To all clubs Thank you to those who have responded so far regarding a resumption of competitive play. If you have not yet responded and are intending to enter any of the proposed competitions can you please get back to me by Friday 10th July at the latest. I hope to send out entry forms […]

FAO All Club Secretaries Just an update to my previous correspondence last week. I have received some positive responses so far and have been asked several questions about what we can and cannot achieve in the short space of time we have left of the season. One question that was asked is if we would […]

2nd July 2020 Dear Club Secretaries, We trust that you have all weathered the Covid storm and that you are all staying safe.  As clubs slowly get back on their feet after the resumption of non-contact outdoor sports on the 8th June 2020 there have been various relaxations of the Covid regulations that perhaps now […]

To all our member clubs who are also licenced premises, I have been trying to get further clarification on what the relaxation of the measures announced last week in relation to the hospitality industry mean for our clubs. I know that it was announced that premises with large outdoor spaces could re-open their bar facilities […]

Dear all, please see updated IBF guidelines produced over the weekend. These can be viewed by clicking on the link below. As always these are guidelines and we ask clubs to use their best judgement and common sense. #StaySafe, #WorkSafe Loading… Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [302.07 KB]

Folks at long last we can give clubs and their members some positive news after several weeks of not being 100% sure how the regulations affected us. I thank Colin Campbell very much for this information as I have stolen it from the IBA/IBF post. There have been many frantic emails and conversations with the […]

FURTHER UPDATE ON THE NI MICRO BUSINESS HARDSHIP FUND. ***APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN AS OF NOW AND CLOSE ON 12th JUNE 2020*** To all PGL clubs, having gone through the eligibility checker it appears that there is a possibility that some of our clubs may (AND I STRESS MAY) be able to avail of this grant […]

UPDATE TO GRANT SCHEMES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES Dear all, there was a further update to those small businesses that can apply for grant aid through the small business grant scheme. I am not 100% sure if this will include all clubs or even any clubs. There could be a number of our clubs who pay […]

Dear all, just to give you an update on the funding stream in the previous post. This became oversubscribed very quickly and the Department of Communities suspended any further applications at the end of last week. If you did not submit an application I am afraid it is unlikely you will now be able to […]

TO ALL MEMBER CLUBS. PLEASE SEE UPDATE BELOW FROM SPORT NI. Whilst not an automatic guarantee of funding, it may provide some clubs with an opportunity to claim some money to help with certain costs. 13th April, 2020 Sports Hardship Fund As the country deals with coronavirus (COVID-19), we know sport and physical recreation organisations […]