
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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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that the Sports Hardship Fund which was designed to help clubs and organisations maintain the facilities they own or lease during the Covid restrictions, has issued awards to over 900 clubs totalling £2million. The Sports Hardship Fund was open to sports clubs and sporting organisations from the […]
Feb 24 2021 | Posted in
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SDLP Sports Spokesperson and former All Ireland Winner, Justin McNulty MLA has called on the Communities Minister, Deirdre Hargey and Finance Minister to immediately outline their plan for funding to secure the re-development of Casement Park. The Newry and Armagh MLA commented after the GAA Financial Director said that the GAA contribution to […]
Feb 18 2021 | Posted in
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A host of sporting legends have joined forces to launch this year’s Sport for Good campaign, in partnership with Lidl Northern Ireland. Launched in 2019, the Sport for Good programme is designed to encourage and support young people to make the most of the physical and mental benefits of sport participation. […]
Nov 19 2020 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced a fund of £15m to help the sports sector deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The restrictions imposed on the sector so far have impacted widely on the ability of sports organisations and clubs to generate income through the normal means such as club […]
Oct 30 2020 | Posted in
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