Irish Deaf Sports Association

Training Camp For Men Football at Belfast
24th February 2011

The Irish Deaf Men Football will be in Belfast on this weekend for training camp. This camp is for preparations for the 2011 European Deaf Football championships in Denmark this Summer. They will play friendly match against Crusaders/Newington on Saturday at Crusaders Seaview Stadium, Shore Road, North Belfast BT15 3QG.... Kick-off is 6.30pm.

Admission is free!! Good luck to lads :)
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2011 Sports & Development Calendar *Update
24th February 2011

Go to "Calendar" Section of this website to view the update Sports & Development plan for 2011
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Ulster Deaf Golf Society
24th February 2011

UDSC set up a new sports group called Ulster Deaf Golf Society. This is a golf society for Ulster Deaf golfers and the society will organise two championships this year:

Match Play Team Championship - four teams (North, South, West and East) of Ulster consisting of four players in each team will complete against each other over a period of three days e.g. Day 1: North v South, West v East, Day 2: North v West, South v East etc.

Stableford Pairs Championship - 16 pairs (from the four teams above) will complete in an one day tournament.

Both championships are not open to everyone. Golfers living or from the four areas of Ulster will be invited by team captains to take part in the championships. The Golfers are not low handicappers compared to IDGU golfers, most of them are high handicappers. The Golfers are mainly learners who have started playing in the past few years. The Championships will be seen as a fun way of learning the game before deciding to take part in Opens organised by IDGU.

We have formed a committee to support the work of the society. I am the secretary/spokesperson, and we have other people involved including Eamon McCaffrey ( West Team Captain and Treasurer), Damien Moore (South Team Captain & Scores/Handicaps Secretary), Barry Campbell (East Team Captain), Ken McCormick (North Team Captain).

Michael Johnston
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UDSC "Four" Rink Bowling
24th February 2011

Hi, Sportspeople,

An attachment is contained the result of recent Fours Rink Championship on Sat 19th Feb'11.

I on behalf of UDSC would like to thank Transport Bowling club for providing us its club hall for Semi final and final. We all enjoyed there.

Earlier two groups of 4 teams each were playing for first two places to enter semi and final. They were playing on the same day at Kinghan Church and St Joseph on Sat 22th January'11.

Prizes were given to winners and runner ups and third places by three bounding for Australia next month for World Deaf Bowling Championship- James Mc Kernan, Paul Canning and Robin Beattie.

Alfred Hagan,
Organiser on belhalf of UDSC
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2011 Inter-Provincial Championships *Update
24th February 2011

Click here for information about party event on Sunday night.
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Basic Awareness Workshop
11th February 2011

Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport (Child Protection)

This workshop is a 3-hour basic awareness workshop, which is for the benefit of everyone involved in sport for young people including coaches, leaders, administrators, parents/guardians.

Venue: Dublin Deaf Association
Date: Saturday 5th March 2011
Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Fees: Member - Free, Non Member - 10 euro

Booking form must be completed for course and returned to IDSA, 40 Lower Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

Click here for downloaded Form

You may also contact IDSA on 087 1349877 or by email: irishdeafsports@gmail.com

Please note, places are limited to 16 per course. Therefore, only 8 left after 8 people booked their place.
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2011 Sports & Development Calendar
11th February 2011

Go to "Calendar" Section of this website to view the latest Sports & Development plan for 2011
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Richard Dougherty awarded FAI Player of the Year 2010
7th February 2011

County Down native Richard Dougherty was this year’s recipient of the FAI’s Football for All Player of the Year award at the 3/FAI International Soccer Awards held at the RTE studios tonight, Sunday.

Ian Rush & Richard Dougherty

Richard Dougherty has been a great servant to Irish Deaf Football since making his debut over a decade ago.

Blessed with terrific pace, natural ability, creativity and a fantastic work ethic, Richard has always been an automatic choice in the Irish first eleven and his versatility has seen him play in every outfield position to aid the Irish Cause.

Richard has been part of the Irish team that has won medals at major European Championships (2007) and Deaflympic (2001) finals and such is his impressive ability he has played at the top level of Irish League mainstream football as well as enjoying a two year stint playing semi-professional football in Australia.

Richard has enjoyed an outstanding 2010 which has seen Ireland deaf go through the year unbeaten. This included victories over mainstream teams such as Monaghan Utd u-20 and Immaculata FC (NI Junior cup champions for last 3 seasons), as well as an emphatic two leg 9-1 aggregate victory over Slovakia which saw Ireland qualify for the 2011 European Deaf football championships in Denmark next summer where the Irish are expected to contend strongly.

Richard is approaching is 50th competitive International cap - a landmark he will reach in Denmark barring injury.

Richard is an excellent role model for young players - fiercely committed with a great attitude; he leads by example and always encourages those around him. Congratulations Richard!

Seán Herlihy, Irish Deaf Football Director
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Men Football; Training camp on 26th & 27th February
7th February 2011

There is training camp for Men Football Team at Belfast on weekend of 26th February. The players will have been aware of this date from before Christmas and so the management team expect full attendance.

The agenda for Belfast is a little different to previous training camps:

Saturday 26th February:
12:00pm Players to arrive at Holiday Inn Belfast
12:30pm Travel to Blanchflower
1:00pm Light ball-work training & tactical work
3:00pm Sandwiches & tea/coffee (return to hotel)
4:30pm Head to Crusaders football stadium
6:00pm Match against Crusaders 1st team squad players & reserves (top Irish league team)
8.15pm Return to hotel
9:00pm Dinner (& brief team meeting)

Sunday 27th February:
8:00am -9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Pool & gym is open for light work
11:15am Travel to Blanchflower for training
11:30am Ball-work training & discuss any tactical problems from match previous night (management will speak to every player individually about progress while training is ongoing)
1:30pm Sandwiches & tea/coffee
2:00pm Home

The match on the Saturday night is going to be very tough. We are basically playing an Irish league team on their own pitch and they will have a large home support. The game is generating a lot of interest and there is likely to be TV cameras and lots of media reporters. It is very important we give a good performance. Any player who is lacking fitness or form will struggle against this high standard opposition. It is important everyone continues to work hard on their fitness and sharpness over the next 3 to 4 weeks.

We will train on grass but the match is on 4G so rubber studded boots should be worn. However it is an excellent surface, FIFA approved and the stadium is top quality and features regularly for live sky sports matches.

One other point. We are aiming to keep to the training schedule sent out before Christmas as closely as possible (to be fair to your clubs).
However, we will be having one extra date - army training on 19th and 20th March in Dublin and we hope as many players as possible attend - but we will discuss this with you all in Belfast.
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Irish Deaf Karting Club; Practice/Trials for Ireland Team
7th February 2011

IDKC will have practice/trials for select IDKC Team with forthcoming Go-Karting Championship in May 22nd 2011 at Norwich, England.

Practice/trials will be on 19th February at 12noon and it will take place in WhiteRiver Park Kart Race Circuit, Co Louth. (Racing Circuit is located on the Collon Dunleer Road (R169). Simply follow the M1 and take Exit 12 and follow sign post for Collon, the track is located 4 miles on right hand side.)

Need 9 male and 3 female drivers

Price:
15 mins - €25
30mins - €35
45mins - €50
Hour - €60


Brian Griffin
Secretary
Irish Deaf Karting Club
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FAI International Soccer Awards; Nominations Announced
26th January 2011

The FAI announced the nominations for the 21st Awards for International Soccer.

Current Deaf International, Richard Dougherty, is nominated for Football for All International Player of the Year along with Paddy Coates (Irish Visually Impaired) & Mary Strain (Special Olympics). Since Joseph Watson recieved Player of the Year in 2006, Richard is hoping to become 2nd Deaf player to win the award.

It will be on Sunday February 6th with RTÉ will televise the event live at 8.00pm.

Further information can be found at FAI website

Good luck to Richard.
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LDSC Emergency General Meeting (EGM) *Gentle Reminder
26th January 2011

Chairperson (acting) John Doyle, wish to hereby announce that LDSC will have EGM on Saturday 29th January 2011 at Dublin Deaf Association at 2.00pm.

The Agenda as following:

1) Election of new Chairman of LDSC
2) Election of General Secretary
3) Election of Hon. Treasurer
4) AOB

It is important for Leinster members to attend those meeting to order keep the business going for LDSC.
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Ireland Futsal (Hearing) out of Futsal Qualification
25th January 2011

Joseph Watson and his team crashed out from qualification on last weekend.

Joey did not play against Andorra after narrow beaten by 2-1 at the first match. At the second match, Ireland played against mighty Norway and Joey make his debut, which thrilled the Deaf supporters; however, they were beaten by 5-0. With last match against Israel, after impressive performance from Joey, the team manager decided to stick him on the team and they lost 3-0.

Hard luck to Joey and to his team.

Click here for photos of his actions.
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UDSC Swimming Programme
25th January 2011

UDSC will have Annual Swimming Training Programme for deaf children and young–age of eight (8).

Are you a keenor a hard of hearing swimmer?

Are you interested in improving your swimming skills?

Do you want to have fun learning?

And take part in swimming tournaments organised by the Irish Deaf Sports Association?

Programme to begin on Wednesday 9 February 2011 and to continue every Wednesday

Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Venue: Robinson Leisure Centre, Castlereagh, Belfast

To join up to this new exciting programme or for further information, please contact Heather Kelly, UDSC Swimming Officer. Mobile: 07980298062 (text only) email: heatherkelly25@msn.com

Programme will be coached by Rodney Moorhead, a qualified hearing swimming coach (Swim Ireland)has Level Two British Sign Language
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ICSD WADA - Doping Control (Video)
25th January 2011

ICSD are pleased to present our sport members a Doping Control Video in International Sign Language.

Click here to watch it.

For current sports athletes, please take the time to review this video.
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Belfast Deaf United FC v Stormont Government MLA
25th January 2011

Belfast Deaf United FC are playing a friendly football match this Friday, 28th Januray, against the Stormont Government MLA team. Some famous Politicians will be playing against us and the First Minister Peter Robinson will be attending the game, with the BBC doing some filming.

We have organised this match to raise the profile and awareness of talented deaf people. We believe there should be more government support for all deaf sports and for deaf people in general (e.g. replacement deaf centre for Wilton House).

If you are not busy this Friday come along and support the occasion. The match kicks off at 4.30pm at Blanchflower stadium (opposite city airport on Holywood road). Admission is free.

Eoghan Fee
(Belfast Deaf Utd Committee)
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FREE Sports Nutrition Newsletter
25th January 2011

Following on from the National Dairy Council’s successful seminar for fitness professionals (Dublin, October 2010), we are offering you the opportunity to receive our free Newsletter.

SN Forum (Sports Nutrition Forum) is a Newsletter for Sports and Fitness Professionals, dedicated to provide information regarding nutrition for sports and is supported by the European Union and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

A total of nine issues will be circulated over the next three years, featuring advice from experts in the nutrition and sporting environments, athlete case studies and concise reviews of scientific studies which demonstrate the potential role of dairy in sports nutrition. We trust that readers will find this newsletter to be both an enjoyable read and a valuable resource.

We would like to add those interested to our database. The Newsletter can be received via email or by post, free of charge.

If you are interested in availing of this resource, you can subscribe directly through the following link on the National Dairy Council website homepage:

www.ndc.ie/SNForum.aspx
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LDSC Badminton Fun/Training
25th January 2011

LDSC Badminton manager, Ivan Gryzloz, pleased to confirm you that he will start fun/training badminton on next Tuesday 1st February, from 5-7pm at St. Joseph's School Hall.

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Joesph Watson is Picked for the Irish Futsal (Hearing)
18th January 2011

IDSA is delight with the news that currently Deaf International player Joesph Watson is pick for the Ireland Futsal Team (Hearing).

Ireland will kick off the tournament against Andorra (Thursday, January 20th at 8pm) and follow with games against Norway (Friday, January 21st at 8pm) and Israel (Sunday, January 23rd at 8pm). They will play in the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght. Click here for the location

Entry for supporters is FREE of charge :)

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Deaf Village Competition *Extended
18th January 2011

Message from CIDP, the closing date for entries has now been extended to 5pm Sunday 23 of January 2011
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New Year Greeting
11th January 2011

We would like to wish all our members & friends a very Happy New Year. We return back for business on the 5th of January and look forward to have a great year in sports for 2011.
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Boys & Girls Swimming; re-open on this Thursday 13th
11th January 2011

The fun/swimming session re-opened again on tomorrow (Thursday 13th) at 4pm. We are looking forward to see you there.
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Deaf Village Competition *Gentle Reminder
11th January 2011

As many of you will know a new Deaf Village will be built in the grounds of St. Joseph's School for the Deaf in Cabra, Dublin. Up to now the project has been called the Deaf Village Project. The Catholic Institute for Deaf People
is now inviting the Deaf community and Deaf organisations to suggest an alternative name for the Village.

The name chosen should reflect the activities that will be located in the Village- Administration, Heritage, Social, Sports, Education and Residential. The winner prize will be a voucher for €300 and there will also be a second prize of €100.

The final decision on the name for the Village will be referred back to the Deaf community / organisations at an open meeting in January or February 2011 and the name to be used will be reached by consensus. There is no limit to the number of entries per person that can be sent in but each entry must have the name and address of the person sending in the entry or else it will not be accepted.

Entries for the competition will close on the 14th of January 2011 and should be sent to: Nuala Byrne, CIDP, 40 Lwr Drumcondra Rd, Dublin 9
Fax: 01-8825541 Email: Nuala@cidp.ie
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Information & Poster of 2011 Inter-Provincial Championships
11th January 2011

MDSC is pleased to give you information about the championships on Easter Weekend.

Other news can be found under "Inter-Provincial" section.
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Deaf Village Project
11th January 2011

Catholic Institute for Deaf People (CIDP) is currently development the new Deaf Village Project with new sports facilities & administrator offices for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in St. Joseph's School for the Deaf Boys, Cabra, Dublin 7. IDSA have been co-operating with CIDP for layout the decision with the planning for sports that needs for our Deaf Community since late 2009.

This will be a key plan for our association and with sport facilities, there will be new 25x12.5m Swimming Pool, GYM, Studio Room, hall for Basketball, Futsal & Badminton, six 7-a-side Astro Pitches and two 11-a-Side Pitches. We will have our own office at administration building along with other deaf organisations. The construction is expecting to start in February 2011. This will be a very exciting project for our association.

To find more information about the project, goes to "Deaf Village" section.
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Girls and Boys Mid-Term Adventure Camp
11th January 2011

Staff residency from St. Joseph's School is organise the Mid-Term Adventure Camp for girls & boys. It will be on 23-26 February 2011 at St. Joseph’s School for Deaf Boys, Cabra, Dublin 7.

To find out more about that, click here

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