Phelim Macken (Sports Coordinator, Limerick Sports Partnership) photographed (left) with Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD, John Treacy, Chief Executive of the Irish Sports Council, and Una May (Director of Participation and Ethics at Irish Sports Council).

 

Minister of State for Sport, Michael Ring T.D., has announced an investment package of €305,000 from the Irish Sports Council to support Limerick Sports Partnership (LSP).

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Joining Catherine McAuley student Adam Gray to launch in the event were, Euan Gee, Community Rugby Officer for Munster Rugby and Elaine Shea, Limerick Sports Inclusion Disability Officer. Picture: Alan Place.

 

Students with general learning needs attending Catherine McAuley School in Limerick City are benefiting from a newly launched initiative enabling them to experience adapted tag rugby, a sport that has for many been inaccessible in the past.

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Clare Fine Gael Senator Tony Mulcahy says he expects that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport will launch a new round of the Sports Capital Programme during the coming weeks.

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Space age technology originally developed by NASA is being used at Active Ennis Leisure Complex in County Clare to help improve recovery times, increase mobility and lessen the chance of future injury for athletes and patients.

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A Four Ball comprising members from Adare and Rathbane Golf Clubs in County Limerick has won the 5th annual Clare Ultimate Golf Challenge, the final of which was held at Dromoland Castle Golf & Country Club on Thursday (6 November).

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400 adults and children from businesses and schools throughout Limerick have marked ‘World Mental Health Week’ by participating in a competitive relay marathon at the UL Sport Arena Athletics Track.

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Students and their group leader, Matthias Beck (right) from Langenfeld, Germany, attend the County Hurling final in Cusack Park with Chairperson of the Council’s Twinning Committee, Cllr. Michael Begley (second from left) and Fiona Whelan, Staff Officer, Ennis Municipal District (third from right).

A trip to Cusack Park to watch Cratloe beat Crusheen in the Clare County Hurling Final was among the highlights of a three-day visit to Ennis by a group from Langenfeld in Germany.

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A community-owned leisure facility in County Clare has become the first of its kind in Ireland to establish a High Performance Academy to support training and give financial aid to promising young local athletes.

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340 secondary school students today attended the “Be The Best That You Can Be” Seminar at Glór in Ennis, an event held annually to preserve the legacy of Muhammad Ali’s memorable visit to the Clare County Capital.

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Clare County Council has confirmed that a homecoming event for the Clare U21 hurlers and management team will take place in the Abbey Street Carpark in Ennis town centre this Sunday (14 September 2014) from 6.30pm.
 

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A Southill footballer has been named in the Irish squad that will travel to Santiago in Chile this October to take part in the 2014 International Street League World Cup.

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The 2014 International Junior Tour of Ireland cycling race gets underway in County Clare tomorrow (Tuesday) and continues through Sunday, 20th July.

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150 tag rugby teams from Ireland, Britain and as far away as Australia are gathering in Limerick today for the start of the 2014 Pig'N'Porter Festival (10th-12th July), regarded as the world's largest tag rugby festival.

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Limerick City and County Council has announced plans to build a new neighbourhood park in Mungret.

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John Treacy, CEO of the Irish Sports Council, will join the Cathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council, Cllr Kevin Sheahan at the University of Limerick Sport Pavilion for the launch of the Limerick Sports Partnership (LSP) this Thursday.

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150 tag rugby teams from around Ireland and Britain, and as far away as Australia will gather in Limerick from July 10-12th for the 2014 Pig'N'Porter Festival, regarded as the world's largest tag rugby festival.

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The stage details have been announced for the 2014 International Junior Tour of Ireland cycling race scheduled to take place in County Clare again from 15th-20th July.

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More than 20 rugby teams from all over Ireland will gather in Limerick over the June Bank Holiday weekend to compete in Ireland's newest rugby sevens tournament.

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An Irish-designed mobile app that enables sports coaches, scouts and analysts to assess the performance of individual players and teams has been shortlisted alongside Sky Sports, Wilson, Adidas in the inaugural Sports Technology Awards.

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A seminar entitled “Looking after your Mental and Physical Health” will take place in the Millennium Theatre, Limerick Institute of Technology on Tuesday 04th March. 

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