{{Short description|Statutory body overseeing and part-funding sport development in Ireland}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Sport governing body |assocname= Sport Ireland |logo= Sport Ireland logo.svg |sport= Development of Sport in the Republic of Ireland |abbrev = |founded = 1999 |aff = |affdate = |region = |regionyear = |Chief Executive = Dr. Úna May |chairman = John Foley
|coach = |womenscoach = |replaced = |url = https://www.sportireland.ie/ |countryflag= Ireland }}
'''Sport Ireland''' ({{langx|ga|Spórt Éireann}}), formerly the Irish Sports Council, is a statutory authority that oversees, and partly funds, the development of sport within the Republic of Ireland.<ref name="ISC ">{{cite web | title="Irish Sport Council - Supporting Irish Sport" | work=Irish Sport Council | url=http://www.www.irishsportscouncil.ie/About_Us| access-date=16 November 2008 }}</ref> It is located at the National Sports Campus in the townland of Sheephill<ref>[https://www.logainm.ie/17234.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] - townland of Sheephill</ref> near Abbotstown House in Dublin.
thumb|right|Sport Ireland's offices in the courtyard of Abbotstown House thumb|right|Sport Ireland's National Indoor Arena reception thumb|right|Sport Ireland's National Indoor Arena at Sheephill townland Sport Ireland was established in July 1999 under powers provided by the Irish Sports Council Act.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1999/act/6/enacted/en/html|title= Irish Sports Council Act 1999|website=Irishstatutebook.ie|date=18 May 1999|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> Its remit is to plan, lead and co-ordinate the sustainable development of competitive and recreational sport in Ireland.
Sport Ireland comprises eight major divisions including: Finance, High Performance, Local Sports Partnerships, National Governing Bodies, the Anti-Doping Unit, Corporate Services, the National Trails Office, and the Irish Institute of Sport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportireland.ie/About_Us/ |title=About Us - the Irish Sports Council |website=sportireland.ie |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104233810/http://sportireland.ie/About_Us/ |archive-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Sport Ireland is member of the European Platform for Sport Innovation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epsi.eu/members-2/|title=Member Directory|website=The European Platform for Sport Innovation (EPSI)|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref>
==See also== * Olympic Federation of Ireland * State agencies of the Republic of Ireland
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sportireland.ie/ Official website]
{{Sports governing bodies in Ireland}} {{Authority control}}
Category:1999 establishments in Ireland Category:Sports governing bodies in the Republic of Ireland Category:State-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland Category:Department of Culture, Communications and Sport