Sporting Hearts, Parkwood Manor, Dungannon (2026)

Sporting Hearts was founded by Dungannon man, Eugene Hamill after witnessing at first hand the devastating effects of the Balkan wars on the young, elderly and ethnics minorities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Serbia. Back in our humble beginnings in 2004, Sporting Hearts first took a group of Kosovo refugee children from Resnik (With money raised from busking in shopping centres in Armagh and

Antrim) on a day trip to Belgrade Zoo, with the ambitious hope that this simple gesture might open a window of opportunity through which the children might catch a glimmer of a brighter future! Since then, Sporting Hearts has thankfully been able to take hundreds of children on various outings and workshops, all with an underlying educational theme were the kids can learn and develop new skills, broaden their horizons, build confidence and self esteem while learning to respect each other’s differences in a fun, friendly and caring environment.

07/02/2026

The Sporting Hearts New Years party 2026.
We have been working with some of these families for three generations. What an honour.

09/06/2025

Hi all, Please see link to our much awaited publication "The Roma Book of Stories" in both Serbian and Roma languages.

http://www.sportinghearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Novi-Romski-Pisci.pdf

02/05/2025

Great news the much awaited release of our book "The Book Of Roma Stories" is going to the printer this week and should be on the shelves by the end of May.

09/12/2024

All nicely kitted out in Sporting Hearts caps and vests.

30th November was a big day at the Puz children’s theatre in Belgrade for a group of over fifty Roma children from Kotez, thanks to the generosity of all those who donate to Sporting Hearts.
Judging by the excited screams of the kids Sleeping Beauty must have found it very hard to sleep…lol.
The children asked if we would thank everyone involved for making this event possible and wish everyone a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

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Parkwood Manor
Dungannon

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http://www.sportinghearts.org/

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