Offaly Sports Partnership Local Projects
Offaly Sports Partnership with the support of the Irish Sports Council and other partner agencies have rolled out a number of targeted initiatives throughout the county.
Local projects delivered include: -
- Re-establishment of Community Games in local areas - 2010 / 2011
- Shane Lowry Golf Tournament for Disadvantaged Youth - 2010 / 2011
- Volunteering project - 2009
- Tag & Mini rugby - 2008
- Summer fitness progamme - 2008
- Dance project - 2007
For more information on the local project, check out their individual pages or contact Olivia Murphy (administrator, Offaly Sports Partnership) on 057 93 57462 or by email.
Keep an eye on the events page for details of upcoming projects.
Shane Lowry Golf Tournament for Disadvantaged Youth - 2010 / 2011
This programme was established to: - Run a training programme in golf for disadvantaged teenagers in the county who have no prior background in the game, and Link up golf clubs with youth organisations for delivery of the project
Shane Lowry, Irish Open...
Re-establishment of Community Games in local areas - 2010 / 2011
This project aims to help re-establish community games areas or strengthen existing areas.
Following the success of various projects in different localities (e.g. sportshall athletics and schools superstars, the Partnership made contact with local people to...
Volunteering in Changing Times - 2009
In response to repeated concerns about reduced volunteering in sports clubs in the Midlands, the Sports Partnerships in Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath came together to produce a new resource.
Entitled “Volunteering in Changing Times”, this booklet...
Summer athletics - 2008
Over three hundred children participated in the programme which was led out by two students on placement, Emma Bunworth and Trína McNicholas, and supported by three additional coaches.
Weather conditions and summer holiday interruptions proved problematic;...
Tag & Mini Rugby - 2008
In October 2007, a steering group came together to develop a project to increase the level of participation in tag rugby.
In order to achieve the aims of the project, both the Connaught and Leinster branches of the Irish Rugby Football Union were invited to work in...
Dance 2007
Offaly Sports Partnership entered into a collaborative programme with the Arts office in Offaly County Council to promote physical activity through dance.
This action was approved by the Irish Sports Council as part of the annual work plan of Offaly Sports...