ActiveDonegal1

Donegal Sports Partnership (DSP) was established in 2001 and over the past decade has coordinated and supported the development of sport and physical activity in County Donegal. It also supports the development of initiatives which seek to increase participation in sport and physical activity especially among the many low participation target groups in line with national objectives. DSP is an inter agency and multi-sectoral organisation established as a limited company with representatives from all the main statutory agencies and the community and voluntary sectors serving on a dedicated Board of Directors. Many foundations were put in place during the first Strategic Plan 2002- 2004, including prioritising actions around increasing physical activity and sport and raising the awareness of the benefits of exercise especially at primary school level. Focusing also on the provision of training and coaching programmes and a conscious raising of standards of best practice in sport through c