Disability Sport NI have launched a Club Education Programme, designed to provide free training opportunities to volunteers, administrators, club officials and coaches from both mainstream and disability sports clubs who aspire to make their sessions safe and inclusive of disabled people. There are two programmes available, disability club education programme […]

Blind/ visually impaired golfers usually cannot participate in golf unless they have a guide. During Easter NCBI and Vision Sport, national governing body with Sport Ireland, knew that the return to sport during the pandemic would be much harder than usual due to the social distancing requirements. They started working […]

Congratulations to Carol Brill (Stackstown golf club) and Kevin Cassidy (Dungannon golf club) who have been selected to represent Europe during the 25th anniversary of the Phoenix Cup. Carol and Kevin are two of fourteen players who make up the European side who will take on the USA in Scotland in […]

cara launched their “I’m in too“ movement with the aim to capture the voices of people with disabilities to understand the impact that physical activity and sport has on their lives. Carol Brill is their newest and first female golfing ambassador. Carol talks us through her golfing journey while living […]

PRESS RELEASE 22nd October 2019 Photo Credits: Conor McCabe Representatives of 22 nations converged in Dublin this weekend for the official launch of the Irish Kidney Association’s hosting of the 11th European Transplant & Dialysis Sports Championships, Dublin 2020 which will take place next year from 2-9 August (www.etdsc2020.com).  The […]

As part of our disability action plan we are delighted to have signed up to the cara inclusion charter. From the feedback that cara received, they have developed the Sport Inclusion Disability Charter, which clearly outlines the five key areas people with disabilities are asking all organisations to consider in […]

Leading disability golfer Brendan Lawlor turns professional and signs with Modest! Golf Management. Brendan is pictured alongside Modest! Golf Director Mark McDonnell (left) and Modest! Golf owner Niall Horan. Image Courtesy of Modest! Golf   One of the world’s leading disability golfers Brendan Lawlor has turned professional and today Modest! […]

The winning teams of the All-Ireland final of the country’s largest charity golf tournament will travel to St. Andrews 17th September 2019, The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) held the All-Ireland final of the HolmPatrick Cup and Granard Cup on Sunday 15th September 2019. This is the […]

Trevor Hillen and Carol Brill are part of the disability workgroup set up by the Confederation of Golf in Ireland on behalf of the Irish Ladies Golf Union and Golfing Union of Ireland. This group are working towards the creation and implementation of an 18-month plan that leads into Golf […]