BoxUp arrives in Dodder Valley and Beechfield Parks.

BoxUp arrives in South Dublin – Active Cities project brings free equipment-sharing solutions to local parks. South Dublin County Sports Partnership is delighted to introduce BoxUp to Dodder Valley Park & Beechfield Park through the Active Cities Dublin project. These storage lockers contain a mix of sports and leisure equipment for example, rounders, basketball, spikeball, […]
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EWOS 2023 #BeActive night

South Dublin Sports Partnership and delighted to announce two events for #BeActive night as part of 2023 EWOS. Events will take place across all Active Cities.
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  Over 1,900 clubs and facilities set to benefit from €2.5 million investment in Sports Energy Support Scheme   3 August 2023 The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, today announced a €2.5 million investment under […]
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Active Cities project brings free equipment sharing solution to 5 Irish Cities

. Active Cities project brings free equipment sharing solution to 5 Irish Cities 8 of Sport Ireland’s Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) are currently working with their respective Local Authorities to bring a new and innovative free equipment sharing solution to parks and communities across 5 cities in Ireland: Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. The […]
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The Echo Sports Awards May 2023

. Congratulations to Nicole Bannon and Kilnamanagh Football Club under 12’s on being announced as The Echo Sports Star and Team for the month of May 2023.
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Active South Dublin Plan Draft

Click Here to give your Feedback Over the last few months we have been carrying out consultations to inform the development of the Active South Dublin, Sport and Physical Activity Plan 2023-28. During the consultation period we facilitated: 22 individual meetings with stakeholder organisations, 5 thematic workshops with 29 organisations 1 Online survey for stakeholders, […]
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Trishaw in launched in Dodder Valley Park

Yesterday saw the official launch of South Dublin County’s first Trishaw in Donnder Valley Park. South Dublin County Sports Partnership, in partnership with Age Friendly Ireland, introduce South Dublin County’s first Trishaw at Dodder Valley Park.  The Trishaw, names “Sonas”, will offer older adults and those with mobility issues the opportunity to experience the beauty […]
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LSP Newsletter 2022

New LSP Highlights Newsletter Launched The network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs), supported by Sport Ireland, launched a new online newsletter this week, to showcase some of the great work taking place across the Country to development, promote and support participation in sport and physical activity. The interactive newsletter, which is the first of […]
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Me, My Child, and The Water resource launched.

Swim Ireland and Kilkenny Recreation and Sports Partnership (KRSP) have formally launched the Me, My Child, and The Water resource at the Swim Ireland Swimming Teachers Conference 2023. The resource is aimed at parents and carers of children with disabilities. It will also help swimming teachers to support children in their lessons. Me, My Child, […]
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Clondalkin Leisure Centre – New Pool Pod Launch

Clondalkin Leisure Centre – New Pool Pod Launch Mayor of South Dublin County Council (SDCC), Cllr. Emma Murphy officially launched Clondalkin Leisure Centre’s new Pool Pod. The Mayor was joined by centre user Sean Reid and centre staff on Thursday 19th January to celebrate this launch. Funded by South Dublin County Sports Partnership and Active […]
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FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT LAUNCH THE 2022 VOLUNTEERS IN SPORT AWARD

The Federation of Irish Sport today announced the launch of the 2022 Volunteers in Sports Awards. The county awards will return to an in-person awards ceremony, recognising the army of volunteers who make sport happen in communities, in every county across the country. Nominations are now open at www.volunteersinsport.ie. The awards are #DedicatedtotheDedicated. The 2022 […]
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Active Cities engages internationally

President of Evaleo, Gabriel Messmer and National Active Cities Officer, Mary Corry at the International House of Sport, Lausanne. Through Sport Ireland’s Active Cities project, the 5 cities of Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford are focused on getting those who are least active in our society active. To enable this, the 8 Local Sports […]
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Cara Launch Xcessible Club Toolkit Resource

Empowering clubs to positively and meaningfully provide opportunities for people with disabilities to take part in sport and physical activity. Sport and physical activity play such an important role in peoples’ lives, contributing positively to their physical, mental and social wellbeing. “If I did not have my sports, then I would lead a very lonely […]
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South Dublin County Sports and Activity Plan Consultation.

South Dublin County Council wants YOU TO HAVE YOUR SAY! 📢 South Dublin County Council aims to bring together partners across the community, voluntary and statutory sectors with residents, clubs, schools, leisure facility providers, and others to develop a locally-led approach to improving participation in physical activity, recreation, and sport to help guide the development […]
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€3.4million Invested in Active Cities For An Active Future

                            Sport Ireland Media Release 7th November 2022   €3.4million Invested in Active Cities For An Active Future Five Active Cities to be rolled out in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford Aim is to provide increased opportunities for city residents to be active […]
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Irelands First Parks Volleyball patch launched

This European Week of Sport we are delighted to announce the installation of Irelands first Park Volleyball Posts in Corkagh Park in partnership with SDCC and Volleyball Ireland. Recent times highlighted how important our public parks are to people’s health and well-being and the opportunities they provide communities to be physically active. With these new […]
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Workout what works for you Campaign launch

Jason Sherlock Backs, Work out What Works for You Campaign To Support Men Over 45 to get Moving Sport Ireland today launched the ‘Workout What Works for You’ campaign, which is supporting men over 45 to be more active and increase their daily physical activity. Repeated studies, including Sport Ireland’s most recent Irish Sports Monitor, […]
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Free Autumn Walk Programmes

Keep active this Autumn with our programme of FREE community walks. Starting on the 21st of September to the 10th of November, our weekly walks will run for 8 weeks in 4 locations. Clondalkin Leisure Centre – Wednesdays @ 6:30pm Tymon Park – Thursdays @ 11am Dodder Valley – Thursdays @2:30pm Rowlagh – Thursdays @6:30pm […]
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Free Colour Dash

    Let’s celebrate the End of Summer in style and COLOUR!!🌈 Free colour Dash in Corkagh Park September 17th @1pm. Bring all the family, run, walk, jump, whatever you prefer, while getting covered in coloured powder paint. Choose your own pace on our 2k route and most importantly have fun!!! There’ll be a DJ […]
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National Her Outdoors Week takes place from the 8th – 14th August 2022. South Dublin County Sports Partnership have built an exciting week of activities to encourage girls and women of all ages to escape to the outdoors and try something new and fun for FREE. Her Outdoors Week 2022 aims to make visible and […]
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South Dublin County Council Launch Active Travel Website

South Dublin County Council Launch Active Travel Website The Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Emma Murphy along with the Director of LUPT Mick Mulhern officially launched the new Active Travel Website for South Dublin County Council on Wednesday 27/07/2022. Visit the link below to check out all the latest news and updates for […]
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