The Kilkenny Observer Friday 07 January 2022
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Athletics Ireland Women in Sport strategic plan 2021-2024
Jacqui Mulhall MSB AC
Mia Cullen & Una Farrell St Pats AC Tullow
Nuala Quigg Star of the Laune AC Michelle Finn Leevale AC Iseult ODonnell Raheny Shamrock AC Jacqui Mulhall MSB AC Saragh Buggy St Abbans Fiona Kelly Newport AC Mary Behan St Pats Tullow
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS NATHAN CAFOLLA Ireland is proud to announce the launch of our Women in Sport Strategic Plan 20212024, during the week of the 6th of January coinciding with Nollaig na mBann. This plan is designed to both expresses our commitment to women in sport and our vision of inspiring the nation to be active, healthy and to perform through athletics. Athletics Ireland is continuing to advocate, contribute and support greater female representation at all levels of our sport. This strategic plan has been in development under Athletics Ireland Women in Sport Officer, Lilly-Ann
O’Hora and supsup in conporters. junction It is an with an extensive extenplan that sive supplies a consultaroad map Athletics Ireland Women in tion process for the hard Sport Lilly-Ann O’Hora to finalise the work ahead plan. to achieve the Athletics Irestretch of objectives land will ensure that our and future opportunities actions, programmes, and identified for Women in initiatives are memberSport. centred, with a commitment to promoting female athletic “While athletics has a long endeavours. This plan puts history of promoting gender women at the heart of the equality and empowering organisations strategic direcwomen and girls, it is a sign tion whist continuing the of leadership that an organgrowth of female representaisation can recognise the tion across our membership, areas where improvements participants, partnerships, can still occur. Sport Ireland
welcomes and congratulates Athletics Ireland on the development and launch of its Women in Sport Strategic Plan, and we look forward to supporting the ongoing strides the organisation makes in its commitment to women in sport.” - Nora Stapleton, Women in Sport Lead, Sport Ireland.
will ensure that we have a structured development of participation and leadership opportunities and ensure that more women are involved in all sectors of our sport.” - Brid Golden, Deputy President of Athletics Ireland & Chair of the Coaching & Development Committee.
“The contribution of women to athletics as athletes, coaches, officials and administrators has been immense. Athletics Ireland is committed to providing equal opportunities to women to achieve their potential and enjoy all the benefits of our sport. Our Women in Sport Strategic Plan
“From being an athletics administrator, official and parent of athletes, female role models in our sport are vital to inspire more women to get involved, with a strategic plan we can connect, communicate, empower, encourage and support women and provide them with more opportunities to increase
Iseult ODonnell Raheny AC Nuala Quigg Star of the Laune AC Lilly-Ann OHora WIS Michelle Finn Leevale AC Fiona Kelly Newport AC Jacqui Mulhall MSB AC Mary Behan St Pats Tullow AC Saragh Buggy St Abbans
their visibility.” - Aisling Hoey, Munster Schools Athletics Secretary, Munster Athletics Juvenile PRO, County Tipperary Registrar & IT Manager. “As CEO I’ve had the privilege of seeing first-hand the impacts Women have had across all levels of our sport, particularly in key decisionmaking roles. This strategic plan provides a road map for our organisation to attract, retain and support our female members to develop within athletics across the many roles available. This is an exciting time for our sport.” - Hamish Adams, CEO of Athletics Ireland.
Una Farrell St Pats AC Tullow Saragh Buggy St Abbans Fiona Kelly Newport AC Iseult ODonnell Raheny Shamrocks Michelle Finn Leevale AC Mia Cullen St Pats Tullow
