulates New Year Honours recipients recognised for their contributions to sport. “I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to all those named on the New Years Honours list with a connection to sport. “2022 has been a thrilling year for Sport in Northern Ireland, from our trail-blazing…Continue reading this article →
14th December, 2022
There were celebrations at the Antrim All Stars Boccia Club recently when Caroline Millar received the prestigious SportMaker Disability Coach of the Year award. The former Boccia player turned talented coach was surprised by a Sport NI film crew who captured the moment Caroline was told of her win during a training session with her…Continue reading this article →
12th December, 2022
An exceptional coach, who has put his own health worries aside to help train dozens of runners, has been named Sport NI’s SportMaker Community Coach of the Year. Aidan O’Neill, a founder of Run Anon Club based in Crumlin, was surprised with the well-deserved accolade at a recent training session of his club. Aidan, 56,…Continue reading this article →
9th December, 2022
A dedicated coach, who thought his club members were being filmed to demonstrate karate moves, was left shocked when he was presented with a Sport NI SportMaker Award. Coach Kevin Broderick thought the Sport NI film crew were at his Banbridge/Rathfriland Karate Club to capture his club members in action, but he was actually the…Continue reading this article →
25th November, 2022
Antoinette McKeown, Chief Executive, Sport NI “At Sport NI we are proud to support International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. “Earlier this year in partnership with the NI Executive, we encouraged sports to use the Active Bystander Approach to end violence against women and girls. “Sport is a tremendous force…Continue reading this article →
