Gym

A dual use gym located on the sports floor. Upon joining a fitness programme will be designed specifically to cater for your needs and desires. We have memberships available to existing IWA members, golden age and students, a public membership and family memberships.

Summer Camps

Every year IWA Sport organises Junior Summer Camps for children with a variety of sports on offer using the IWA Sports Centre and other surrounding sports facilities. Click here to read more about IWA Sport Summer Camp 2010

Sports Hall Hire

The sports hall is an extremely busy aspect of our services. The sports hall is open each night until 1030 however only a very limited number of hours are available for hire.

Room Hire

It is possible to rent a room for meetings or other uses should you desire.

Birthday party venue including catering.

The sports centre is an ideal venue to host a birthday party. The sports hall can be used for an activity such as indoor soccer or basketball and then the children can retire to the restaurant for the party itself. You can cater for your own group or we can supply it if necessary.

Corporate functions

The centre has ideal facilities for a corporate function including a large sports hall, spectator seating for 150 and a restaurant.

IWA Sport

IWA Sport is the National Governing body for wheelchair sport in Ireland, Our policy is to develop and promote opportunities for people with physical disabilities to participate in sport at a level of their choice. We encourage everyone to participate regardless of age, ability or disability.

To receive information regarding IWA Sport issues ie to join a club or to volunteer please contact them directly by email info@iwasport.com or via on the web www.iwasport.com

Sports Centre Information

To receive information regarding any of the above including gym membership, hall hire, party hire, events calendar email nicky.hamill@iwa.ie.

History

The Irish Wheelchair Association Sports Centre has been in operation since 1981 and is the National Sporting headquarters for IWA – Sport. In its initial days of operation the facility housed a large sports hall with changing facilities.

In 2002 the IWA received funding of nearly €1,000,000  to extend the sports hall into a fully operational sports centre. The Oliver Murphy Sports and Recreation Centre was opened in December 2003 and now consists of a dual use gym, restaurant, therapy rooms, administration offices and changing areas.

The sports centre again received funding from the Department of Arts Sport and Tourism in 2005 of €85,000 and to compliment the state of the art sports centre extension it was decided to refurbish the sports hall. An international standard sports floor, retractable seating and electronic basketball units were all installed.

This state of the art facility now leads the way in accessible sporting facilities and it actively promotes full inclusion and participation among all sectors of the community. A wide range of users now use the facility such as IWA Sport members and clubs, local schools, local soccer clubs, Sports National Governing bodies and a national league basketball club.