The Irish Sport Industry Awards celebrate and reward excellence in the business of sport, while simultaneously highlighting the contribution of sport to the Irish economy. This will be the eighth staging of the awards which recognise the invaluable relationship between business and sport in Ireland.

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“We are delighted to have the support of both Ministers O’Donovan and McConalogue for the launch of the Irish Sport Industry Awards, our annual celebration of the economic role sport plays to the Irish economy. The awards recognise excellence across various aspects of sport, including entrepreneurship, media coverage, good governance, inclusivity, sponsorship, and leadership. This year we will be highlighting the massive financial contribution that hosting major international sports events has to the Irish economy and their global audience reach.”

Mary O’Connor, CEO of the Federation of Irish Sport

Patrick O’Donovan TD,
Minister for Arts, Media,
Communications, Culture and Sport

Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, commented:

“The Irish Sport Industry Awards are a unique celebration of Sport. They offer an opportunity to acknowledge new enterprises and innovation in sport, and also to recognise and commend the National Governing Bodies and Local Sports Partnerships for their drive and commitment in promoting participation for all in sport.
I would like to congratulate the Federation of Irish Sport for organising the awards and extend my congratulations to all of those being celebrated.”

Minister of State for Sport and Postal Policy, Charlie McConalogue TD., commented:

“With record levels of investment in sport, Government are committed to working with all stakeholders and partners to ensure, we continue to recognise and support all participants in a suitable and sustainable way. With that in mind, it is my pleasure to applaud all of the organisers of this event from the Federation of Irish Sport, and to wish all the award nominees the very best of luck.”

Charlie McConalogue TD.
Minister of State for Sport
and Postal Policy

About the Federation of Irish Sport

Established in 2002, the Federation of Irish Sport is the representative organisation for the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) and Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) in Ireland. The Federation’s membership consists of over 110 NGBs and LSPs from every corner of the country, including the GAA, FAI, IRFU, Swim Ireland and Athletics Ireland. Currently, the Federation’s membership comprises 81 NGBs and 29 LSPs, representing over 12,000 sports clubs nationwide.

The role of the Federation is to speak on behalf of its members and represent their views to the public, while also providing them with a range of services. As governing bodies, the members’ priorities lie with their sport. Therefore, the job of the Federation is to communicate their views regarding the benefits of sport in areas such as personal health/wellbeing, the economy and society as a whole.