Sport Ireland

{{Short description|Statutory body overseeing and part-funding sport development in Ireland}}

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{{Infobox Sport governing body

|assocname= Sport Ireland

|logo= Sport Ireland logo.svg

|sport= Development of Sport in Ireland

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|founded = 1999

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|Chief Executive = Dr. Úna May

|chairman = John Foley

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|url = https://www.sportireland.ie/

|countryflag= Ireland

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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 Ireland.{{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 }} It is located at the National Sports Campus in the townland of Sheephill[https://www.logainm.ie/17234.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] - townland of Sheephill near Abbotstown House in Dublin.

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Sport Ireland was established in July 1999 under powers provided by the Irish Sports Council Act.{{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}} 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.{{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}}

Sport Ireland is member of the European Platform for Sport Innovation.{{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}}