Grafton Merchanting ROI, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company, announced this morning that a team of 22 people from the organisation will take on the Four Peaks Challenge in a bid to raise much needed funds for Focus Ireland, CMRF Crumlin, Pieta House and Cystic Fibrosis Ireland. The four charities selected were chosen by colleagues at […]
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Grafton Merchanting ROI takes on four peaks challenge to raise vital funds for four Irish charities
Grafton Merchanting ROI, Ireland’s leading building merchanting company, announced this morning that a team of 22 people from the organisation will take on the Four Peaks Challenge in a bid to raise much needed funds for Focus Ireland, CMRF Crumlin, Pieta House and Cystic Fibrosis Ireland. The four charities selected were chosen by colleagues at […]
2019 NIFMA Event Dates
2019 NIFMA Event DatesDate: 10th March BelfastDate: 16th June Dublin Date: 15th September Belfast Date: 24th November DublinRegister Online @ www.nifma.com#nifma2019
Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon and Multisport Festival to host Triple Header of Triathlon Ireland Major Events in 2019
Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon’s reputation of successfully delivering top class racing in Galway over the past number of years will see the ever expanding Triathlon and Multisport Festival play host once again to a BMW National Series Standard Distance Race as well as the Mixed Relay National Championships next year. In addition to these events […]
Over 2200 runners to descend on Clonakilty this weekend for Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon
“If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.” 8pm, Friday 7th December 2018 at The Clonakilty Hotel (FREE ADMISSION) Q&A with Chi Running Instructor and Winner of Berlin Marathon, Amsterdam Marathon & London Marathon our national record holder of Marathon distance, a time of […]
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Irish Endurance Swimmer Claire Ryan Completes 6th Ice Mile Challenge
Ice Swimming is an extreme sport, a dangerous sport, but one Irish woman, Claire Ryan, is throwing caution to the wind and leading the field having completed an unprecedented six Ice Miles, four of which qualifying as Extreme Ice Miles, recently adding to her tally in water with a bone chilling temperature of 2.5°c, during […]
Minister congratulates Ireland team on valiant effort at Men’s Hockey World Cup
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, TD, today congratulated Ireland on their effort at Men’s Hockey World Cup in India. Minister Ross said: “I would like to commend the Irish Men’s Hockey Team on their valiant effort at the Hockey World Cup in India. As one of the lower ranked teams in […]
Clean Cut Meals launch plant based food delivery range throughout Ireland
Eating right has never been as accessible or confusing. People are inundated with information on what they should be eating and why, but with so much you should be doing this advice, it can often be overwhelming and a case of just too much information. Clean Cut Meals, a fresh food delivery service, providing […]
Beacon Hospital soars to the top of the league as it continues to expand its sports medicine offering
Damien Duff helps launch Beacon Hospital’s new sports medicine programme with the Leinster Senior Football League (LSL) New programme will allow Leinster Senior League players immediate access to top sports medicine experts Irish football legend Damien Duff joined Beacon Hospital yesterday evening to launch its new sports medicine initiative with the Leinster […]
Ireland Active NQS Awards for 2019 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 (NQS) at the annual awards ceremony on 16th November at Druids Glen Resort. The overall winners in five main categories recognised for their high standards across […]
Launch of new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF)
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin T.D. have announced that applications are being invited for funding under the new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The fund will be open for applications until April 2019 and a minimum of €100m […]
‘‘Portrait of a personal trainer”
Personal trainers need to build a unique identity to stay one step ahead of the competition in an “industry that is becoming saturated”, according to a Sunderland academic. Morc Coulson, a senior lecturer at the University of Sunderland, has been involved in the health and fitness industry for the past 20 years, but says […]
Are your fitness dreams over at 40? Daniel J Byrne went on a journey to find out…
The big four O…..greying temples, expanding waistline and a sense of fashion that at best could now be described as being in a constant state of “hillwalk ready”. Sound familiar? Let’s face it, turning 40 is not like 30 or 35….you expect that it is just a number and you will feel exactly the same […]
Announcement of European Cross Country Championships 2020 welcomed
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross, TD, and the Minister with responsibility for Sport, Mr. Brendan Griffin, TD, have welcomed the announcement that Athletics Ireland has been successful in its bid to host the 2020 European Cross Country Championships in the National Sports Campus. Minister Ross said: “I would like to […]