Irish doubles pair Conor Gannon and Ammer Elamin suffered a heart breaking championship tiebreaker defeat in the last 32 of the Men’s Doubles in the Tennis Competition in the World University Games in ETUF Tennislangen, Germany. After losing the opening set to number two seeds Alkaya and Duran from Turkey by six games to two, […]
Team Ireland had two victories on the clay courts of ETUF Tennislange in Essen this afternoon in the World University Games, as tennis duo Conor Gannon (University of Memphis) and Ammar Elamin (Technological University Dublin) won in straight sets. Gannon was a 6-3, 7-5 winner against Hi Lung Roger Nq from Hong Kong on court […]
Irish tennis stars Conor Gannon (University of Memphis) and Ammar Elamin (Technological University Dublin) have been given the honour of carrying the Irish flag at tonight’s Opening Ceremony of the 2025 FISU World University Games, taking place at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena in Duisburg, Germany. Team Ireland’s campaign officially gets underway tomorrow, with the Table Tennis team […]
Student Sport Ireland has named the Irish team to compete at the 32nd World University Games which take place from July 16th to 27th in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany More than 8,500 athletes and officials from over 100 countries are expected to travel to the largest metropolitan region in Germany to compete in 18 […]
The Irish team set to compete at the 2025 World University Games in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany from July 16th to 27th will be officially unveiled at a team photocall on Thursday, July 10th, at the Technological University Dublin’s Grangegorman campus. Team Ireland will feature 22 student-athletes representing six sports: Athletics, Archery, Swimming, Table […]
Where are the Games Being Held? The 2025 World University Games will be hosted by the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany from 16th – 27th July. What Sports Are Included? To view the sports programme and competition schedule follow this link: 2025 Rhine Ruhr Sports Programme. Team Ireland: We expect that a team of approximately Irish 20-30 performance student athletes will compete […]
Student Sport Ireland (SSI) is pleased to announce that the application process for the 2025-26 Women’s Student Coaching Academy is now open for new entrants. Heading into its 5th year, the aim of the academy is to provide female student coaches with the support system that will enable them to develop and reach their coaching […]
Student Sport Ireland (SSI), the governing body for Higher Education (HE) sport, has published its new 4-year strategic plan that will guide its work, growth, and development to 2028. The Strategic Plan (2025 – 2028) was developed following an extensive consultation process with HE sports staff, student leaders including the SSI Student Ambassadors, and key […]
Everyone at Student Sport Ireland is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our great friend and colleague Gerry Anderson. Gerry passed away peacefully on Monday evening surrounded by his family following illness. A long serving GAA Officer at IT Tallaght and TU Dublin Gerry was a hugely respected, much loved, and active member […]
Student Sport Ireland congratulates the 8 award-winners of this year’s Sports Awards, which were presented as the organisations annual Networking Event in the Hodson Bay Hotel. South East Technological University Waterford student, Kate Hickey was named the SSI Sports Person of the Year 2025 in recognition of her extraordinary achievements in basketball at university, club, […]
