Clubs Database
- In Cork we have a range of inclusive and SportsAbility clubs looking for new members.
- Check out the list below for contact details on a range of activities.
- If you have any further questions, contact the Sports Inclusion Disability officer with Cork Sports Partnership.
- Kate Feeney kfeeney@corksports.ie or 0867947923
Rebel Wheelers Multi-Sports Club
- Multi-sports club for children and teenagers aged 5-18 years with physical disabilities;
- Affiliated with IWA Cork;
- Saturdays from 11am-1pm in COPE Foundation, Montenotte, Cork;
- The aim of the club is to provide a variety of sport and physical activity opportunities to all club participants ensuring everyone is provided the opportunity to participate to their full potential and to the best of their ability while having fun;
- Sports Activities: wheelchair basketball, handcycling, floor-volleyball, skittles/bowling, boccia, tennis, golf/putting, athletics, track & field events, Karate, GAA, Tennis and much more.
- www.rebelwheelers.com
Table Tennis
- Beechhill Table Tennis club
- Mainstream players, Paralympic players & Special Olympics players
- New players welcome
- Full details click www.beechhilltabletennis.com
Cork Special Olympic Clubs
For a full list of all Cork Special Olympics Clubs please click here
Enjoy Tennis
- In 2016 Tennis Ireland launched the Enjoy Tennis programme
- Promoting Tennis for people with a disability
- Open to clubs who are interested in developing inclusive programmes
- Children & Adults with a disability
- For more information on getting involved please contact - Liz Clifford 087 7581214 or email liz.rdo@tennnisireland.ie
Munster Wheelchair Rugby
- People with quadriplegia
- Sports Hall Scoil Bernadette, COPE Foundation, Cork City
- Monday
- 7-9 pm
- Contact person Alan Dineen 086 8611994, Dermot Hurley 086 8199053, Finbarr Dorgan 087 7594211
- For more information check out Facebook
C.A.S.T. Cork Autism Sports Together Multi-Sports Club
- Multi-Sports Club for children and teenagers on the Autism Spectrum;
- Aged from 6-16 years. Currently establishing youth section to club to accomadate older members.
- Approximately 20-30 members;
- September to June;
- Saturdays from 11 -12.30pm in the COPE Foundation, Montenottee, Cork;
- blocks of 6 weeks with a two week break;
- Sports Activities: soccer skills, hockey and games while also introducing different types of training. In any one session participants are split into three groups based on age group and activities are held outdoors where possible;
- Contact Tim Harte 087 640 8742 tim_harte@eircom.net
Multi Activity Sports Club (MASC)
- For adults with ID and autism
- Every Thursdays 7pm - 8pm
- Colaiste Stiofain Naofa Sports Hall, Tramore Road, Ballyphehane, Cork
- Contact Noel at 087 6309819
Rainbow Super Heroes Multi Sport Club
Mahon Community Centre, Cork
Multi-Sports Club for children on the Autism Spectrum
Club takes place each Saturday morning
Contact Karen O'Mahoney 086-0805810
Walking Group
- For people with visual impairments and guide walkers, new members welcome.
- Meet the second Saturday of each month at 1pm
- Various locations
- Please feel free to contact - Hilary Doonan 087 9850760
Muskerry Judo Club
- Macroom, Co. Cork;
- Linked with the Judo Assist Ireland programme which is the national programme for people with disabilities being developed by The Irish Judo Association;
- Club coaches have completed Adaptive Coaching Training
- Club Contact: Ciara Manning (087) 620 6214 / ciaramanning@hotmail.com or Seamus (087) 1367833
Cork City Judo Club
- Colaiste Chriost Ri secoundry School, Capwell Rd, Cork
- Open to people with a vision impairment, physicality disability or learning disability
- Judo Assist certified coaches
- Club Contact: Tony Crockett 085 - 7514313
- http://corkcityjudo.com/
Adapted Rowing
- Rowing for all abilities
- Contact Martin Kilbane 089 4430772 martin.kilbane@hotmail.com
Surfing
- Surf Camp for children with autism (Surf 2 Heal Garretstown)
- Summer months - August
- Garretstown beach, Co. Cork
- Contact: surf2healgtownfamily@gmail.com
- To Volunteer please email: surf2healvols@gmail.com
- Further details visit: Surf 2 Heal Gtwon or http://www.surf2heal.org
New Age Kurling
- Douglas GAA Hall
- Every Wednesday 11am - 12:30pm
- Contact: Phil Goodman 087 2987161, philgoodman01@gmail.com
Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company
- The Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company is a professional contemporary dance company based in Cork, which performs work that includes both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Croi Glan was co-founded in December 2006 by Rhona Coughlan and Tara Brandel.
- Provides an educational program that offers integrated dance to people with and without disabilities, through introductory workshops; ongoing classes and vocational training in integrated dance.
- For more information on The Croi Glan Dance company please log onto www.croiglan.com/
Fermoy Karate Club
- Fermoy, Co. Cork;
- All Disabilities
- Wheelchair Karate Every Tuesday 6pm (Irish Wheelchair Karate Federation)
- Contact: Brian Toomey (087) 2500783 / briantoomey@eircom.net
Cork City Archery Club
- All Abilities
- Contact Club; Bill Cashman – cashmanb@eircom.net – 086-8138740
- Venue: Nemo Rangers, Trabeg Sports Centre, South Douglas Road, Cork.
Cork TaeKwon-Do Club
- Taekwon-Do Classes;
- All abilities
- Venue: National Learning Network, HollyHill, Cork City.
- Contact: Head Instructor-Darren Healy 087 9965084, Assistant Instructor 087 7655170 email Darrenhealyiutf@hotmail.com
Mallow RFC
- Mallow Co. Cork
- Adapted Tag Rugby
- Suitable for adults with a learning disabilities
- Club contact - Equility Officer - Benny Henry, bennyhenry@eircom.net, 087-6066614
Yoga
- Special Yoga Cork - Yoga for childen and adults with special needs
- All ages and abilities
- Contact - Sinead Moynihan - specialyogacork@gmail.com - 086 1663379
- Himalaya Yoga Valley - Yoga for childrean and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities
- Fully wheelchair accessible
- Contact 021 427 9696, info@yogacorkireland.com
- www.yogacorkireland.com
- Sontosha Yoga Cork - Yoga for children and adults with physical & intellectual disabilities
- All ages & abilities
- Contact Ian - 085 1803829 www.santoshayogacork.com
Equestrian Centres
- Ballybrack Equestrian Centre
- Horse riding for all ages and abilities
- Contact - ballybrackec@gmail.com - 087-251-9405 - for further info https://www.facebook.com/BallybrackEquestrianCentre/
- Whitechurch Equestrian Centre
- Horse rinding for all ages and abilities
- Contact - Julia Buckley - 0862312372
- Hairy Henry Therapeutic Riding
- Therapeutic Riding & Care Farm
- Contact - Sandra Schmid - 087 9389867 - full details log on to - www.hairyhenry.com
Wall Climbing
- Awesome Walls
- Model Farm Road
- Wall climbing for adults and children of all abilities
- 021-4867060 cork@awesomewalls.ie
- www.awesomewalls.ie/cork/
- UCC Mardyke Arena
- Wall climbing for adults & children of all abilities
- 021 4904751 http://mardykearena@ucc.ie
- www.mardykearena.com/climbingwall.cfm
Sailing
- Sailability each Saturday morning for children with disabilities
- Kinsale, Co. Cork
- Contact - Kevin Downing - kdowning@icbf.com - 087 2546880
Dance
- Dance for adults and children of all abilities
- Dannybrook Commercial Centre, Douglas, Cork
- 087 3476431 nickysdancestudio@gmail.com
Frikin Crane
- Dance Classes for people of all abilities
- Participated in SportsAbility Day 2017
- 021 4507487
- info@firkincrane.ie
- https://www.firkincrane.ie/
FAI Football For All
- Suitable for boys and girls of all abilities
- The FAI Football For All programme has as its central aim the delivery of football opportunities to people who may not ordinarily get a chance to play the ‘beautiful game’.
- In Cork we have a number of Football For All clubs
- Carrigaline Utd Football For All - All ages, Saturdays from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Youth Team 14 - 18 years, Tuesdays 6pm - 7pm. Contact details - Killian - 086 864 5700, Brian - 086 277 8372 https://carrigalineunitedffa.wordpress.com/
- Midleton AFC Football For All - Saturday afternoons - contact details - Ken O'Connell - 087-4118811
- Mallow United Football For All - Saturday Mornings 11am - 12 noon Contact Sandra Cronin 087-6950471
- Pearse Celtic FC - Saturdays 2pm - Togher - Contact - Kieran 085 7174375 pearseffa@gmail.com
- Skibbereen AFC - Saturdays - Contact - Tony Walsh 086 0609584
- Cork Football For All Forum Facebook Page
Wheelchair Basketball
- Fr Mathews Wheelchair Basketball team
- People with and without physical disabilities;
- Training Monday evenings - Ashton, Secondary School Blackrock 7pm to 9pm
- Thursday evenings in Ursuline Secondary School Blackrock 8pm to 10pm.
- For more information contact Paul Ryan, IWA Sport Sports Development Officer Munster - paul.ryan@iwa.ie / (087) 137 1333
- Website: www.iwasport.com
INSPIRE Multi Sport Club
- Multi sport club for adults with and without disabilities
- The Glen Resource and Sports Centre
- Every Tuesday afternoon
- Now taking names for January
- Further details email: kfeeneycorksports.ie or phone 086 - 7947923
West-Cork Multi-Sports Club
- Multi-Sports club for children and adults of all ages with mild to moderate intellectual and physical disabilities in the West-Cork Area;
- Junior Club -11am -Thursday - MICC School Hall, Dunmanway;
- Senior Club -11am -Tuesday - Ballinacarriga Sports Hall;
- Disability Services: Co-Action Skibereen; Co-Action Bantry; Brothers of Charity; The COPE Foundation;
- Sports Activities: Fun Inclusive Cooperative Games; Exercise; Boccia; Soccer
Amputee Football
- Irish Amputee Football Association (IAFA) - http://www.irishamputeefootballassociation.com/
- To promote and develop the sport of Amputee Football in Ireland;
- Provided a demonstration at Cork SportsAbility Day
- www.irishamputeefootballassociation.com
Fermoy Action Childrens Education (F.A.C.E.) Physical Activity Sports Club
- To provide the opportunity for children and teenagers with disabilities in Fermoy and the surrounding area to participate in a fun, adapted, age-appropriate physical activity/sports programme within FACE;
- Teenagers with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Hyperkinetic Disorder, Aspergers;
- Friday evening from 7-9pm - CDYS / Castle Hyde Hotel, Fermoy;
- Sports Actitivies: Oudoor and Indoor activities; Swimming and Horse-Riding;
- https://cdys.ie/face-femoy/
Powerchair Football
- Heroes Powerchair Football Club
- Regular training sessions in Mallow
- Powerchair Football is the first competitive team sport designed and developed specifically for Powerchair users. It combines the skill of the wheelchair user with the speed and power of the chair itself to participate in the game of soccer;
- For more information contact Karen Crowley - 087-7612688
- Cork Powerchair Football Facebook
Swimming
- Halliwick Swimming Programme
- Lessons for adults & children with disabilities
- LeisureWorld Bishopstown & Churchfield
- For more information click here
Blind Football
- Suitable for all levels of visual impaired players
- Munster regional squad
- Train once per month at Supernova Ballincollig, Co. Cork
- For further details on blind football www.blindfootballireland.ie
Frame Football
- Suitable for any frame user
- Munster Regional session meet monthly in Cork
- To watch a video of frame football click here
- Further details contact FAI Football For All Development Officer Nick Harrison 086-0472051 nick.harrison@fai.ie
Kinsale Outdoors
- Outdoor adventure activities for adults and children with a disability
- Full details at www.kinsaleoutdoors.com
The website of Cork Sports Partnerships (CSP) provides contact details for clubs and organisations who offer physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities in the Cork region. CSP does not take responsibility for personal experiences of participants.
Each of the named clubs have a keen interest in promoting SportsAbility & inclusion for people of all abilities.