On Sunday 1st December at 10.30am a wave of over 1,500 runners, walkers, prams, and doggies dressed as Santa will get ready to run The Santa Dash Dublin on the beautiful Bull Island Beach. Every entrant will receive their very own Santa suit and a timing chip and can choose to run or walk a […]
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Santa Claus is Running to Town – Santa Dash Dublin Sunday 1st December Bull Island, Clontarf, 10.30am
On Sunday 1st December at 10.30am a wave of over 1,500 runners, walkers, prams, and doggies dressed as Santa will get ready to run The Santa Dash Dublin on the beautiful Bull Island Beach. Every entrant will receive their very own Santa suit and a timing chip and can choose to run or walk a […]

Run Galway Bay to Storm Ahead this Saturday
With all eyes on the brewing trouble that hurricane Lorenzo may cause in the coming hours and days, plans are well afoot for Run Galway Bay to storm ahead this Saturday 5th October. With the predicted weather over the next 48 hours not making things easy for organisers of Run Galway Bay and their key […]

BPW Galway Hosting Female Health Event
The Galway Club of Business and Professional Women will host a Women’s Health Event in The Galway Bay Hotel on Monday 7th October from 6:30pm to 9pm. The theme of the evening centres on Female Health specifically and will include presentations and discussion across the areas of Heart Disease, Breast Cancer, Gynaecological Health and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) […]

Inspirational Dementia Advocate Kathy Ryan and Virgin Media’s Deric Ó hArtagáin Reuniting to Lead The Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s Camino Adventure 2019
The inspirational dementia advocate Kathy Ryan and Virgin Media Television presenter Deric Ó hArtagáin are reuniting to take on The Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s Camino Adventure to raise funds and public awareness for people with dementia during World Alzheimer’s Month this September. Kathy, who was diagnosed with younger on-set Alzheimer in January 2014 and is Vice-Chair of our Irish […]
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Online fitness business Larry Doyle Coaching wins prestigious Business All Star Accreditation setting the standard for the fitness industry
Larry Doyle Coaching has received the prestigious Business All Star Accreditation, and is the first online personal training business to be accredited. Larry explains what this means to his business: “The Business All Star Accreditation is awarded to indigenous Irish businesses which meet the high standards of verified performance, trust and customer service. We are […]
€2.580m Allocated to Regional Sports Projects
Shane Ross T.D., Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Brendan Griffin T.D., Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, today announced the final set of allocations under the 2018 round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP). The grants total €2.580m with 15 regional sports projects benefitting. The projects receiving allocations today were recommended for […]

Ireland Active National Quality Standard Awards for 2020 recognise top Irish Leisure, Fitness & Hotel Leisure Facilities
Ireland Active, the representative body for the Leisure, Health & Fitness Industry, awarded the top Leisure, Fitness and Hotel Leisure facilities across the country at the National Quality Standard Awards (NQSA) at the annual awards ceremony on 8th November at Johnstown Estate, Co. Meath. The NQSA, is the most sought-after and respected accolade in the […]

Sandra Dunne appointed Managing Director Gym Plus
Leading Irish fitness club group, Gym Plus is delighted to announce the appointment of Sandra Dunne as Managing Director. Sandra brings with her 25 years of experience in the Health and Fitness Industry, starting in the UK before bringing her expertise back to Ireland. Sandra’s dynamism and drive for high standards in the industry, with […]

Running and Racing in the Rain at Run Galway Bay
Last Saturday saw the 17th edition of Run Galway Bay, the largest multi-distance running event in Galway City with more than 4,000 participants undertaking a 10k, Half Marathon or Marathon along the shores of Galway Bay. As the morning sunshine peeped out from behind the clouds, nervous excitement began to build at Nimmo’s Pier for […]

Fierce As Female’s Successful European Week of Sport
Fierce As Female’s first two events took place this past weekend in Salthill, Galway, as part of the European Week of Sports, in association with Galway Sports Partnership, supported by GMIT and NUIG, and were a resounding success. The first event, FierceAF: Boxing Edition was the largest women boxing class in Ireland, attended by […]

How Sports Stars are Turning to the Vegan Diet to Improve Their Performance
The vegan lifestyle has become increasingly popular over the last five years with a number of celebrities opting to stick to a plant-based diet for a variety of reasons. A plethora of sports stars have also followed suit, with many of them noticing a considerable upturn in performance since making the switch. 🍴 Sports stars […]

Women’s Funding Tripled in Recognition of Triathlon Success
Triathlon Ireland’s success in increasing female participation has been recognised with a substantial increase in funding from Sport Ireland. The state organisation has more than tripled its commitment to Triathlon Ireland’s Women in Sport initiative and for the first time ever, it has also pledged multi-annual funding for the programme. The ‘Equally Inspiring’ programme, devised […]
Deadline Approaches as Fáilte Ireland Searches for Destinations with the Best Health and Well-Being Tourism
Fáilte Ireland is searching for emerging destinations providing a ‘health and well-being’ tourism experience as part of the European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) Awards. With the deadline in two weeks, the National Tourism Development Authority is encouraging destinations in Ireland offering a sustainable and well-developed health & well-being tourist experience characteristic of their region, to […]