Research suggests that children with disabilities are less active than children without disabilities and have fewer opportunities to participate in sport and other recreation activities. Recognizing this, through the UL Engage Citizen’s Assembly initiative, a […]
Tag: Adapted Physical Activity
Gateways and Pathways of Irish Para Sport Athletes: A Landmark Study in Partnership with Paralympics Ireland – dr sean healy & alan dineen.
A PESS research team recently concluded an exciting collaboration with Paralympics Ireland, delivering the most comprehensive examination to date of the experiences of Irish Para sport athletes and coaches. The mixed-methods study, funded by Paralympics […]
join us in kerry for the international symposium of adapted physical activity- 16th to 20th june 2025 – Sean Healy.
In June 2025, Ireland will proudly host the 25th International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity (ISAPA), a global event dedicated to promoting physical activity participation among people with disabilities. The symposium, hosted at MTU’s Kerry […]
Promoting Inclusive PE, PA, & Sport Participation for Children with Intellectual Disabilities – dr. daniel tindall.
PEPAYS ‘Let’s Talk’ Research Series Presents… (in association with the i-PLAY programme) Date: Wednesday 17th April from 7-8pm Location: ONLINE – MS TEAMS Speaker: Amanda Farrugia (Senior Lecturer – Malta College of Arts, Science, […]
i-PLAY Celebrates World Down Syndrome Day!!! – Finia O’Brien & Dr. Daniel Tindall.
On Thursday, March 21st during our ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure Activities for Youth’ (i-PLAY) programme, 4th year PE students celebrated World Down Syndrome Day by ‘showing their socks’ in support of the ‘Lots of Socks’ […]
Celebrating 10+ Years of i-PLAY… FINALLY!!! – dr. daniel tindall.
During the past Spring and Autumn semesters of 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid lockdowns, we were finally able to celebrate our 20th and 21st offerings of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure […]
BSc. Physical Education: Limerick’s All-Ireland Junior Ladies Football Team visits i-PLAY!!! Daniel Tindall (PE Course Director)
This past Spring semester, our i-PLAYERS were treated to some special guests in attendance to celebrate the final session of our 16th offering of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure Activities for Youth’ (i-PLAY) programme. Caroline […]
BSc. Physical Education: Celebrating 8 years of i-PLAY with the MacCarthy Cup!!! Dr Daniel Tindall
This past Autumn, our i-PLAYERS were treated to some special guests in attendance to celebrate our 15th session of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure Activities for Youth’ (i-PLAY) programme. William O Donoghue and Sean Finn, […]
BSc. Physical Education: Congratulations to all of our graduating Physical Education students. Dr Daniel Tindall
On behalf of the Physical Education faculty here at the University of Limerick, and as Course Director, I would like to congratulate all of our 4th year students on the completion of their degree programme. […]
BSc. Physical Education: Celebrating 7 years of i-PLAY – Dr Daniel Tindall
This past Autumn 2017 session, our i-PLAYERS were treated to some special guests in attendance to celebrate our 13th session of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure Activities for Youth’ (i-PLAY) programme. Ciara and Mark Cummins, […]
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