7th March, 2025
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA has appointed Stephen Reid as the Vice Chair of the Sport NI Board from 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2029. Stephen joined the Sport NI Board in June 2024 following his retirement as Chief Executive of Ards and North Down Borough Council and after 39 years of public service…Continue reading this article →
6th March, 2025
The improvement of facilities at Mid Ulster Sports Arena (MUSA), including an 8-lane running track, are off the starting blocks this month as the appointed contractor, Tony Patterson Sportsground, commences works on site. Mid Ulster District Council has received an investment of £1.2m through Sport NI’s National Lottery Funded Multi Facility Fund. Thanks to this…Continue reading this article →
4th March, 2025
Deputy First Minster Emma Little-Pengelly and Junior Minister Aisling Reilly today joined a host of National Lottery backed projects to celebrate three decades of game changing funding in Northern Ireland. Since the first National Lottery draw in 1994, more than £1.5 billion has been awarded to local good causes, helping to improve lives, transform communities…Continue reading this article →
3rd March, 2025
Launched today (Monday 3 March) at an event in the MAC Belfast, the Be Seen, Be Heard, Belong campaign focuses on levelling the playing field and ensuring women and girls have the same opportunities as men and boys to take part in sport and physical activity. 51% of the population is female, but women are…Continue reading this article →
28th February, 2025
Louise Thompson has shared how officiating has changed her life as part of #SportMaker Officials Week. Louise was a guest speaker at the Sport NI officials forum, held as part of #SportMaker officials week sharing her story and advice to fellow peers in sport. The Irish FA referee is setting the example for more females to…Continue reading this article →
26th February, 2025
GAA official Seán Hurson is encouraging others to take up officiating as part of #SportMaker Officials Week. Hurson may never have planned to be an official but it’s a decision that changed his life. The Galbally Pearses GAC man has become one of the top officials in the sport by refereeing the All-Ireland Minor Final in 2018,…Continue reading this article →
20th February, 2025
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council is helping residents improve their health and wellbeing thanks to the Sport NI Community Investment Programme. The 12-week programme called ‘Commit to Fit’ is funded by the Sport NI Community Investment Programme, thanks to funding from the Department for Communities, and will be ran by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council…Continue reading this article →
13th February, 2025
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA has appointed Gavin Boyd as the Chair of the Sport NI Board from 10 February 2025 to 09 February 2029. Gavin previously served as a Sport NI Board Member from 1 August 2021 to 27 August 2023, interim Vice-Chair from 28 August 2023 to 31 May 2024, and permanent Vice-Chair…Continue reading this article →
6th February, 2025
The £187,000 funding has been provided to address the immediate safety priorities of the four governing bodies under the umbrella of 2&4 Wheel Motorsport. The safety priorities are closely aligned to the findings and recommendations of the NI Motorsport Task Force report. The investment will provide safety bales, fencing and safety barriers to improve the…Continue reading this article →
3rd February, 2025
The Northern Ireland Physical Literacy Forum (NIPLF) met at the House of Sport in their first meeting of 2025. The NIPLF was established by Sport NI as part of our ongoing work to highlight the importance of physical literacy with 27 partner organisations involved including governing bodies, local councils, health trusts and the leisure sector. The…Continue reading this article →
