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 →
31st May, 2018
Sport Northern Ireland has joined officials from Patrick Sarsfields GAC in West Belfast at an event marking the official opening of newly enhanced facilities at the club. Part of a range of improvements works undertaken by the club in recent years, the event saw the cub official opening of state-of-the-art changing facilities, funded through Sport NI’s National…Continue reading this article →
18th May, 2018
By Des Jennings (Head of Performance Skills, Sport Northern Ireland) It’s good to talk- and that’s why the role of a Performance Skills Coach is crucial in assisting athletes, coaches and practitioners maximise their sporting performances whilst also ensuring they manage their life stressors in the best way possible. As someone who has dedicated my…Continue reading this article →
15th May, 2018
Tollymore National Outdoor Centre (TNOC) has launched a newly enhanced climbing facility at Altnadue Quarry. The quarry has been leased to the Centre for over 30 years from a local landowner and has been reopened following completion of works, funded by the Department for Communities, to improve accessibility and safety. Major changes and developments made…Continue reading this article →
