Welcome to the County Cork Local Sports Partnership.

At the County Cork Sports Partnership we have made it our mission to increase the number of people participating in sport, exercise and physical activity in the County of Cork.

In achieving this mission we will place particular focus on young people, teenage girls, women, people with disabilities, minority groups and older people.

We will strive to achieve this goal by delivering quality programmes in schools, assisting athletes, coaches and parents on improving performance; providing training to develop clubs and leaders and delivering training to raise the standard of coaching.

On this web site you can find out all about us, our programmes, upcoming events and links to local and national sporting bodies.

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Background

The Irish Sports Council was established in 1999 and launched its first statement strategy 'A New Era for Sport' in 2000.

This strategy identified that the most effective method for the development of sport, exercise and physical activity would be through a partnership approach between all agencies and organizations involved in the delivery and development of sport at local level. Thus the Local Sports Partnerships (LSP) initiative was launched.

The first eight partnerships, in a national network of Local Sports Partnerships, were launched in May 2001. The initial areas selected to pilot the programme were; Clare, Kildare, Donegal, Laois, North Tipperary, Roscommon, Sligo, and Fingal, Co. Dublin. Then in June 2002, four more Partnerships were launched in Waterford, Meath, Cork, and Limerick City. Following their commitment with their initiative "Sport for Life 2003-2006", the ISC established an additional four LSP's in Kerry, Kilkenny, Mayo, and Westmeath in 2003.  

The County Cork LSP (CCLSP) has grown in strength since its formation due to the hard work and commitment of the agencies and organizations involved. A testimony to this is the volume of events for all age groups that take place annually.

The key aim of the CCLSP therefore, is to increase participation in sport and physical activity, especially amongst specific target groups and to ensure that local resources are put to their best possible use.

The Irish Sports Council's current strategy 'Building Sport for Life' (2006 – 2010) has identified increasing the number of people participating in sport and physical activity as one of its highest priority goals.

The sports partnerships have been tasked with achieving these goals.