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SPORTS
For information on all sports in Ireland click below to view the official site of the Sports Council of Ireland. Or scroll down the page to view our sport information.
Web: www.irishsportscouncil.ie
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Waterford Wheelchair Sports Club
Wheelchair Sports
Pat O' Connor
Irish Wheelchair Sports, Skeard, Kilmacow, Via Waterford
Tel: 051 885503
Email: servicekk@IWA.ie
OR. For more information contact:
IWA Sport
Irish Wheelchair Association,
Áras Chúchulainn,
Blackheath Drive,
Clontarf,
Dublin 3.
Tel: 01 818 6400.
Email: iwa-sport@clubi.ie
Web: www.iwa.ie
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS IRELAND
Special Olympics Ireland Mission Statement
"To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sport for children and adults with a learning disability, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community."
Special Olympics Ireland,
Central Office,
4th Floor, Park House,
North Circular Road,
Dublin 7.
Tel: +353-1-882-3972.
Email: info@specialolympics.ie
Web: www.specialolympics.ie
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BASKETBALL
Basketball is played throughout Waterford city and county. Waterford has a strong school league and is also well respresented in the womans and mens divisions. Great facilities are in place in the region to support the game. Click here to find out about basketball clubs in Waterford.
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CONTACT SPORTS AND MARTIAL ARTS
In recent years Waterford has seen a great influx in martial arts with games like Thai boxing and aikido being introduced and thought at a very high level. There are increasing amount of clubs willing to teach all ages and level. Click here to see our list of venues for your sport. Click here to find out about Martial Arts and Contact Sports clubs in Waterford.
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GOLF
Waterford is an ideal location to play golf. With our rolling landscape and open greens there are many courses with varying diversity and difficulty levels. Click here to find out about Golf clubs in Waterford.
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GAELIC GAMES - FOOTBALL, HURLING AND CAMOGIE
GAA is the lifeblood of every person from Kilkenny. There is a very stong hurling tradition in Kilkenny and the Cats are presently the All Ireland Hurling Champions. Nowlan Park is the couty headquarters of the GAA in Kilkenny. It coordinates the activities of over 50 clubs in the region. James Stephens Park, Dicksboro and O'Loughlin Gaels are the three city grounds. James Stephens Club have many pitches where hurling, football, handball, camogie and Gaelic Football are played and at O'Louglin Gaels there is a leisure centre. Click here to find out about Gaelic Games clubs in Kilkenny.
Camogie Information
Waterford Camogie team play Sunday in Navan at 2pm in Pairc Tailteann in the National League Div 3 Final. Come out and support your team!!!!
Junior All Ireland Camogie fixtures.
Times & grounds will be clarified closer the dates:
28/5/06 Waterford V Armagh
25/6/06 Waterford V Kildare
9/7/06 Roscommon V Waterford
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GYMNASTICS
Irish Gymnastics, through all its disciplines, will promote and develop recreational and competitive gymnastics to the highest level.
Click here to find out about Irish Gymnastics.
www.irishgymnastics.ie
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HORSE RACING
There is a long tradition of horse racing in the Waterford Region. Our site details the races that take place in the Tramore Racecourse. Click Here to see more about the race meetings.
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RUGBY
Munster is the provincial team of Waterford. There is a strong interest in the game here for both men, womans and childrens leagues. The players that are being attracted to the game in this country just shows the high level we are competing at. The game is strong in schools, colleges and universities. Also there are many youth teams throughout the county. Click here to find out about Rugby clubs in Waterford.
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SOCCER
Soccer is the one of the most played sports in Waterford. There are an extensive amount of clubs though out the city and the surrounding areas. The game is played at all levels with many clubs having fantastic training facilities for youngsters. Woman's soccer is very popular in Waterford also and is one of the fastest growing sports in the area. Click here to find out about Soccer clubs in Waterford.
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WATER SPORTS
Waterford has a strong tradition in water sports. With Irelands recent success in rowing in the Olympics the interest in the sport has increased. We have an expansive coastline and it encompasses our many water sport clubs. Click here for more information on venues and clubs. Click here to find out about Water Sports clubs in Waterford.
Waterford Surf Life Saving Club
Tramore Beach,Co. Waterford
What is Surf Life Saving?
Surf Life Saving originated in Australia in the early 1900s in response to a large number of drownings at local beaches near Sydney. Surf Life Saving is a new and growing sport here in Ireland; it combines many different sporting disciplines such as swimming, running, kayaking and surfing with life saving skills to create a very exciting and competitive sport. The sport involves the use of many different types of lifesaving crafts and rescue equipment including international skis, rescue boards, can buoys, fins, and flags etc. The Sport of Surf Life Saving is quite distinct in that the disciplines in which people compete are directly related to elements of life saving. It is the only sport in the world that combines both humanitarian goals with elite competition. Waterford Surf Life Saving Club comes under the umbrella of Irish Water Safety and works with Waterford Water Safety to promote the Water Safety message. With an average of up to 14 people drowning every month in Irish waters, we want to help everyone to wise up to Water Safety. Lifeguards could be your lifeline in an emergency, so make sure you and your family swim at a life guarded bench and help Waterford Surf Life Saving Club thrive in such a unique growing sport and at the same time help us, return an important service back to our community. To find out more information in this exciting sport check out our website:
www.waterfordslsc.com
waterfordslsc@eircom.net
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