Community Games is an independent voluntary organisation operating in local communities throughout Ireland. We aim to provide opportunities for children and young people to develop in a healthy and safe environment through experiencing a wide range of sporting and cultural activities. We encourage and foster community spirit and co-operation.
* We are primarily involved in introducing children and young people to sport and cultural activities
* We value our voluntary ethos.
* We support the Irish Sports Councils and Northern Ireland Sports Councils Codes of Ethics and Good Practice for children.
* We promote fair play among all.
* We practice gender equity among participants and adults.
With over 170,000 children and young people taking part in our games and over 11,000 volunteers, we are a huge driving force in Ireland, allowing children to develop a love of sport and culture. Without the efforts of Community Games volunteers throughout the country, thousands of children would not have the opportunity to enjoy sporting and cultural activities in a safe and nurturing environment.
HOW IT ALL STARTED
The Community Games idea first come to prominence in Walkinstown, Dublin in 1967, when Joseph Connolly mobilised a handful of adults who then came together and formed a committee to consider the problems associated with a lack of leisure-time activities for young people. The first Dublin Finals took place in August 1968, at the John F Kennedy Stadium, Santry, when 3,000 young peeople from 24 community areas participated. Interest in the game grew substantially in the following year, when 5,000 young people from 58 areas in Dublin participated. The movement has now spread through the country, catering for half a million young people in 700 communities throughout the 32 counties.
The Community Games idea first come to prominence in Walkinstown, Dublin in 1967, when Joseph Connolly mobilised a handful of adults who then came together and formed a committee to consider the problems associated with a lack of leisure-time activities for young people. The first Dublin Finals took place in August 1968, at the John F Kennedy Stadium, Santry, when 3,000 young peeople from 24 community areas participated. Interest in the game grew substantially in the following year, when 5,000 young people from 58 areas in Dublin participated. The movement has now spread through the country, catering for half a million young people in 700 communities throughout the 32 counties.
