Sport Northern Ireland

Sport Northern Ireland
AbbreviationSport NI
FormationDecember 31, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-12-31)
TypeNGO
PurposeDevelopment of sport in Northern Ireland
HeadquartersHouse of Sport
Location
  • 2a Upper Malone Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5LA
Coordinates54°33′28″N 5°57′24″W / 54.5578°N 5.9567°W / 54.5578; -5.9567
Region served
Northern Ireland
Key people
Parent organization
Department for Communities[2]
AffiliationsUK Sport, UK Anti-Doping, The National Lottery
Staff80 (permanent employees)[1] (in 2023)
Websitewww.sportni.net
Formerly called
Sports Council of Northern Ireland

Sport Northern Ireland (Irish: Spórt Thuaisceart Éireann), officially known as the Sports Council for Northern Ireland,[1] is the regional government sports council (funding body) for Northern Ireland. Its head office is based, near Barnett Demesne, at the "House of Sport" on Upper Malone Road in Belfast. It receives some funding from the taxpayer (receiving £11m from the Exchequer in 2022/2023),[1] with funding also coming from the National Lottery (£8m in 2016/2017).[3]

  1. ^ a b c d The Sports Council For Northern Ireland (known as Sport NI) Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2023 (PDF). sportni.net (Report). Sport Northern Ireland. 2024. p. 10, 44. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference bbc2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Sports Council for Northern Ireland Lottery Distribution Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2017 (PDF). sportni.net (Report). Sport Northern Ireland. 2024. p. 6. Retrieved 20 September 2024. Total proceeds and investment income received from the National Lottery totalled £8,503,321