Talk:Student Sport Ireland#Notability

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If independent notability of this org cannot be established (by references and examples of in-depth coverage in multiple/reliable sources which are independent of the subject - as expected by WP:SIGCOV and WP:ORGCRIT), then I wonder if the title should be redirected to Sport_in_Ireland#Student_sport. And the topic covered there.

As it stands, this 4-person(?) org doesn't appear to be covered in any material depth in national or regional news sources. For example:

• [https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Arte.ie+%22Student+Sport+Ireland%22&oq=site%3Arte.ie+%22Student+Sport+Ireland%22&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg60gEIMzI1M2owajmoAgawAgHxBfRqC-G7kY0K&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 RTE.ie] has just a few passing mentions (one of which can be [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Student_Sport_Ireland&diff=1294946886&oldid=1294946094 used to support article text] but doesn't support a claim to notability - as its a passing mention)
• [https://www.irishtimes.com/search/?query=%22Student+Sport+Ireland%22 Irish Times] also has false positives and a few scant passing mentions ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Student_Sport_Ireland&diff=1294947417&oldid=1294946886 one of which], again, can be used to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Student_Sport_Ireland&diff=1294947417&oldid=1294946886 partially address the over-reliance on the org's own website] - but again doesn't deal with the subject org in any material depth)
• [https://www.independent.ie/search?keyword=%22Student+Sport+Ireland%22&daterange=all&datestart=&dateend= Irish Independent] stable of national/regional papers returns 15 results - none of which seem to deal with the org in any depth. (One of which [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Student_Sport_Ireland&diff=1294949144&oldid=1294947417 I've added to support some basic text] - but I don't see how it supports NORG - as it's scarcely a passing mention).
• [https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Airishexaminer.com+%22Student+Sport+Ireland%22&oq=site%3Airishexaminer.com+%22Student+Sport+Ireland%22&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg60gEINDUxM2owajSoAgSwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Irish Examiner] also only has a few passing mentions (none of which especially useful in supporting text - and not contributing to notability)
• [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/search?keyword=%22Student+Sport+Ireland%22&daterange=all&datestart=&dateend= Belfast Telegraph] has ONE result (a [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/university-search-is-on-for-cream-of-northern-ireland-football/30749444.html passing mention]).
• A search on TheJournal.ie returns only a [https://www.the42.ie/irish-sport-sector-to-benefit-from-unprecedented-e85-million-funding-package-5252306-Nov2020/ SINGLE passing mention] (again, where the org is simply listed alongside dozens of other funding recipients).

What am I missing? Is there any independent coverage which deals with the subject as a primary topic? Guliolopez (talk) 19:43, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

:I think that is probably the right answer, not least because the content may get more views on that page. Whizz40 (talk) 10:38, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

:: It seems odd to me, but I also checked this organisation out last week, and coverage is remarkably poor, for something connected to so many institutions, and theoretically cross-working with many sport governing bodies. So perhaps for now, a merge-in and redirect-with-potential are the best course. SeoR (talk) 11:52, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

:::OK. Thanks @SeoR and @Whizz40. As it's been ~2 weeks since the merge was proposed (twice as long as that suggested in WP:MERGECLOSE), and unless there are other thoughts, I'm going to go ahead as proposed in the coming days.... Guliolopez (talk) 16:01, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

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{{resolved1}} Not having heard any other thoughts, I've gone ahead with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&diff=prev&oldid=1297524920 merge] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Student_Sport_Ireland&diff=prev&oldid=1297525446 redirect]. Guliolopez (talk) 19:17, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

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