Participation in sports activities is known to be an important determinant of quality of life. Under a collaborative agreement with the Irish Sports Council a comprehensive research programme has been initiated, which includes research on:
- The extent and pattern of participation in all types of sport;
- The social, economic and other benefits to be derived from sport both for individuals and for the economy as a whole;
- The actual role of sport in the lives of different social groups (defined for instance by gender, age group, urban/rural residence etc.) and the potential of sport to enhance further the quality of life of individuals in these groups;
- How sport is organised and financed, including the role of the public and private sectors;
- Comparisons with the situation of sport in other countries.
Recent Publications in Sport and Physical Activity
The Irish Sports Monitor, Third Annual Report 2009
Lunn, Pete, Layte, Richard, 30/06/2011
Sport and the City: An Analysis of Participation in Sport and Physical Activity in Dublin
Lunn, Pete, 04/02/2010
"Playing by Numbers: Trends in Children's Sport in Ireland"
Lunn, Pete, in A. MacPhail, D. Tannehill & M. O’Sullivan (eds.), Proceedings of the Third Forum on Physical Education, Physical Activity and Youth Sport, University of Limerick, 31/12/09.
Irish Sports Monitor, Second Annual Report 2008
Lunn, Pete, Layte, Richard, 18/12/09.
"The Sports and Exercise Life-course: A Survival Analysis of Recall Data from Ireland"
Lunn, Pete, Social Science & Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.11.006, Published online 3 December 2009, Elsevier, The Netherlands.
"Sports Cash Goes Wide of the Mark: Spending Focuses Too Much on the Elite"
Lunn, Pete, Newspaper/Magazine Articles 200801, London: Times Newspapers Ltd., October 2008.
Irish Sports Monitor: First Annual Report, 2007
Pete Lunn, Richard Layte & Dorothy Watson, February 2009.
"Getting Out What You Put In: An Evaluation of Public Investment in Irish Sport"
T. Callan (ed.) et al, Budget Perspectives 2009, Lunn, Pete, 07/10/08.
Sporting Lives: An Analysis of a Lifetime of Irish Sport
Lunn, Pete, Layte, Richard, 22/05/08.
Ballpark Figures: Key Research for Irish Sports Policy
Irish Sports Council, Lunn, Pete, 25/08/07.
Fair Play? Sport and Social Disadvantage in Ireland
Lunn, Pete, 29/03/07.
Social and Economic Value of Sport in Ireland
Delaney, Liam, Fahey, Tony, 01/10/05.
School Children and Sport in Ireland
Fahey, Tony, Delaney, Liam, Gannon, Brenda, 01/10/05.
Sports Participation and Health Among Adults in Ireland
Fahey, Tony, Layte, Richard, Gannon, Brenda, 01/11/04.
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