FederationOfIrishSports's News
24/06/2008 14:32:05 - The joint ESRI & Irish Sports Council study which was based on a survey of 3080 adults. The principal findings validated data collated in the 2006 Central Statistics Office ("CSO") study which sampled 30,000 people included the following:-
24/06/2008 12:53:27 - Lisbon was to give the European Union a “soft competence” in the area of sports policy for the first time. The hope was that the provision of such competence in this area would allow sport to be mainstreamed into current funding streams and to provide greater protection for sport under European Law.
24/06/2008 12:51:38 - The four team tournament which will see Notre Dame play Ireland, Poland & Iceland in the National Basketball Arena between Thursday 21st and Sunday 24th August. The matches form part of the five year “Emerald Hoops” programme launched in May by Basketball Ireland.
24/06/2008 12:38:12 - An Irish Ice Hockey Association ("IIHA") delegation recently attended the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF") Annual Congress in Montreal, Canada where it was announced that the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III would be coming to Ireland.
24/06/2008 00:00:00 - The aim of the seminar is to provide practical examples and solutions of how to engage in regular sport and physical activity.
24/06/2008 00:00:00 - The Racquetball Association of Ireland is to host the 2008 World Championships in Kingscourt, Cavan from 1st - 10th August.
24/06/2008 00:00:00 - Republic of Ireland Cerebral Palsy ("C.P.") team manager, Paul Cassin recently announced the ten man squad who will travel to Vienna to play in an exhibition match at half time in one of the European Championship Quarter Finals. The game, which will take place in Vienna, Austria on Sunday, 22nd June, is part of UEFA EURO 2008 'Football For All' initiative championed by UEFA President Michel Plati
24/06/2008 00:00:00 - The ISC had been asked by the Joint & Select Committee to make a presentation on their activities and to focus in particular, given the upcoming Olympic Games, on elite athletes and their anti-doping responsibilities. The Committee Members were also afforded an opportunity to raise questions on these and other issues.
24/06/2008 00:00:00 - The total allocated to the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the National Gallery of Ireland in 2008 was €725 million, an increase of 12% on 2007. The Minister assured that "while the outlook for this year is more challenging due to adverse currency movements, turmoil in international financial markets and rising oil prices, we are still targeting further increases as set out in the outpu
24/06/2008 00:00:00 - Set out below is a summary of the questions put to Minister Martin Cullen on his first outing responding to parliamentary questions as the newly installed Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism.