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The Active Cities project is funded by Sport Ireland through the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF).

An Active City  will strive to create social norms about the benefits of sport and physical activity, create programmes and opportunities for its citizens regardless of ability or age, work in partnership to increase physical activity & decrease inactivity, and create/maintain environments where sport & physical activity can happen, working toward healthier lifestyles of their citizens.

The Active Cities concept is built on the principles of the Global Action Plan for Physical Activity (GAPPA) developed by the WHO in 2018.

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Active Cities project brings free equipment sharing solution to 5 Irish Cities

8 of Sport Ireland’s Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) are currently working with their respective Local Authorities to bring a new and innovative free equipment sharing solution to parks and communities across 5 cities in Ireland: Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford.

Active cities Launch

Sport Ireland CEO Dr Una May, Mary Corry National Active Cities Officer, Caroline Conroy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alan Morrin DCSWP, Louise Burke Sport Ireland, Aideen O’ Connor DCSWP, Oisin Foley Sport Ireland & Carmel O’ Callaghan Active Cities Officer Dublin city celebrating the national launch of Active cities.

This €3.4 million campaign will be rolled out in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford with the aim of encouraging all city residents to be active in their communities. Emphasis will be put on creating  increased opportunities for anyone with a disability or those who are economically, socially or educationally disadvantaged to become more active.

Pictured from left to right: Una May - CEO Sport Ireland, Mary Corry -  National  Active Cities Officer, Caroline Conroy - Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alan Morrin -  DCSWP, Louise Burke - Sport Ireland, Aideen O’ Connor - DCSWP, Oisin Foley  Sport Ireland, Carmel O'Callaghan - Active Cities Officer - Dublin City

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Each Active City will be unique in how they carry out actions under the four guiding pillars but partnership working, and multi-city collaboration is encouraged.

Eight Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) with responsibility for Ireland’s 5 cities have been selected by Sport Ireland to deliver the Active Cities project in Ireland. These include:

1. Cork Sports Partnership
2. Dublin City Sport and Wellbeing Partnership
3. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership
4. Fingal Sports Partnership
5. Galway Sports Partnership
6. Limerick Sports Partnership
7. South Dublin County Sports Partnership
8. Waterford Sports Partnership

The 4 Dublin based LSPs are working as one under the Active Cities Dublin brand. For further information, please contact Carmel O’Callaghan at carmel.ocallaghan@dublincity.ie