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Department Update: Ministers Martin and Byrne reflect on first half of 2024
Catherine Martin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and Thomas Byrne T.D., Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht have reflected on some of the key achievements in the first half of this year, which have...
Game On for Green! Free Toolkit Helps Irish Sports Clubs Tackle Waste
Pictured above L TO R: Niall Rynne, Chair of the Management Committee at the Irish Rugby Football Union, Clare Louise O’Donoghue, Head of Commercial & Marketing at the Federation of Irish Sport, Ossian Smyth, Minister of State with responsibility for Public...
Record funding for Women in Sport Programme
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne, recently announced a record investment of €4 million under the Women in Sport Programme for...
Department Update: Ministers Martin and Byrne reflect on first half of 2024
Catherine Martin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and Thomas Byrne T.D., Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht have reflected on some of the key achievements in the first half of this year, which have...
Game On for Green! Free Toolkit Helps Irish Sports Clubs Tackle Waste
Pictured above L TO R: Niall Rynne, Chair of the Management Committee at the Irish Rugby Football Union, Clare Louise O’Donoghue, Head of Commercial & Marketing at the Federation of Irish Sport, Ossian Smyth, Minister of State with responsibility for Public...
Record funding for Women in Sport Programme
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne, recently announced a record investment of €4 million under the Women in Sport Programme for...
“I think it’s the breath of what we do. Canoeing is a huge sport and it’s getting bigger in Ireland.”
Canoeing Ireland CEO is a truly accomplished and respected woman in Irish Sport. Following a successful period working in operations with Athletics Ireland, she was appointed as chief executive of Canoeing Ireland in 2018. Alongside her primary role, leading the...
The Federation of Irish Sport is the representative organisation for the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) and Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) in Ireland. Our membership consists of over 110 NGBs and LSPs from every corner of the country.
Our vision is to provide a dynamic and effective voice for Irish sport, promoting the value of sport to Ireland while providing outstanding representation and services to members. As governing bodies, our members’ priorities lie with their sport. Therefore, our job is to communicate their views regarding the benefits of sport in areas such as personal health/wellbeing, the economy and society as a whole.
