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In a recent study of 7000 girls, Youth Sport Trust identified various barriers to girl’s participation in sport. It was found that boys attitude towards girls, uncomfortable PE gear, lack of confidence and lack of support for periods were main reasons for low participation.

"I felt anxious in crowds, exhausted and my blood pressure was slightly raised but there was something else." bbc.in/4dXVlry

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing is important, so it’s also important to know that if you need to speak to someone, trained counsellors at Lifeline can provide immediate support to anyone in crisis or despair on 0808 808 8000. #BeReadyNI Day 24 of #30Days30WaysUK

YES! Daniel Wiffen has won the Olympic GOLD MEDAL!! 🥇 He has smashed the 800m Freestyle final with a new Olympic Record! 🏊‍♂️ #TeamIreland | #Paris2024 @swimireland | @TeamIreland

“Don’t forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies…" – Paul Coelho Co.Down sunset 🌅

Thursday steps #walkswithmydog

@OrlaSmyth311 @decky_morgan Amazing!! 10yrs of the best caramel squares in the world! And other lovely things.. Congratulations Orla, Declan & Lars 👊👏🫶🏻

10 years. F**k a lot has happened since then. Thank god it’s not this time 10 years ago when I had no idea what lay ahead! Was it’s worth all the blood sweat and tears….absolutely.

Belle of Belfast City 🐶 💖

Today is the start of #LonelinessAwarenessWeek. So reach out today and remind someone that while they might feel lonely, they are never truly alone 🧡 Read the rest of Emily’s blog now 👇ow.ly/TAfi50SbCjx #RandomActsOfConnection

"I didn't grow up playing camogie to get boxed in." Ciara Mageean gives her reaction to @DavidGillick after winning GOLD 🥇 in the women's 1500m Final at the European Athletics Championships☘️ #Roma2024

Ciara Mageean is a National treasure. European Gold. Fabulous athlete, a fantastic person

We're bawling😭😭 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS!!🇮🇪 Splits⤵️ ⏱️O'DONNELL 46.09 ⏱️ADELEKE 49.53 ⏱️BARR 44.90 ⏱️MAWDSLEY 49.40 #Roma2024 #IrishAthletics @ask123ie 📸@sportsfilesam

Ciara Mageean produced a resilient final surge to reel in Sarah Healy in the home straight and deliver a brilliant Irish 1-2 the42.ie/6392284t

@DrBArmstrongPhD Good luck Brian! Very jealous ☺️

Brooklyn Half Marathon 🏃‍♂️☘️🇺🇸❤️

@colm_keenan16 @BelfastLive Amazing!! 👏👏

@BelfastLive @MT_A_H Fantastic guy

A leading professor at Queen's University has spoken of the benefits of running after completing his 15th marathon at the age of 72 belfastlive.co.uk/sport/other-sp…

@philmccarroll Amazing! 👏

On a towpath walk today we ended up chatting to this gentleman, Fleming Keery, a 73 year old who has walked 18,000 miles over the past few years to raise awareness of suicide prevention & mental health. He asked us to spread the word! Who am I to refuse? belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-…

Meet the pensioner NI walking 12,000 miles to spread Lifeline details belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-…

If you work in a post-primary school in NI, we would like to hear from you! 📢  If you are interested in taking part in the below research study, please contact j.mcclelland1@ulster.ac.uk for more information 👇

The benefits of exercise for mental health | parkrun UK Blog blog.parkrun.com/uk/2021/02/03/…