Tickets for Manchester United’s Academy team’s visit to Northern Ireland in July to celebrate the first United victory in the Milk Cup in 1991 go on sale today. That team, captained by David Beckham, which included Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Northern Ireland’s own Keith Gillespie lifted the Trophy by beating […]
Jun 30 2021 | Posted in
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Manager Barry Gray adds his second summer signing with the addition of Jonathan Leddy. Leddy most recently played at Ballinmallard FC. Before that, he represented Ipswich Town in addition to the Republic of Ireland at youth level. The player says he is delighted with the move. He said, “I […]
Jun 23 2021 | Posted in
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Economy Minister Diane Dodds has praised the work of the Irish Football Association in helping build the skills base of the local community. The Minister met with community outreach staff from the IFA and heard about the work of the IFA Foundation. The Foundation has helped thousands of young people acquire […]
May 19 2021 | Posted in
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Warrenpoint headquartered artisan food-to-go company DELI LITES has kicked off a major social impact project to show its support for environmental protection, using football as a catalyst to help rid our streets of litter. Based in Warrenpoint, the award-winning fresh gourmet sandwiches and food-to-go products company is teaming up with the non-profit group […]
May 18 2021 | Posted in
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SONI – the electricity system operator for Northern Ireland – and Ulster Rugby have extended the deadline for applications for their community rugby club bursary fund. The final opportunity to submit nominations will be on 21 April until 5 pm. The ‘Real Rugby Heroes – Game Changers’ fund will reward the efforts of […]
Apr 16 2021 | Posted in
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After months of planning and meetings with government departments and discussions with tournament partners and funders, the Organising Committee of STATSports SupercupNI has made the decision to cancel this year’s Tournament, which was due to kick off on Sunday 25 July. Tournament chairman Victor Leonard said that ‘no stone had been left unturned’ […]
Apr 16 2021 | Posted in
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Lidl Northern Ireland has gone to the top of the class after awarding 40 secondary schools – including several Newry schools – £3,000 worth of vouchers each to secure essential brand-new sports equipment. Two Newry schools – St Mary’s High School and Newry High School – were two of the local winning schools. […]
Mar 11 2021 | Posted in
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Why do teenage girls drop out of sport? That is the question that will be posed and discussed at a virtual event on Thursday 11 March at 7 pm. The event, the third in a series brought by Electric Ireland’s Game Changers NI campaign, will see a panel of experts discuss the huge […]
Mar 10 2021 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has met with Sport NI, the NI Sports Forum and Sports Governing Bodies to discuss the pathway to a safe return to organised outdoor sport. Representatives from football, GAA, rugby, golf and other outdoor sports shared their experiences with the Minister and discussed the protocols they had put in […]
Mar 5 2021 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that the first funding awards from the £25million Sports Sustainability Fund have issued. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant financial hardship for the sports sector and this fund was co-designed with the Sporting Codes to help mitigate against the net losses that the sector has suffered. […]
Mar 4 2021 | Posted in
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