Partnerships to boost local sport

ON WHAT was described by chief executive John Treacy as a proud day for the Irish Sports Council (ISC) the completion of the National Network of Sport Partnerships was announced at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham yesterday.

The concept of the partnerships is that locally-based entities are required to help develop sport in the community. They bring together education, local government, sports interests and health authorities with the intention of maximising the impact of investment in sport at local level.

The Irish Sports Council will invest a total of €5.675million in the network in this year alone and the other main sources of investment comes from local authorities, POBAL (from the Dormant Accounts Fund), the National Action Plan Against Racism and the Health Service Executive.