Challenge Partners

As the National Governing Body (NGB) for Padel, the Padel Federation of Ireland (PFI) works directly with the International Padel Federation (FIP) to regulate and promote Padel as per FIP standards.

No Name Clubs are run by, and for young people aged 15-18 years, and enable young members to organise and enjoy positive alternatives to alcohol and drug-centred activities. It increases awareness of the effects of alcohol and drugs, to help young people make informed choices when they are older. To date, there have been over 11,000 young people who have benefitted from the services the organisation is delivering.

An Arch Club is a social club for people of all ages with additional needs. It is a safe space for them to develop their social and interpersonal skills, learn real-world skills, make friends and just have fun! Arch Club was founded in 1976 by a small group of parents in Dublin, looking for a social outlet for their children. Since then they have grown in numbers and currently have over 50 clubs in 15 different counties! Arch Clubs offer a variety of activities ranging from tea and chats, supporting participation in sports, and learning life skills, to engaging in their local community.

A line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Met Éireann’s is Ireland’s National Meteorological Service. Its mission is to monitor, analyse and predict Ireland’s weather, climate and flooding, though the provision of world-class services that help to protect life and property, and promote wider societal and economic well-being.

The Languages Connect awareness campaign is being delivered by Post Primary Languages Ireland (PPLI) in partnership with a growing number of partners. It is part of Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026 and fully funded by the Department of Education and Youth. We promote foreign languages to a wide audience.

Jigsaw offers both online and in-person services around the country. The organisation provides mental health advice and support to young people aged 12–25 years old, and aims to give families, educators, and those who support young people’s mental health ways to cope and the skills to be there for young people. Using their collective power, knowledge and expertise, Jigsaw makes sure that youth mental health is a national and local priority.

Jack and Jill is a children’s charity providing support for children with neurodevelopmental delays in Ireland.

The Irish Heart Foundation is a national charity that supports and campaigns for people affected by heart and stroke disease in Ireland.

The Irish Film Institute (IFI) is both an arthouse cinema and a national body that supports Irish film heritage. It is Ireland’s national cultural institution for film. The IFI aims to exhibit the finest in independent, Irish and international cinema, preserve Ireland’s moving image heritage at the Irish Film Archive, and encourage engagement with film through its various educational programmes.

The Irish Academy of Arms is the All-Ireland NGB for the registration, regulation and training of Fencing Masters and Coaches at all levels. The Irish Academy of Arms is affiliated with the International Academy of Arms, a member organisation of the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) which recognises and certifies the Diplomas of the Irish Academy.

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) is the focal point for higher education and research on the Belfast-Dublin corridor, serving the North Leinster, South Ulster region of Ireland.

GOAL has responded to almost all of the world’s major humanitarian crises, working with vulnerable communities in more than 60 countries.