Youth stakeholder Forum

On Thursday,26th May 2022, Alanah O'Donovan and Jane Beechinor attended the Youth stakeholder forum event for sport in the Sports Ireland: National Indoor Arena organised by Junior Minister for sport, Jack Chambers. This event was aimed to promote sports in young people.

First we got a tour of some of the facilities in the indoor arena such as the gymnasium, soccer pitch, badminton courts and the high performance gym activities manager. The forum took place on the athletics track. We were seated at different tables with other schools. There were speakers such as Jack Chambers TD, Dr. Una May, Shane Califf, swim Ireland, Coolmire swimming club, James Casserly speaking about sports and disabilities, the overall winners of the PE XPO 2022, Comhairle na nóg and Kellie Harington. We found it very interesting and we really enjoyed it. We learned that they paint rooms blue and other dark colours so it is easier to see a ball or a shuttlecock when playing. We also learned that just 7% of girls aged 14-15 years meeting recommended physical activity levels. We hope to encourage more young girls to participate and enjoy sports.

Alannah O Donovan 4.2