Women in Sport Week is an annual Sport Ireland initiative, supported by its stakeholders (National Governing Bodies, Local Sports Partnerships, and other funded bodies), and will take place from March 2nd- 8th, 2026. 

Women in Sport Week was created to coincide with International Women’s Day, 8th March. A day widely celebrated across the world focusing on the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women as well as highlighting the challenges, barriers and inequalities that still exist. 

Women in Sport Week supports the objectives and actions outlined in Sport Ireland’s Policy on Women in Sport (WIS), which identifies Visibility as a key pillar.

First held in March 2021 and repeated every March since, WIS Week is a significant and successful week of celebration, promotion, and enhances the visibility of women’s sport and women in sport. 

Sport Ireland's theme for this year is “Same Energy”. Same Energy challenges everyone to ask whether they are bringing the same energy, excitement, commitment and visibility to women’s sport as they do to in men’s sport. Whether it's planning for the next international fixture or deciding on budgets for the year ahead, Same Energy is a call to everyone; sports administrators, fans, coaches, officials, organisations, and communities to get behind women and girls in sport and match that energy.

The aim of Women in Sport Week is to:

• Celebrate every woman and girl who plays, coaches, officiates, volunteers, leads or works in sport.
• Promote and highlight the ongoing work of Sport Ireland, NGBs, LSPs, and other stakeholders and clubs on Women in Sport.
• Highlight some of the programmes/initiatives funded by Sport Ireland Women in Sport Programme.

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