Men’s Health Week with Cork Sports Partnership 9th -15th June 2025
Keeping Cork Active
Men’s Health Week with Cork Sports Partnership 9th -15th June 2025
International Men’s Health Week begins on the Monday before Father’s Day and ends on Father’s Day itself. During 2025, it will run from Monday 9th until Sunday 15th June.
As part of the initiative Cork Sports Partnership have teamed up with a number of local clubs and organisations to promote the benefits of physical activity in men’s health.
The overall aims of Men’s Health Week are to:
More events and updated information to follow
For any queries regarding Cork Sports Partnership’s Men’s Health Week Tasters contact Tim Burke, Community Sports Development Officer; [email protected]
Venue: Gougane Barra
Date: Saturday 7th
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm
Info: Mountaineering Ireland’s Happy Hiking Hills Skills Programme returns in Summer 2025 for its fourth year. These Hill Skills Days are a great opportunity for anyone new to the hills or those who want to learn the basics of navigation to join a qualified instructor for a full day’s training and to gain useful information and skills that will help keep you safe on the hills.
This programme is subsidised by Mountaineering Ireland. The registration fee for each Hill Skills Day is €20. This programme is for adults only, and both members and non-members of Mountaineering Ireland are welcome..
This Hill Skills day will be based in Cork and will start from Gougane Barra, a scenic valley and heritage site in the Shehy Mountains of County Cork.
Venue: Ballinacarriga Community Hall
Date: Friday 6th
Time: 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Info:
Cork Sports Partnership, Cork County Council and Ballinacarriga and Lisblead Community Association are delighted to launch their new community fitsticks trail.
To launch the new community amenity there will be FREE activator pole tasters.
If you wish to avail of the free activator pole taster session please register your interest.
Details:
Friday June 6th
12:30pm to 2:30pm
Light Refreshments
The Castle fitsticks trail will encourage community walking on a gentle, safe and peacful route around the community sports facilites. The trail has information boards encouraging suitable warm-up exercises and along the route markers will encourage different gentle exercises. The use of the trail and exercise markers can be further enhanced by using walking sticks or activator poles.
The route is 1km in length and is perfect for recreational walkers especially older adults.
Venue: Tibbotstown Reservoir Carrigtwohill
Date: Sunday June 8th
Time: 10am to 1pm
Information: Cork Sports Partnership is delighted to team up with The Angling Council of Ireland and offer this free fishing taster. Learn from experts with all the gear in a fully stocked reservoir. All gear is provided. Limited places
Venue: Ballincollig Regional Park
Date: Sunday June 8th
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Info: https://www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/ballincollig-regional-park-allotments-5/
Venue: Leisureworld Bishopstown
Date: Monday 9th | Wednesday 11th | Friday 13th
Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Date: Saturday 14th
Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Info: Come and enjoy a refreshing swim, or just relax in the pool, sauna or steamroom.
Remember swim hats must be worn.
Venue: Leisureworld Bishopstown
Date: Monday 9th & Friday 13th
Time: 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Info: Learn to set up the bike & learn how to adjust the resistance and workout at your own level, while enjoying the music & coaching from the instructor.
Suitable for any fitness levels, even beginners or people that have not exercised or find other exercise difficult.
Venue: Leisureworld Churchfield
Date: Monday the 9th through Friday the 13th
Time: Monday the 9th through Friday the 13th between 1pm – 3pm
Thursday 12th 7pm-8pm and Friday 13th 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Info: Come and enjoy a refreshing swim, or just relax in the pool, sauna or steamroom.
Remember swim hats must be worn.
Venue: Leisureworld Churchfield
Date: Monday 9th through Friday the 13th
Times: Monday 9th through Friday the 13th between 12pm -2pm
Monday 9th 7pm -8pm
Tuesday 10th 7pm-8pm
Friday the 13th between 6pm -7pm
Info: If you have never used a gym before but want to be shown how to use a Treadmill, Bike, X-Trainer and even our weight machines, register for our FREE induction session. Our instructor will walk you through how to start/setup the equipment and some basic instructions on how to get started safely. You wont get a personal program but you can discuss your ideas and needs with the instructor, and they can give advice on what your next steps can be, and that can include getting your own individual program design booked in for another day.
Or is you already know how to use the gym but maybe haven’t been for a while, why not come along and get started again with a Free gym session.
Venue: St. Stephen’s Pitch & Putt Glanmire
Date: Tuesday June 10th
Time: 11am to 1pm
Info: Cork Sports Partnership is delighted to work with Pitch and Putt Ireland and offer this free taster. Learn from an expert coach. No special gear needed.
Venue: James Fort Kinsale
Date: Tuesday June 10th
Time: 5:30am to 6:45pm
Venue: Leisureworld Bishopstown
Date: Tuesday 10th | Wednesday 11th | Thursday 12th
Time: 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Info: Try the latest in indoor interval training, using a Rower, Bike, and Ski erg this workout is in a purpose deigned studio with amazing sound and lighting to motivate and make the session full of energy. 15mins on each piece of equipment you set your own targets at your own fitness level and then challenge yourself to beat them
Suitable for total beginners with no experience or more experienced exercisers looking for something different.
Come as an individual or even better bring a friend or friends and challenge each other to see who can complete the most metres.
Venue: Terrance McSweeney Secondary School Sports Hall Knocknaheeney
Date: Thursday June 12th
Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Info: Cork Sports Partnership is delighted to work with beech hill table tennis and offer this free table tennis taster. No special gear required
Venue: Ballyhass Activity Centre Mallow
Date: Thursday June 12th
Time: 7pm to 8pm
Info: Experience the multiple benefits of a swim in a freshwater lake followed by a relaxing session in a firewood heated sauna. Safe, social and healthy for all involved. Please bring swimsuit (no wetsuit), towel and sandals/crocs. Arrive 15mins before your start time to check-in.
Suitable for: Men 18 +
Venue: Ballyhass Activity Centre Coachford
Date: Saturday June 14th
Time: 10am to 11am
Info: Experience the multiple benefits of a swim in a freshwater lake followed by a relaxing session in a firewood heated sauna. Safe, social and healthy for all involved. Please bring swimsuit (no wetsuit), towel and sandals/crocs. Arrive 15mins before your start time to check-in.
Suitable for: Men 18 +
Venue: Midleton Lodge Park
Date: Sunday June 15th
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Info: https://www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/midleton-lodge-park-4/
Venue: Tramore Valley Park
Date: Monday June 16th
Time: 5pm to 6pm
Info: Join Ray D’Arcy for 5k as he travels, Cork, Kilkenny, Waterford, Drogheda and Dublin.
Entry includes t shirt with collection on the evening of each 5k event.
Number and t-shirt collection from 4.15pm to 5:15pm
Start time 5:30pm
Register: https://eventmaster.ie/event/16kwCwDHeM/OG1zhZKcD
Full event info https://www.runwithray.ie/
Venue: Online via Zoom
Date: Monday June 16th
Time: 8pm to 9pm
Info: Cork Sports Partnership is delighted to work with Johnny Holland to offer this free nutrition talk. This talk is aimed at men who are recreationally active or trying to get more active. This talk will provide useful information to improve your nutritional intake.
Venue: Leisureworld Douglas Gus Healy Pool
Info: Enjoy a free swim during the public swim times in the Gus Healy pool. Don’t forget your swimming cap!
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