Welcome to Newry Sports Partnership
A Community Interest Company

Working to deliver opportunities for the community sports sector through:

• Sports development
• Social inclusion
• Lifelong learning
• Peace and reconciliation

Our current partners include

• Sports Leaders UK
• Open College Network NI
• Newry City Community Trust
• Investing in our Future (Peace III)
• Local community sports clubs and groups

Newry Sports Partnership CIC supports sports clubs and groups by promoting programmes of:

• Capacity building
• Pathways to education and employment
• Good practice and sports performance

Enabling communities to:

• Access programmes of learning to address community sports issues
• Promote leadership skills via accredited Sports Leaders UK qualifications and awards
• Address sectarianism and racism by promoting peace and reconciliation

LATEST NEWS FROM NEWRY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP CIC

16.05.12 - Rugby Legend presents Young Leaders Award

Primary school children in West Belfast had prepared for the visit of All Blacks rugby legend Sean Fitzpatrick with a cultural display of music, dance and sport of the highest quality and the young people clearly demonstrated their leadership skills especially when putting the former Rugby World Cup winner through his inaugural Gaelic Football session...

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30.03.12 - PEOPLE OF NEWRY & MOURNE GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR SPORT RELIEF - THANK YOU!

Over 140 local people turned out in force on Sunday 25th March at the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile in Newry. Milers of all ages were sponsored to do 1, 3 or 6 miles around the track and grounds of the St Colman’s Sports Complex....

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06.02.12 - Mayor presents Young Leaders Awards to Pupils of St Paul’s High school

Mayor Charlie Casey presented Sports Leaders UK- Young Leaders awards to Pupils of St Paul’s High school as part of the G.O.A.L.S Programme...

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05.02.12 - Newry City Ladies launch Women Get Set Go!

The Newly crown National League Division 4 and Cup winners welcomed the launch of the first Women Get Set Go! Project. ...

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01.02.12 - Women, Get Set, Go!

Nestled in the foreground of the beautiful snow capped Mourne Mountains, Ballinran Community Centre warmly welcomed the launch of the first Women Get Set Go!

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19.01.12 - Newry & Mourne Sport Relief Mile

The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is back – and it’s coming to Newry & Mourne! The town is set to host its First ever Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 25th March...

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22.11.11 - Ballyholland GAC

Presentation of Young Leader Awards and Day Leader Awards to members of the Ballyholland Youth Club. Karen McKevitt MLA presented the end of course awards to members of Ballyholland Youth Club...

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14.09.11 - Damolly United FC score points off the field!

Newry Sports Partnership in Association with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin, on Tuesday 13th Sept, presented members of the Damolly United Football Club with their awards in Sports Club and Community Development...

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14.08.11 - E.Q.U.A.L.S. Project

Active Communities Network through funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs has developed the E.Q.U.A.L.S. Equality, Understanding and Learning through Sport project in partnership with Crusaders, Newington and Dundalk Football Clubs...

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23.05.11 - Young Leaders receive Certificates

Funded by the European Union’s Regional Development Fund, through the EU Programmes for Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE lll), managed by the Special European programmes Body, Investing in Our Future in partnership with Newry Sports Partnership CIC recently gave out certificates for those who took part on their courses...

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18.04.11 - Newry City Special Olympics Squad show their Leadership

The recently crowned Irish FA, Belfast Regional League winners of Group 1 and Group 2 today demonstrated their sports leadership skills as they come to the end of the 'Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership' held at Newry City Football Club...

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05.04.11 - Newry City FC delivers Diversity Qualification

Funded by the EU’s PEACE III programme, Investing in Our Future initiative and Newry Sports Partnership CIC, Newry City Community Trust is enhancing community relations within the Club by delivering an accredited course for progression on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)...

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09.03.11 - Qualifications That Change Lives – Inspiring young people through leadership

Newry Sports Partnership CIC is offering a fantastic opportunity to provide students with leadership skills that will help them build and pursue ambitions for further education, training and future employment...

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07.03.11 - Sports Club and Community Development presentation to Damolly FC

Last night at Newry City Showgrounds before the Irish Premier League match versus Dungannon Swifts representatives from Damolly United FC...

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10.02.11 - Employability Through Sport in partnership with Newry City Community Trust and Newry Sports Partnership CIC.

This session drew on elements of the PWC Skills Through Sports Programme focusing on those skills acquired by participation in sport which are desired by potential employers....

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