About Us
Using Sport4Development
Community Sports Network (CSN) is a local Charity which works in communities across Northern Ireland.
CSN proactively uses the Sport for Development as a medium to engage everyone within our communities. Sport for Development is defined as the intentional use of sport, physical activity and play to attain specific social development objectives. Sport for Development represents a particular approach to the design and delivery of sport & physical activity programmes that helps boost positive attributes of sport and follows a set of core principles that support the prioritisation and optimisation of social object from a S4D programme above any of the sporting outcomes.
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Our Team Members
With a great blend of youth and experience throughout the team, our Sport4Development Facilitators are more than just coaches. We design all of our programmes based around our participant's needs and deliver everything from sports specifics to mental health workshops and cooking sessions.
Peter Shaw
Chief Executive Officer peter@communitysportsnetwork.orgCHIEF EXECUTIVE How many years have you been a coach/facilitator? 20 plus years! What history do you have in sport? I played lots of sports but excelled at none and I’m ok about that! It’s now all about being physically active…
John Hunter
Director of Operations john@communitysportsnetwork.orgJOHN HUNTER – DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS How many years have you been a coach/facilitator? 16 Years! What history do you have in sport? The main sport I play is football with a 20 year career spanning the dizzy heights of amateur league…
Billy Boyd
S4D Manager billy@communitysportsnetwork.org
Johnny McClurg
S4D Manager johnnymcc@communitysportsnetwork.orgJOHNNY McCLURG – SPORT4DEVELOPMENT MANAGER How many years have you been a coach/facilitator? I have been working as a professional coach/facilitator for around 6/7 years, voluntarily for around 12 years. Working with BCSDN/Community Sports Network, Coach/Mentor at Monkstown boxing club and as…
Emma Sheehy
HR & Finance info@communitysportsnetwork.orgEMMA SHEEHY – HR & FINANCE What history do you have in sport? I played National League Basketball and I am currently a member of North Belfast Harriers. How long have you worked at Community Sports Network/BCSDN? 11 Years! Best…
Seamus McKenna
S4D Facilitator seamus@communitysportsnetwork.org
Emma Kelly
S4D Faciliator emmak@communitysportsnetwork.orgEMMA KELLY – SPORT4DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR How many years have you been a coach/facilitator? I have been coaching for 18 years. What history do you have in sport? I have played Gaelic football all my life. Currently in my 20th year of…
Johnny Quigley
S4D Facilitator johnnyq@communitysportsnetwork.orgJOHNNY QUIGLEY – SPORT4DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR How many years have you been a coach/facilitator? I have been coaching since I was 18 years old when I was asked to volunteer at my local rugby club, working with the Under 16 team. Through this,…
Zoe McIlroy
S4D Facilitator zoe@communitysportsnetwork.orgZOE MCILROY – SPORT4DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR First involvement with CSN? I first became involved with CSN in 2019 when I participated in one of their SheerSKILL leadership programme which ran in the evenings for 10 weeks. I loved the programme, got to do…
Danny Magill
Marketing & PR Officer marketing@communitysportsnetwork.orgDANNY MAGILL – MARKETING CO-ORDINATOR How many years have you been a facilitator/media & campaigns Co-Ordinator? I studied Sports Business Management at Leeds Beckett University for 3 years where I got to go on work placements with big sports marketing organisations such…
Nadia McAuley
S4D Facilitator placement1@communitysportsnetwork.orgNADIA MCAULEY – SPORT4DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR Nadia is currently part of our Internship Programme through our Active Mentoring Scheme. First involvement with CSN? My first involvement with CSN was during secondary school (junior school) when I attended their fitness programme which was facilitated…
Ciara Brown
Internship Programme ciara@communitysportsnetwork.orgCIARA BROWN – ACTIVE MENTORING INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME First involvement with CSN? The first time I was ever involved with CSN was with a cross community SheerSKILL programme. What you were doing before joining CSN? I am a full-time university student on…