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“I think it’s the breath of what we do. Canoeing is a huge sport and it’s getting bigger in Ireland.”
Canoeing Ireland CEO is a truly accomplished and respected woman in Irish Sport. Following a successful period working in operations with Athletics Ireland, she was appointed as chief executive of Canoeing Ireland in 2018. Alongside her primary role, leading the...
Federation Welcomes Support from Government at Irish Sport Industry Awards
At the 2024 Irish Sport Industry Awards, Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath TD delivered the keynote address to the award nominees, invited guests, members of the Federation of Irish Sport and leaders from across the Irish sports sector. During his speech, he spoke...
“Our programme is all about bringing the Olympics to the classroom and to the community.”
Pictured above are: Arguably, the Olympic Games is the most captivating competition in World sport. The 2020 games in Tokyo reached a global audience of over 3 billion people. And some of Ireland’s most memorable and iconic sporting achievements have unfolded on the...
“Field of vision was started during the Covid lockdown when my co-founder Omar saw a viral video of a fan bringing his blind friend to a football game and tracing the position of the ball on his hand.”
Field of Vision is an innovative sports technology company, founded by Tim Farrelly, David Deneher and Omar Salem. The team is guided by sports industry veteran Tom Sears. In 2022, Field of Vision was among Time Magazine’s Best Inventions and their partners include...
Emma Meehan: “I am absolutely thrilled to bits. I really didn’t expect to be here and it’s a massive honor to be recognised.”
Emma Meehan is the founder of Galway based start – up Precision Sports Technology, which was the Best New Sports Business of the Year Award winner at the 2024 Irish Sport Industry Awards. Meehan describes herself as being obsessed with movement and dedicated to...
Sarah Keane: “This is an Irish team that will go to compete, not just participate at these Olympic Games.”
There are few men or women who have dedicated their lives to Irish sport, who command the respect, admiration and authority of Sarah Keane. Before being appointed as the first CEO of Swim Ireland in 2004, Keane qualified as a solicitor and worked with leading Irish...
Gallery : The 2024 Irish Sport Industry Awards
2024 Irish Sport Industry Awards Reward Excellence in Sport
Pictured above; Mary O'Connor FIS CEO, Minister for Finance Michael McGrath TD, Dr. Una May CEO Sport Ireland The Federation of Irish Sport celebrated the 7th annual Irish Sport Industry Awards which recognise the important economic role Sport plays to the Irish...
Sport Is Big Business In Ireland – Federation Of Sport For Ireland CEO Mary O’Connor
On May 25th 2024, Business Plus Magazine published a feature interview with Federation of Irish Sport CEO Mary O'Connor. Sport in Ireland is big business, in fact the sports economy outgrew the Irish economy over a decade according to a Sports Ireland report published...
Category Spotlight: 2023 Best New Sports Business of the Year
Output Sports is a fabulous Irish success story. In 2018, the company was founded by Dr. Martin O’Reilly, Dr. Darragh Whelan and Julian Eberle, because of their deep running passion for sport and their desire to drive sports technology innovation. Output Sports...