Minister Launches Cara’s Three Year Strategy At New Sports Academy

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President of IT Tralee, Oliver Murphy, CEO of Cara Niamh Daffy, Minister Brendan Griffin and Director of Participation and Ethics at Sport Ireland, Dr Una May, launching the Cara three-year strategy at the new IT Tralee Kerry Sports Academy last Friday. Photo by Domnick Walsh

MINISTER of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD, officially launched Cara’s new three-year strategy at the organisation’s new offices at state-of-the-art Kerry Sports Academy at the Institute of Technology, Tralee.

Cara is a leading pan-disability sport organisation providing a collaborative and partnership platform to increase sport and physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities across Ireland.

Speaking at the launch on Friday last, Minister Griffin said: “Everyone, no matter what their background or circumstances, should have the opportunity to engage in sport and physical activity at a level of their choosing. This is one of the key priorities of the new National Sports Policy 2018-2027. The publication of this strategy is welcome and timely as it clearly articulates how Cara will support the implementation of the National Sports Policy through an ambitious programme of work.”

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It is the view of Cara that all people with disabilities deserve to have equal opportunities to experience the benefits that participating in sport and physical activity can bring. The new strategy provides a route map to guide and focus Cara’s work over the next three years.

Niamh Daffy, CEO of Cara, highlighted the important focus of the new strategy in strengthening the collaborative nature of Cara’s engagements with the various sectors. “While this is our strategy, it is a strategy that we hope will be shared, we recognise the importance of working with a range of stakeholders and we believe that it is only through this approach that positive change can come about and collectively we can put disability sport and inclusive physical activity at the heart of our nation.”

Photo by Domnick Walsh

Chair of Cara, Pat Flanagan indicated that “this strategy is the start of a new journey for our organisation, most importantly people with disabilities are placed at the heart of our work, to ensure what we do is influenced by their needs, also ensuring their needs are shared with the wider sport and physical activity sector”.

Cara originated from the internationally recognised Health and Leisure Adapted Physical Activity Programme at the Institute of Technology Tralee.  Cara’s Strategic Plan (2019-2021) can be accessed at www.caracentre.ie

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