2015 - County Limerick...2015. The LSP was officially launched by Mr. John Treacy, CEO of the Irish...

Welcome to the first edition of

Limerick Sports Partnership’s

newsletter. In this issue we report

on a variety of programmes that

took place during 2014 following

our very successful merger in

January together with information

on our calendar of events for

2015.

The LSP was officially launched by

Mr. John Treacy, CEO of the Irish

Sports Council in May 2014. Since

the amalgamation of both County

Limerick and Limerick City Sports

Partnerships the LSP have had

direct contact with over 23,000

participants through targeted

programmes with key groups

namely; disadvantaged youths,

Older Adults, Travellers, People

with Disabilities, Young People,

Schools, Teenage Girls and Wom-

en.

Programmes include New Year

New Start, Go for Life Games,

Schools Marathon Challenge,

Community Health & Wellness,

Men on the Move, Wheelchair

Hurling, Halliwick, Mother of all

Tag and Kids Run for Fun, to name

but a few!!!!

One of the key success of the LSP

is our ability to work in partnership

with a number of agencies so that

programmes and projects can be

developed further and can be-

come more sustainable. This is

very evident in the case of pro-

jects developed with the Local

Authority, West Limerick Re-

sources, Limerick & Clare ETB,

UL, HSE, Mid West Regional Drug

& Alcohol Forum, Foroige, Limer-

ick Childcare Committee, Sports

Groups and the Disability Sector.

Our new website was also

launched www.limercksports.ie

This is a one stop shop for all the

physical activity opportunities and

education and training courses

taking place in Limerick.

As always if there is anything you

would like highlighted in our news-

letter or website please feel free to

email us at [email protected]

Yours in Sport,

Phelim Macken,

Sports Coordinator

Factive Limerick More men (52%) than women (37%)

participate in sport

A lack of time prevents most people

from being more active

Individual sports dominate with

swimming, exercise, running and

cycling being particularly popular in

this regard; soccer is the most

popular team sport

Cycling and walking for transport is

higher amongst men

44.6% of population in Limerick participate

regularly in Sport

Source: Irish Sports Monitor Report 2013 (Limerick)

€50,000 Club & Community Links Grants & LSP Launch

Men on the Move WIS—Community Sport

2

Halliwick Programme Swimming Lessons Go For Life

3

Company Marathon Challenge Wheelchair Hurling

4

FootPUMPIN’ Cool Movers Sports Seminar

5

Community Walking Leader Training New Year, New Start

6

LSP Blanket 5k Sports Talk OT & Step Into Spring

7

Information Corner 8

Sports Hall Athletics

Education & Training

Community Health & Wellness

9

Factive Limerick

Calendar of Events

10

11

Inside this issue:

2015

Welcome to Limerick Sports Partnership

The LSP awarded 56 clubs with development grants in the range of €500 to €1000. Clubs

were invited to a cheque presentation

evening where Mr. John Treacy, CEO of

the Irish Sports Council presented

cheques to the successful clubs togeth-

er with officially launching the newly

merged “Limerick Sports Partnership”.

Speaking ahead of his visit to UL, Mr. Treacy described the amalgamation of the Sports Partnerships as a "significant step towards developing a unified approach to increasing partici-pation in sport in every community across Limerick". He added: "Limerick has a proud sport-ing reputation but it is essential that every effort is made to ensure all sections of society are provided with opportunities to engage in recreational activities and to participate in sport. The City and County Sports Partnerships have over the years helped to increase participation levels throughout Limer-ick, and I have no doubt that the pooling of their resources and expertise will deliver divi-dends for the people of Limerick in years to come."

Phone: 061-333600 Email: [email protected]

www.limericksportspartnership.ie

Men on the Move programme is one of the LSP’s newest initiative targeting Men aged 30+ with a focus on

Physical Activity, Participation and Inclusiveness. The group sessions are leader led and facilitated in a

way that everyone can participate and progress at their own level.

Over 50 men across Limerick City and County took part in this programme before Christmas in 3 pilot are-

as; Hospital, UL Sport Arena and Abbeyfeale. Programme includes FREE HEALTH CHECK!!

If you are over 30 and interested in

getting more physically active or if

you know a group of 15+ men inter-

ested in getting back into physical

activity please contact Mairead at

[email protected]

Men on the Move

Over the past few years many women in Moyross, Southill and Garryowen have de-veloped a love affair with sport and physical activity. They have become women who no longer hide away from trying a new sport but instead embrace any opportunity that comes their way.

Over the past year the women involved in the ‘Mother of all Tag’ programme have continued to recruit new players to join their tag rugby team. They have increased their training times from once a week to twice a week and many have gained coaching qualifications to ensure that they are capable of leading worth-while and productive training sessions. While the programme was titled the ‘Mother of all Tag’ many of the participants involved have engaged in additional activities such as circuit training, aerobics, insanity workouts and group fitness classes. Through group support and motivation the women set up walk/ jog groups and trained up to 5 days a week in preparation for the Great Limerick Run 10km challenge. Over 15 women success-fully completed the 10km and in doing so

collected sponsorship for a number of extremely worthy caus-es. Through sport and physical activity the women of Moyross, Southill and Garryowen have formed strong relationships and friendships and continue to encourage their teammates and friends to challenge themselves to get involved in physical ac-tivity and try new fun and exciting activities. This programme is open to women of all ages and abilities, if you would like to get involved please contact Tracy on [email protected]

“The biggest move you can make is to get off the couch.... I found

once I got started nothing could stop me, all I wanted to do was do

it (play tag)”.

Women In Sport—Community Sport

#ActiveLimerick

“You just want

sport to be never

ending really don’t

you; you just don’t

want sport to end

because it is too

enjoyable. It

should be never

ending for young

and old”

Samantha Kennedy



mailto:[email protected]

Spinal Injuries Ireland in conjunction with the Limerick

Sports Partnership introduced their first Limerick group

to the Halliwick programme. The Halliwick programme

is a progressive programme of mental adjustment, dis-

engagement and development of motor control with an

emphasis on rotational control and applies the pro-

gramme to teach people with physical disabilities bal-

ance, control, swimming and independence. This was a

very successful programme and the LSP wish the group

all the best in their continuation of the Halliwick pro-

gramme. Please contact Elaine at

[email protected] for more information.

19 Older Adults from across Limerick City and County travelled to DCU in Dublin on Saturday 7th June to

participate in the Go For Life National Games. The competition

involved counties participating in three different games; Scidils,

Flisk & Lobbers. The Limerick Team had put in weeks of practice

prior to the event with weekly practical sessions taking place in

Southill Area Centre and the Woodlands Hotel, Adare. The Limer-

ick teams did extremely well in all 3 competitions and everyone

had a great day representing their County in the Go For Life

event.

It is hoped in September a Limerick League can be developed to

encourage additional older adults to participate in physical activi-

ty. If you would like more information on the event or other activi-

ties for older adults please contact Tracy at

[email protected]

Halliwick Programme

Limerick Older Adults do Limerick Proud at National GFL Games

Yet again the Summer Swim Lessons filled up fast. The pro-

gramme involves educating local people through an assistant

swim teacher’s course and enabling them to practice swim

teaching through the summer lessons. The course consists of

improver/advanced and advanced levels.

This is a win/win for both the swim teachers as they get to

practice teaching and the pupils who get to learn new and im-

portant life skills.

If you are interested in getting involved either in the swim les-

sons or taking part in the assistant swim teacher’s course

please contact Tracy at [email protected]

Annual Swimming Lesson

Volume 1, Issue 1



Businesses throughout Limerick marked “World Mental Health Week” by participating in a competitive re-

lay marathon at the UL Sport Arena Athletics Track.

The Inaugural Company Relay Marathon Challenge saw participating teams take on the 26.2mile course

which was divided into 210 sections of 200m. Each company team consisted of 15 participants who ran

the 200m section at least 14 times each over the

2+ hours event.

AMCS Group’s Crecora based office claimed the

Company Relay Marathon Challenge title with a

time of 2:00:36 (2hours and 36 seconds), smash-

ing the current marathon world record of 2:02:57

held by Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto. The company,

which produces recycling and waste manage-

ment software & on-vehicle technology solu-

tions, led the race from start to finish. The teach-

er from Salesians Secondary College in Pal-

laskenry came in second with a time of 2:04:42,

while the talking point of the night was the close

finish between the HSE and Limerick City and

County Council. The 2 organisations were neck

and neck throughout the event but it was the

HSE who came out on top at the final post piping the Local Authority by just 8 seconds for third place. UL

Sport (5th), Action Point (6th) and Avvio (7th) also completed the Marathon.

Due to the success of the inaugural event, the Company Marathon Challenge will now be an annual event.

Keep an eye on our FACEBOOK and Twitter pages for more information or contact Mairead at

[email protected] to register your company team. #activelimerick

Company Marathon Challenge

for hurling leagues and champi-

onship games. The Limerick

wheelchair hurling team are

known as Treaty Warriors and

have been very successful

over the past few years.

Treaty Warriors are winners

of the 2011 All Ireland in UL,

winners of the Inter-County

Blitz three years in a row,

2011-2013.

In November 2013, Treaty

Warriors represented Mun-

ster and won the M.Donnelly

interprovincial National

Championship.

In February 2014, Munster won

three games in the M.Donnelly

interprovincial league.

Wheelchair hurling is an inclu-

sive sport dedicated to levelling

the playing field between wheel-

chair and main-stream sports.

Treaty Warriors are a great rep-

resentation for wheelchair hurl-

ing and have grown from

strength to strength over the

years! The LSP wish the team all

the best for their upcoming

league and championship sea-

son!!! For more information con-

tact Elaine at

[email protected]

Wheelchair Hurling is an ongoing

programme in Limerick. Partici-

pants from all across Limerick of

all ages come together and train

Wheelchair Hurling

#ActiveLimerick



mailto:[email protected]

The LSP delivered a FootPUMPIN’ programme in the Demesne,

Newcastle West in 2014. A total of 20 participants took part in

the 5 week programme where a 1 hour high intensity fitness

walking session took place. Information was provided in rela-

tion to the benefits of physical activity and healthy eating and

also demonstrations on good footwork, better posture, stride-

walking, how to improve your technique and powerwalking

were also given.

Participants were of all ages and fitness levels and instructions

on how to use the free gym equipment in the park were given.

If you are interested in taking part in this programme in 2015 or

have a group in Limerick interested please contact Elaine at

[email protected]

A Seminar entitled “Looking after your Mental and Physical Health” took place in the Millen-

nium Theatre, Limerick Institute of Technology on Tuesday 4th March last. The theme of

this years seminar was “Looking after your Mental and Physical

Health” and was aimed at 16-19 year olds. The event took place

thanks to an innovative and productive partnership between the

Mid West Regional Drug & Alcohol Forum, Limerick Sports Part-

nership and Limerick Institute of Technology.

There were two strands to this years seminar with a Schools

Seminar in the morning and a second seminar aimed at over 18’s

taking place in the afternoon. Over 350 school aged students

attended the first seminar and close to 200 over 18’s attended

the afternoon session.

Speakers included Clare Hurling Manager Davy Fitzgerald, Dr.

Sancha

Power (MWRDAF), Bernie Carroll (HSE) and Det.Garda Sandra Heelan (An

Garda Siochána). For more information on seminars please contact Liam

Cantwell at [email protected]

FootPUMPIN” Programme

Major Educational Sports Seminar hailed as a Great Success!

The great new fun initiative is for children aged 4 to 12 years who do not

have an interest in taking part in sport specific training or teams. Par-

ticipants will learn how to get active and learn essential skills through

fun games and activities. Flexibility and fundamental movement skills

will be demonstrated and children will learn proper balance, coordina-

tion and flexibility through fun games!!!

Participants must register online at www.limericksports.ie

Programme will begin on Saturday 17th January at 10am in The Facto-

ry, Southside Youth Space, Galvone Road.

For more information contact Tracy at

[email protected] or register online at


Cool Movers—Non Sporty Sports Club

Volume 1, Issue 1



In partnership with the Irish Heart Foundation, Limerick

Sports Partnership will be rolling out a “Community

Walking Leader Training Programme” in early 2015.

The aim of the programme is to identify Community

Walking Leaders who are interested in leading a walk-

ing group in their area. As walking is a fun and social

physical activity, these leaders will be trained to lead

out local walks together with organizing 4 walking

events during the year and providing assistance to

walking groups whenever possible.

The date, times and venues have yet to be finalized how-

ever if you are interested in taking part please contact

Elaine at [email protected]

Also, if you have a walking group not yet registered with

the Sports Partnership please see

www.getirelandwalking.ie to register.

Community Walking Leader Training

#ActiveLimerick

In December 2014 Limerick Sports Partnership in association with

Holmes O’Malley Sexton hosted the inaugural Christmas Blanket 5k

on Sunday 14th December at 10am which started at the Pavilion,

North Campus, University of Limerick. There was no fee attached to

this event however participants were asked to donate clean blankets

or warm coats for those experiencing difficulties during Christmas.

The event was open to all the family where participants walked,

jogged or ran the distance.

Afterwards participants were treated to tea/coffee and festive mince

pies in the Pavilion.

A very impressive 170+ people took part in the event and during the following week, LSP staff delivered all do-

nated blankets, coats etc. to various homeless services in Limerick.

The main aim of this LSP event was to help those in need to stay warm in winter. It is envisaged that this event

will be an annual event with different services benefitting from participants generosity every year.

Operation Transformation National Walk will take

place on Saturday 17th January beginning at UL

Sport Arena at 11am.

The walk will take place on part of the Castletroy Slí na Sláinte route and follow-

ing on from this walk, the LSP will roll out a 5 week programme in line with the

television programme. This new “Transformation Limerick” programme will in-

volve group meeting on a weekly basis and being provided with nutritional infor-

mation together with a physical activity session which will prepare participants

to take part in the LSP “Step into Spring” 5k walk held in line with the Operation

Transformation event on the 21st February.

If you are interested in taking part in this programme please contact

Elaine at [email protected] or see our website

www.limericksports.ie to register.

LSP Christmas Blanket 5k

Operation Transformation 2015 (5 Transformation Challenge)

The LSP are leading the way again with a new innovative “Sports Talk” Programme. The programme is an

initiative combining taster sessions in a number of different sports with facilitated group workshops on

topics such as Bullying, Suicide Awareness, Stress and Anxiety to name but a few.

Over the course of the academic year pupils from St. Nessans Communi-

ty College in Moylish will take part in taster sessions in 9 different sports

that they may not have had the opportunity to take part in before. Each

taster session will be followed up with a facilitated group workshop on a

subject pertaining to mental health. The workshops are being facilitated

by Resolve Counselling and this programme is part funded by the Mid-

Western Drug and Alcohol Task Force.

So far participants have had taster sessions in Fencing, Archery, Insanity

and Boxercise. The LSP is hopeful that this programme will be rolled out

on a much larger scale in the future.

If you are interested in this programme or would like to find out more

please contact Liam at [email protected]

“Sports Talk” - New Innovative LSP Programme

Volume 1, Issue 1



Volume 1, Issue 1 #ActiveLimerick

Information Corner

…. (Source Irish Sports Monitor Report 2013 Limerick)

Social Participation is higher in

Limerick compared to the national

average

Volunteering and attendance are

focussed on team sports while the

majority of club members play indi-

vidual sports

31.3% of people are highly active

while 15.8% are sedentary

Most men and women prefer to play

sport on their own

Women walk more than men

Social gradients continue to impact

participation





The LSP have now entered its fourth year of the Sports Hall Athletics Programme and it has grown from

strength to strength!!! From humble beginnings with one set of equipment, we now have five hubs cover-

ing the City and County where schools can bring their students to avail of expert coaching in the discipline

of athletics.

The Sports Hall Athletics Programme comprises of Track & Field events. It helps to promote multi-skill de-

velopment e.g. agility, balance and coordination

(ABC’s). It encourages high level of participation,

as there is something in it for everyone. Limerick

Sports Partnership has set the programme up in a

way that there is an ease of introduction which

assists the non-specialist PE and non-qualified

teaching support staff. While the LSP has coach-

es and volunteers in most venues, teachers are

actively encouraged to get involved in the delivery

of the programme and there is a teacher training

option for any teacher(s) who wish to get a more

in-depth knowledge of the programme.

5 schools have completed the initial six week pro-

gramme since September with a further 20 signed

up to begin in early 2015. A Limerick Athletics

Blitz will be held in March and the winning teams from Limerick will go on and represent Limerick in the

National Sports Hall Athletics Finals to be held in Athlone Institute of Technology in March 2015.

If your school is interested in taking part in this programme please contact Liam at

[email protected]

One of the LSP’s main aims is to provide Education and Training opportunities for sports

clubs/coaches/participants and volunteers in Limerick. The Child Protection in Sport

Basic Awareness and Children’s Officer course together with Active Leadership are our

main Irish Sports Council educational programmes. These courses are delivered monthly in Limerick.

The Sports Partnership also deliver Sports First Aid courses e.g. FETAC Level 5 (3 day course), Refresher

FETAC Level 5 (one day) and a one day Sports First Aid Course.

As part of our Club CPD, we will be running a Seminar Series in 2015. Topics have yet to be confirmed

however keep an eye on our website or have a look at our Calendar of Events for 2015.

Sports Hall Athletics—Still Going Strong

Education & Training

Volume 1, Issue 1

Community Health & Wellness The Community Health & Wellness seminar was developed to educate and encourage positive health and wellness throughout the community. The information seminar explains the benefits and importance of healthy eating and regular physical activity. The presentation is 90minutes in du-ration and provides people with the knowledge and information on topics such as what foods to eat, foods to avoid, food labels, types of physical activity and how much physical activity to engage in on a weekly basis for general health.

The Seminar includes practical elements on how some fitness aids can assist in getting you active and also a visual display of the fat and sugar

content in everyday foods. The seminars are very informative and help educate people on how to make healthy choices. If you think your school, community or club would be interested in availing of this seminar please contact Elaine at [email protected]



LSP Board

Neasa Fahy-O'Donnell (Chairperson) UL Sport Arena

Cora Foley (Vice Chairperson) LCETB

Josephine Cotter Coughlan Director of Services—Limerick City & County Council

Sean Lynch Councillor—Limerick City & County Council

Jaimie M. McMullen University of Limerick PESS Dept

James Carroll (Treasurer) Sports Forum

Tom Foley Sports Forum

Siobhan McCarthy Sports Forum

Anne Delaney Limerick Childcare Committee

Irene O'Callaghan (Secretary) West Limerick Resources

Mick Kelliher Disability Forum

Gearoid Prendergast HSE—Mid West Regional Drug & Alcohol Forum

Bedelia Collins HSE—Health Promotion

Factive Limerick

Please note REGISTRATION FOR ALL COURSES ABOVE MUST BE DONE ONLINE at


KEEP AN EYE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR NATIONAL EVENTS//PROGRAMMES/ACTIVITIES e.g. Play Day, Recreation Week, Positive Ageing Week, Mental

Health Awareness Week, Men on the Move Programme, Women in Sport Programmes, Older Adults, School Programmes etc.

Date Event/Activity Venue Participants Cost Time

17th January Operation Transformation 4k

Walk

UL Sport Arena Open to All Free of

Charge

Register on UL

Sprint Track from

10:30am

26th January Silent Sideline Workshop Woodlands Hotel,

Adare

€5 pp Register & Pay

online

28th January Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Woodlands Hotel,

Adare

18+ years €17 pp 7pm to 10pm

19th February Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Absolute Hotel,

Limerick

18+ years €17 pp 6:30pm to 9:30pm

25th February Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Woodlands Hotel,

Adare


7th March FETAC Refresher First Aid South Court Hotel,

Raheen

18+ years €65 pp 10am to 5pm

19th March Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Absolute Hotel,

Limerick

18+ years €17 pp 6:30pm to 9:30pm

21st March Sports First Aid South Court Hotel,

Raheen

18+ years €40 pp 10am to 5pm

25th March Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Woodlands Hotel,

Adare


24th to 26th April FETAC Level 5 South Court Hotel,

Raheen

€120 pp Friday 6:30pm to

9:30pm, Saturday

9am to 5pm, Sun-

day 9am to 5pm

23rd April Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Absolute Hotel,

Limerick

18+ years €17 pp 6:30pm to 9:30pm

29th April Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Woodlands Hotel,

Adare


21st May Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Absolute Hotel,

Limerick

18+ years €17 pp 6:30pm to 9:30pm

23rd May Sports First Aid South Court Hotel,

Raheen

€40 pp 10am to 5pm

13th to 21st June—BIKEWEEK

18th June Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Absolute Hotel,

Limerick

18+ years €17 pp 6:30pm to 9:30pm

24th June Child Protection in Sport—Basic

Awareness

Woodlands Hotel,

Adare


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