Weightlifting Ireland (WI) unite with Sport Ireland’s vision for women in sport; one where women have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential, while enjoying a lifelong involvement in sport. Weightlifting Ireland endeavours to support Sport Ireland’s commitment to increase women’s sustained involvement in sport as coaches, volunteers, club members, athletes, officials, leaders, and [...]
We are delighted to partner with Student Sport Ireland (SSI) for the 2023-24 Women’s Student Coaching Academy - offering learning opportunities on our Level 1 and Level 2 coaching course. 💜🏋🏻-The Women’s Student Coaching Academy is a collaborative programme between SSI, Sport Ireland, 26 third level institutions and ten national governing bodies of sport (NGBs). [...]
Congratulations and a massive well done to all the transition year students from Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny. They participated and completed our "Introduction to Weightlifting" programme in collaboration with Weightlifting Ireland (WI). This programme ran over eight (8) weeks with 119 students taking part. We're excited to continue our work with the Kilkenny Local [...]
Congratulations and a massive well done to all the transition year students from Portumna Community School in Portumna, Galway. They participated and completed our "Introduction to Weightlifting" programme in collaboration with Weightlifting Ireland (WI). This programme ran over four (4) week. We're excited to continue our work with the Galway Local Sports Partnership and make [...]
Cork Sports Partnership (CSP) and Weightlifting Ireland (WI) are delighted to launch two new Beginners Programmes with Cork Weightlifting Club and Howling Heart Fitness Clonakilty this June! During these introductory programmes participants will learn the correct technique for weightlifting, improve mobility, increase strength, improve balance, improve coordination, increase speed, build core strength and most importantly [...]
Congratulations and a massive well done to all the transition year students from Presentation Secondary School in Clonmel, Tipperary. They participated and completed our "Introduction to Weightlifting" programme in collaboration with Weightlifting Ireland (WI). This programme ran over six (6) weeks and was our second time working with this school. We're excited to continue our [...]
Congratulations to all those who attended our second Snatch Workshop for 2023. We will email out certificates of completion to you all very shortly. We're very excited with the positive feedback we've received from participants. We hope to offer many more of these workshops to our community. If you have no experience with weightlifting, attending [...]
Weightlifting Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from its membership to undertake two Volunteer Roles within the Association. National Children’s Officer (NCO) & Designated Liaison Person (DLP) The NCO will be responsible for ensuring that Weightlifting Ireland and its clubs have a child centred focus. Working to promote the sport for children and in the [...]
Dear fellow members, This coming May (12th-20th) Ireland will host the 2023 European Masters Championships (EMC), the biggest event of its kind for this island. This year will also see a record number of lifters compete. Everyone, it seems, wants to experience the world famous hospitality Ireland has to offer. One thousand athletes compete on [...]
Weightlifting Ireland (WI) unite with Sport Ireland’s vision for women in sport; one where women have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential, while enjoying a lifelong involvement in sport. Weightlifting Ireland endeavours to support Sport Ireland’s commitment to increase women’s sustained involvement in sport as coaches, volunteers, club members, athletes, officials, leaders, and [...]
