13th April, 2022
Sport NI has welcomed Kenny Shiels’ apology following his controversial comments after the Northern Ireland against England Women’s World Cup qualifier game. The Northern Ireland Women’s manager blamed women for being “more emotional than men” when discussing his side’s defeat in a post-match interview. Antoinette McKeown, Sport NI Chief Executive, said: “Tuesday night’s sell-out crowd…Continue reading this article →
8th April, 2022
The first three Blueways in the world to achieve accreditation officially opened this week at the Boyne Blueway, Suir Blueway Tipperary and Lough Derg Blueway. Blueways are a brand-new outdoor recreation offering currently unique to Ireland. They encourage the use of lakes, canals, rivers and coastal environments for walking, cycling, swimming, kayaking, stand up paddle…Continue reading this article →
31st March, 2022
Equality and inclusion at heart of new five-year plan to maximise the power of sport The Power of Sport, Sport NI’s new five-year plan aims to address inequalities within the sports sector and maximise the power of sport to change lives for everyone in society. While participation in sport and physical activity has increased in…Continue reading this article →
31st March, 2022
The Power of Sport-Sport NI’s new five-year plan aims to address inequalities within the sports sector and maximise the power of sport to change lives for everyone in society. Developed after extensive engagement with stakeholders in sport, health and wider communities, the Power of Sport focuses on two strategic outcomes: People adopting and sustaining participation…Continue reading this article →
26th March, 2022
When Marissa Callaghan ties her football boots on Mother’s Day she’ll be lasered focused on the training session at hand. As many other mothers enjoy breakfast in bed this mum will be keeping the celebrations to later as she continues to prepare for the biggest sporting challenge of her career to-date. Such dedication is a…Continue reading this article →
11th March, 2022
From the often unsung women volunteers, who are the powerhouses of so many of our grassroots clubs, to the world class athletes such as Ciara Mageean and NI women’s football team making history – we’ve had a lot to celebrate this Women in Sport Week. But as the week draws to a close it’s an…Continue reading this article →
11th March, 2022
Finance Minister Conor Murphy visited Tollymore National Outdoor Centre this morning to announce a new research project to develop a long-term plan for the Mournes. George Lucas, Chair of Sport Northern Ireland said, “We were delighted to welcome the Minister to Tollymore National Outdoor Centre and show him our excellent facilities as he announced this…Continue reading this article →
8th March, 2022
Sporting women at the top of their game are taking part in a new initiative to ensure female voices are heard to bring about positive change in sport. The Women In Sport Panel, launched today [Tuesday, March 8], has been established by Sport NI to champion women in sport. The panel, which includes Paralympic gold…Continue reading this article →
4th March, 2022
Sport NI has welcomed the IRFU’s publication of the independent report into the Irish Women’s XV missing out on qualification to the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021. Chief Executive Antoinette McKeown said, “It is of fundamental importance that all sportspeople should be valued equally. We welcome the IRFU’s commissioning of the World Cup Qualifier Independent…Continue reading this article →
3rd February, 2022
Following the announcement by the International Olympic Committee that Boxing has been omitted from the initial sports list 2028 Olympic games in Los Angeles, Sport Northern Ireland has called for key stakeholders to come together in a united front to fight boxing’s corner. Antoinette McKeown, CEO of Sport NI said, “Today’s announcement that Boxing has been…Continue reading this article →
