Dublin City Sport & Wellness Partnership is bringing back Dublin SportsFest for 2025. Dublin SportsFest will take place from 23rd – 30th September coinciding with the European Week of Sport. The purpose of Dublin SportsFest is to host a week-long celebration of sport and physical activity in our city and to enable and encourage people to participate regardless of age, ability or background. There will be 60+ events and activities available which are mostly free of charge and the list will be eclectic to say the least. There is everything from football, swimming, kayaking, cycling, tennis

The NFL will roll into town on Sunday 28 September, when the Pittsburgh Steelers welcome the Minnesota Vikings to Croke Park for the first regular season game on the island of Ireland. Both teams made the playoffs last season. There is no doubt that the 2025 NFL Dublin Game will be one of the largest international sporting events to ever take place here. It comes 28 years after the Steelers played a pre-season exhibition game in Croke Park against the Chicago Bears, in front of roughly 30,000 fans. This September’s clash is expected to be a sell-out, with the capacity set by the NFL an

The Liffey Odyssey is a paddling event on the river Liffey starting on the outskirts of Dublin City , continuing through the heart of Dublin and finishing at the mouth of Dublin Bay at Poolbeg. This year we will be paddling for Barnardos Ireland Children's Charity see Barnardos The Liffey Odyssey is hosted by Lucan Kayak Club and is supported by Canoeing Ireland , Dublin Port Company and Dublin City Sports & Wellbeing Partnership and Active Cities. The primary aim of the Liffey Odyssey is to run a paddling event with a strong emphasis on active participation, fun and personal achieve