Community Games is an independent voluntary organisation, operating in local communities throughout Ireland. We aim to provide opportunities for children and young people to develop in a healthy and safe environment through experiencing a wide range of sporting and cultural activities. We encourage and foster community spirit and co-operation.

Our Vision

By the year-end 2010, Community Games will:

• Have developed appropriate programmes of activity, which have broad appeal to all communities
• Have a culture of being open, adaptable, efficient and transparent
• Have a greater and better trained volunteer based presence in communities throughout Ireland
• Be recognised as a major sporting and cultural organisation

Our Guiding Principles

• We are primarily involved in introducing children and young people to sport and cultural activities
• We value our voluntary ethos
• We support the Irish Sports Councils’ Code of Ethics and Good Practice for children
• We promote fair play among all
• We practice gender equity among participants and adults
• We promote active healthy lives for our participants and volunteers