Laois Sports Partnership

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐂𝐨-𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐮𝐛 Please send Letter of Suitability and Curriculum Vitae by post or email to: Caroline Myers Email: cmyers@laoissports.ie Address: CEO, Laois Sports Partnership, Laois Leisure Portlaoise, Moneyballytyrrell, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. R32 YP11 Closing date for receipt of applications: 5pm Monday 21st October 2024 Sport Ireland

GREAT NEWS!🚨 Our 'MenoWell' programme with EduFit is back!! This is a FREE ONLINE 6-week multimodal exercise and health education programme for women in all stages of adult life. This programme is designed to support, educate, and empower women in preparation for changes in midlife, for women experiencing the menopausal transition, and for supporting women in life after menopause. It is suitable for adults of all fitness levels. 📅 Starting Tuesday 5th November at 8pm 💪 Attend 2 x 40-minute live online women- and menopause-specific multimodal exercise classes per week – Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm. 🤳 Watch 1 x 30-minute live online women- and menopause-specific health education masterclass per week – Mondays at 1pm. 💵 FREE as it is funded by Laois Sports Partnership and Healthy Laois. For more information and to sign up please click here: https://lnkd.in/exBxe7ik Please tag, share, and spread the word with anyone who may be interested in joining this programme. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us 😊. #menowell #Laois #health #fitness #strength #balance #flexibility #menopause #healthylaois EduFIT Laois County Council Sport Ireland

𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟒 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: Last week, as part of the training and cooperation activities (TCA) of the Erasmus+ Youth Programme, the Italian National Agency of the Erasmus+IYOUTH Program Agenzia Italiana per la Gioventù - AIG hosted the activity Social Sport as a Tool for Social Inclusion. Attended by Róisín Lawlor, our ESF+ Social Innovation in Sport Officer, the aim of the Seminar/Partnership Building Activity (PBA) was to explore the power of social sport as a tool for social inclusion. This was a wonderful knowledge-sharing and partnership-building opportunity, bridging local experiences with international perspectives, fostering collaborations between sports and youth work at both local and international levels. The event explored the potential of social sport to enhance social cohesion. Róisín also had the opportunity to contribute to a panel discussion, sharing with participants from all across the EU and beyond, an overview of the Sport Ireland "Sport 4 Empowerment" programme in Laois LSP and through the growing ESF+ Network across the country. We are very grateful to Léargas and AIG for this opportunity and look forward to implementing the knowledge gained in our future S4E & LSP programmes. Sport Ireland #sport4empowerment #S4E #ESF+ #inclusion #innovation #socialsport #youngpeople #partnership #collaboration #ErasmusPlus

GREAT NEWS!! 📢 Our 'Prime Time of Life Online' programme with EduFit is back!! 🥳This is a FREE ONLINE 12-week multimodal exercise and health education programme for middle-aged and older adults over 35 years, with and without clinical conditions, living in county #Laois. It is suitable for adults of all fitness levels. 📅 Starting Tuesday 24th September 2024. 💪 Attend 2 x 40-minute exercise classes per week every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00-7:40pm. 🤳 Watch 1 x 15-minute online health education workshop per week. 💵 FREE as it is funded through, Sport Ireland and Sláintecare, and the Government of Ireland. For more information and to sign up please click here: https://lnkd.in/eQFGU_cX Please tag, share, and spread the word with anyone who may be interested in joining this programme. You can view participant testimonials here: https://lnkd.in/ezi4KwUK If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us 😊. #primetimeoflife #Laois #health #fitness #strength #balance #flexibility #Slaintecare Sport Ireland EduFIT

A week on from the first Sport4All Innovation Summit, hosted by Sportinnovator I have had a chance to reflect on this spectacular event of sharing innovative 💡 projects from like minded people. I realise our project Wellness UnLAOISed isn't just the technology!!, it is only part of the narrative. It was about us clearly defining a need and creating new ways to generate value for those experiencing the need utilising the right tools- the technology!!. To receive European recognition was not only a personal success for all the hard work over the past 15 years but also recognition of the great work we do in Laois Sports Partnership. It is realising what can be achieved when you grow a seed and collaborate with the right people who see your vision Diane Cooper PhD EduFIT Karl Thomas PhD Sport Ireland. Our project Wellness UnLAOISed is a 12 week online evidence based multimodal exercise, nutrition and health education programme designed specifically for adults who are socially, educationally or economically disadvantaged. Click here for more details https://lnkd.in/eQHVzmTN. It covers physical activity, health, physical literacy and is hugely scalable as we have shown with our colleagues in Offaly Sports Partnership. This Innovation project was funded by Sport Ireland Innovation fund and removes barriers to participation in sport and physical activity. We look forward to future funding possibilities to further scale up both here and Europe. A huge thanks to all our partners for their expertise, dedication and commitment 👏. It highlights how a simple idea can grow and add value and become a model for best 👌 practice and innovation 💡 #Sportinnovator #Sportireland Cormac MacDonnell Benny Cullen Dr Jessica Wang Karl Thomas PhD EduFIT Diane Cooper PhD fiona bull Caitriona Heffernan Dr Tanya Mulcahy PhD Eimear Galvin Sheelagh Quinn Sport Ireland Sportinnovator Anitech Solutions

🎉 Celebrating One Year of Sport 4 Empowerment. 🎉 Laois Sports Partnership is proud to celebrate the first anniversary of the Sport Ireland Sport 4 Empowerment programme in Laois. Officially launched by Minister of State for Sport & Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD in Oct 2023, the programme aims to harness the power of design thinking and innovation to tackle longstanding social challenges, creating new opportunities for inclusion and personal development through sport. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the local service providers, statutory agencies NGOs, and National Governing Bodies for Sport (NGBs), communities and most importantly, the participants themselves who have partnered with us to bring these ideas to life. 🙏 Here’s to another year of innovation, growth, and empowerment through sport! 🌟 For more information on the S4E programme in Laois, please contact Róisín Lawlor, our ESF+ Social Innovation in Sport Officer by email at esfofficer@laoissports.ie Sport Ireland Peter Brosnan Karl Thomas PhD Laois Partnership Laois County Council

🎉 Celebrating One Year of Sport 4 Empowerment with Laois Sports Partnership! 🎉 Laois Sports Partnership is proud to celebrate the first anniversary of the Sport Ireland Sport 4 Empowerment programme in Laois. Officially launched by Minister of State for Sport & Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD in Oct 2023, the programme aims to harness the power of design thinking and innovation to tackle longstanding social challenges, creating new opportunities for inclusion and personal development through sport. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the local service providers, statutory agencies NGOs, and National Governing Bodies for Sport (NGBs), communities and most importantly, the participants themselves, who have partnered with us to bring these ideas to life. 🙏 Here’s to another year of innovation, growth, and empowerment through sport! 🌟 For more information on the S4E programme in Laois, please contact Róisín Lawlor, our ESF+ Social Innovation in Sport Officer by email at esfofficer@laoissports.ie.

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Our 'Beginner to 5kgs' programme with EduFit is back!! 🥳This is a FREE ONLINE 6-week strength training and health education programme for women aged 35+ years living in Laois. 📅 Starting Tuesday 17th September 2024. 💪 Attend 2 x 40-minute strength classes per week every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00-8:40pm. 🤳 Watch 1 x 20-minute online health education workshop per week. 💵 FREE as it is funded by our partners Healthy Laois Laois County Council For more information and to sign up please click here: https://lnkd.in/e5ic5xs3 Please tag, share, and spread the word with anyone who may be interested in joining this programme. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us 😊. EduFIT

Video 3/5 The journey of Wellness UnLaoised....so far! Caroline Myers, our CEO, and Dr Diane Cooper, EduFit's found and CEO sit down and tell the journey of Wellness unLaoised, from the beginning to showcasing the project at Sport 4 All Innovation summit in Paris! https://lnkd.in/eb_245kr Sport Ireland Sportinnovator Cormac MacDonnell EduFIT Karl Thomas PhD

We've arrived in Paris! The Sport 4 All summit is a fantastic chance to collaborate with fellow innovators and explore new funding avenues to elevate Wellness UnLAOISed to new heights! Watch our CEO Caroline Myers and EduFit's CEO and founder Dr Diane Cooper explain what exactly our innovative project Wellness unLaoised is. https://lnkd.in/eVJFwK2w Sport Ireland Sportinnovator Karl Thomas PhD Cormac MacDonnell EduFIT