{"id":5521,"date":"2023-03-10T23:38:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T23:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weightliftingireland.com\/?page_id=5521"},"modified":"2024-01-14T13:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T13:01:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weightliftingireland.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-fixed nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/weightliftingireland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DSC08076-scaled.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div 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sport of weightlifting across the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, recognised as such by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media through Sport Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland. We are recognised at world level by the International Weightlifting Federation <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.iwf.sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(IWF)<\/a><\/span>, and at European level by the European Weightlifting Federation <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/ewf.sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(EWF)<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>We exist to encourage participation, develop excellence and regulate our sport across the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our legal structure is that of a CLG &#8211; company limited by guarantee officially named as per our CRO as : The Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association. Officially registered as so since 1992. The Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association was founded in 1948 by Tommy Hayden from the Hercules Club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"uncode_text_column text-lead\">\n<p>Strategic direction is provided by our seven (7) strong Board of Directors (President, Secretary, Treasurer, Governance Director &amp; 3 x elected Directors) elected every two (2) years as per our constitution at our Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Board of Directors are currently all volunteers and are supported by the numerous other voluntary positions within our association.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightlifting Ireland has a mission to support and develop athletes of all ages and abilities and to contribute positively to increasing physical activity levels across the entire population in the island of Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #a0ce4e !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #a0ce4e !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #8bc34a 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #8bc34a 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #8bc34a 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #8bc34a 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3><strong>Our Vision<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightlifting Ireland is an athlete-centred organisation, committed to the promotion of all forms of Olympic Weightlifting in Ireland. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our brief spans participation events, at all levels and ages, including underage, senior and masters, with athlete welfare as a primary concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a commitment to enhancing our coaching structure to support athletes of all abilities, with a particular emphasis on the development level and progressing to performance level. 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