Press Releases

“The Gathering gives each and every one of us an opportunity to do something positive for our country in our own unique way.” An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore have asked every community in Ireland to get involved in The Gathering Ireland 2013, the biggest tourism event ever held in Ireland. Speaking at [...]

‘Genuine Prospects’    The Irish Sailing Association today (Thursday, 3rd May 2012) announced that Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, are to sponsor the Irish Olympic Sailing Team. The sponsorship will enable the team to undertake worldclass preparations in advance of London 2012 and beyond.   The Irish Olympic [...]

 Job Title:                                                Services Support Officer   Reporting To:                                        Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Irish Sport (the “Federation”)     Summary   The Services Support Officer will be responsible for assisting the Chief Executive Officer in the development and delivery of value added support services for the Federation’s members as well as revenue generation [...]

Setanta Sports Ireland has secured the TV rights to ensure live coverage of the Paralympic Games for the first time in Ireland. All coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games will be broadcast on a freeview basis on the Setanta Ireland channel. At a launch in Irishtown Stadium today, Setanta Sports Ireland confirmed that they [...]

Senator Eamonn Coghlan and chief executive of the Irish Sports Council John Treacy will address the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children tomorrow, 19th April on the issue of tackling childhood obesity through sport. Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said: “Senator Eamonn Coghlan and John Treacy are among Ireland’s most successful and celebrated athletes and [...]

ISA Mitsubishi Youth Nationals – Friday – Action from Dublin Bay 2012 on Vimeo. ISA Mitsubishi Youth Nationals – Saturday – Action from Dublin Bay 2012 on Vimeo. ISA Mitsubishi Youth Nationals – Sunday – Action from Dublin Bay 2012 on Vimeo.

Spurred on by the growth of members, clubs and events, TI is currently recruiting for a  Development Officer on a fixed term contract to support its affiliated clubs as the sport continues to grow. On the back of a large growth in the number of members, clubs and events this post-holder’s primary responsibility will be [...]

New Three Year Statement of Strategy Published The Irish Sports Council announced a total package of €25.58 million investment in more than 100 sports organisations for 2012. €10.92 million allocated to governing bodies of sport €8.27 million to GAA, FAI and IRFU to support their participation programmes €5.38 to 31 Local Sports Partnerships €1.01 million [...]

The inaugural Women In Sport Schools Flag Football tournament which took place at St. Conleiths National School in Derrinturn on Friday the 30th of March. Three teams of girls, from primary schools in Edenderry, Johnstown and Derrinturn, took part in the tournament. St. Marys, Edenderry were crowned champions after defeating St. Patrick N.S. Johnstown Bridge [...]

Lord’s Taveners: We are delighted to announce that this year’s Lord’s Taverners Ireland tribute lunch will once again be held in the Westbury Hotel Dublin and will take place on Friday 18th May 2012 at 12.30pm sharp.   The event will pay tribute to Liam Brady and John Giles for services rendered to Irish Football [...]