Student Sport Ireland (SSI) is recognised by Sport Ireland, Sport Northern Ireland, and the International University Sports Federation (FISU) as the representative body for third level sport and physical activity on the island of Ireland.
The organisation has 30 affiliated institutions comprising universities, Institutes of Technology and colleges (affiliated colleges) who provide sport and physical activity opportunities for over 220,000 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students. The organisation employs two staff with offices located at Sport HQ on the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus.
SSI works in partnership with national and international sports bodies identifying and developing pathways for students to participate, compete and develop through sport and physical activity.
The organisation’s core remit is to oversee and deliver student competitions, coordinate the participation of elite and high performance student athletes at International University Competitions including the FISU World University Games, through its research programme to influence and inform policy and programme development, and support affiliated colleges sports staff through networking and information sharing opportunities.
In January 2021 the SSI Board adopted a new strategic plan and ratified the organisation’s compliance with the Sport Ireland Governance Code. The ambitious new strategic mission is to grow quality student sport competition, enhance student health and wellbeing, and to provide leadership to the third level sports sector.
