This project will help people discover the contribution of community sport to Northern Ireland’s history, and highlight the role it continues to play in connecting local communities.

Judith Rankin, National Manager, Northern Ireland, Sported.

Sported is a charity that empowers community groups through grassroot sport and physical activity. They worked with over 160 individuals connected with local sport to gather their perspectives on how it has shaped local communities across Northern Ireland. Stakeholders included:

• clubs and their participants
• sports coaches
• governing bodies 

Through desk research and a series of focus groups and events, they produced a report comprising oral, video and written stories, which capture Northern Ireland’s diverse sporting heritage. The project included engagement with online audiences through polls, surveys and social media.

The project aimed to deepen awareness of sport's role in shaping local communities and to encourage people to explore the history of local sport.

Judith Rankin, National Manager, Northern Ireland, Sported said: “This project will help people discover the contribution of community sport to Northern Ireland’s history, and highlight the role it continues to play in connecting local communities.”

You can view the project on the Sported website.