NI Sport’s new funding provides boost for squash

Funding from Sport NI’s New Governing Bodies programme has encouraged hundreds of people to start playing squash.

Irish Squash, the sport’s NGB, received £24,460 worth of funding from the programme and used it to run 12 activities across Northern Ireland in Belfast, Lisburn, Craigavon,Cookstown and Ballymena. Funding was also used to re-open the Ballymena Squash Club, which had been closed for 25 years.

In addition to nearly 800 new players, the investment in previously underused squash facilities has led to increased revenue from higher participation of existing players.