A NEW activity event for older adults is set to take place on the 24th May 2017 in dlr Leisure Loughlinstown – The DLR Go For Life Games Blitz.

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are joining up with Go For Life and dlr Leisure for this event as part of our mutual aim to promote physical activity for older adults.

The DLR Go For Life Games Blitz will be a fun morning based on the three activities in the National Go For Life Games - Lobbers, Flisk and Scidils - the aim of which is to involve older people in recreational sport.

The aim of the Community Sports Development Officer is to strengthen and enhance the capacity of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership to further develop locally led plans and more long term sustainable physical activity programmes under the National Physical Activity Plan (Action 46). Funding for the role of Community Sports Development Officer has been secured for this position through Sport Ireland.

 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Sports Partnership are hosting a FREE 2 hour disability inclusion awareness session for clubs, development officers, volunteers and leisure centre staff.

The aim of the 2 hour session is to give more indept knowledge on different disabilities and some helpful approaches and trigger words to make your club /summer camp more inclusive.

Date: Thursday 11th May in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire.

For more information and to register please click here... 

Minister of State for Tourism ans Sport, Patrick O'Donovan TD, today announced an investment package of over €5.9m from Sport Ireland to support the NAtional Network of Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs).

A total of €5,922,798 will be allocated to support the core work of the 29 LSPs; including the delivery of National Programmes, Education & Training initiatives, Strategic Development, Community Sports Development Officers, the Sports Inclusion Disability Programme, Women in SPort Programmes and general participation programmes.