Transition Year Project/Programme | (2025)

Weightlifting Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from our qualified Level 1 Coaches to deliver our schools partnership programme to Transition Year (TY) students for the 2025 academic year. This programme was introduced in early 2022 as a Women in Sport (WIS) initiative, in conjunction with Sport Ireland (SI) and the Local Sports Partnerships (LSP). [...]

Transition Year Project/Programme | (2025)2025-01-22T13:23:12+00:00

WIS : Strength Haven Project | 2024

Weightlifting Ireland, in association with Clare Sports Partnership and Clare Local Development Company, will deliver a free six (6) week introduction programme to weightlifting. Weightlifting Ireland спільно з Clare Sports Partnership і Clare Local Development Company проведуть безкоштовний шеститижневий вступ до важкої атлетики. Venue: Lisdoonvarna Failte Dates: May, 31st / Friday / (6 Weeks) Time: [...]

WIS : Strength Haven Project | 20242024-10-05T23:39:11+00:00

Women’s Student Coaching Academy – (SSI) | 2024-25

We are delighted to partner with Student Sport Ireland (SSI) for the 2024-25 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, 22 third level institutions and 17 National Governing Bodies of sport (NGBs). [...]

Women’s Student Coaching Academy – (SSI) | 2024-252024-10-05T23:41:18+00:00

WIS : “Active Participation” | (2024)

To finish, we'd like to celebrate all our female athletes, coaches & officials who contribute to our sport on a daily basis! Showing that female participation is at an all time high within the sport of weightlifting and within Weightlifting Ireland! 👏🏻 Last weekend we had the Munster Open Championships, hosted by Cork Weightlifting Club [...]

WIS : “Active Participation” | (2024)2024-10-05T23:41:16+00:00

WIS : “Coaching & Officiating” | (2024)

Today we'd like to celebrate all our female coaches & officials who have contributed to the growth of our sport and the increase in female participation. 👏🏻 We'd like to highlight two in particular; Aoife O’Moore - Student Sport Ireland Women’s Coaching Academy Graduate, 2023 & Margaret Janos - Weightlifting Ireland 2024 representative on the [...]

WIS : “Coaching & Officiating” | (2024)2024-10-05T23:42:04+00:00

WIS : “Leadership & Governance” | (2024)

In 2019 Sport Ireland launched the Women in Sport Policy detailing the vision for Women in Sport: 'One where women have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential while enjoying lifelong participation and involvement in sport'. By December 2023 all sporting organisations were required to have 40% female on their Boards. A snapshot of [...]

WIS : “Leadership & Governance” | (2024)2024-10-05T23:42:16+00:00

WIS : “Visibility” | (2024)

"If we can't see her.... we can't be her" : Beáta Jung - Team Ireland Female Coach How it started.... I’ve been coaching for almost thirteen years now at this stage. I started with kids gymnastics when I was seventeen years old. In my twenties, I started to coach CrossFit & Weightlifting while I also [...]

WIS : “Visibility” | (2024)2024-10-05T23:42:28+00:00

Women in Sport Week | (2024)

Women in Sport (WIS) week is taking place March 4th– 10th. The aim of Women in Sport Week is to: Celebrate every women and girl who plays, coaches, officiates, volunteers, works in and leads out on Women in Sport. Promote and highlight the ongoing work of Sport Ireland, NGBs, LSPs and other stakeholders and clubs under [...]

Women in Sport Week | (2024)2024-10-05T23:44:48+00:00

Transition Year Project/Programme | (2023/2024)

Weightlifting Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from our qualified Level 1 Coaches to deliver our schools partnership programme to Transition Year (TY) students for the 2023/2024 academic year. This programme was introduced in early 2022 as a Women in Sport (WIS) initiative, in conjunction with Sport Ireland (SI) and the Local Sports Partnerships (LSP). [...]

Transition Year Project/Programme | (2023/2024)2024-10-05T23:43:03+00:00

Women’s Student Coaching Academy – (SSI) | 2023-24

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). [...]

Women’s Student Coaching Academy – (SSI) | 2023-242024-10-05T23:43:11+00:00
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