Women in Sport
The Women in Sport Initiative is aimed at promoting increased participation of women of all ages in sport.
Programmes delivered to date under the women in sport initiative include: -
- Community Games minority sports for girls - 2011
- Gaelic for Girls - 2011
- Get active for women with disabilities - 2010 / 2011
- Fit for Girls - 2010 / 2011
- Pauline Curley Relay Marathon - 2009 / 2010
- Laois / Offaly Runs - 2010
- Basketball for disadvantaged girls - 2008 / 2009
- Boccia for disadvantaged women - 2008
- Cicuit training - 2007 / 2008 / 2010 / 2011
Keep an eye on the events page for dates of upcoming women in sport events in Offaly.
For more information on women in sport programmes in Offaly, contact Olivia Murphy (administrator, Offaly Sports Partnership) on 057 93 57462 or by email.
Also visit www.womeninsport.ie for more information on this programme.
2011
Six women in sport programmes were delivered in 2011.
Circuit training: Tis programme continued into 2011 with a four week programme delivered in Killeigh at which there were 35 girls in attendance. On completion of this programme, the group made local arrangements...
2010
Three women in sport programmes were delivered in 2010.
Circuit training: This programme was delivered to complete the spend of unused funding allocated to this programme.
Following the suspension of the circuit training programme commenced in 2008 and...
2009
The primary women in sport programme delivered in 2009 was the inaugural Pauline Curley Relay Marathon held on the 22nd and 23rd October. Additional programmes supported but not specifically delivered by the Partnership included the Football Association of Ireland's...
07 / 08
Two women in sport programmes were deliverd in 2007 / 2008 and inlcude.
Circuit training: A number of women in sport circuit training programmes carried over from 2007 have taken place in various clubs and locations throughout the county. At least one of these...