olympics

Assembly fills sports funding gap in part

Sport Northern Ireland | Fri, 07/03/2008 - 16:56 | Neil Irwin

Speaking yesterday the Minister said: “Many sports organisations were bitterly disappointed when they learned that their capital applications for Lottery funding, administered through Sport NI, had been unsuccessful.

Olympics budget under scrutiny

Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Thu, 13/12/2007 - 11:26 | Neil Irwin

In August 2005 NICVA reported that the original revised budget of £3.5billion was “grossly underestimated” pointing out specifically that the costs of security seemed “totally inadequate”.

Poots Announces BIG Funding for the Future

Department of Culture Arts and Leisure | Tue, 12/06/2007 - 13:02 | Neil Irwin

Mary Bradley MLA asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what assessment has been made of the possible impact of increased Big Lottery funding for the 2012 Olympics on potential funding applications from voluntary and community projects?

On 11 June 2007 in oral answers at the Assembly he said:

Lottery to fund Olympic Cultural Trust

Legacy Trust UK | Fri, 14/04/2006 - 10:37 | Neil Irwin

This new proposal for an Olympic Cultural Trust has sees the offer of £35m by The Millennium Commission, The Big Lottery Fund and DCAL to support cultural and sporting initiatives associated with the London 2012 games.

The price of London's Olympic success

Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Mon, 01/08/2005 - 11:45 | Neil Irwin

The success of London's Olympic bid announced in Singapore on the 6 July 2005 represents a shot in the arm for UK sport and indeed volunteering, but what is the cost to good causes in Northern Ireland?

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