Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion
Mr. John Treacy:
Without a shadow of a doubt the leadership of the Olympic Federation of Ireland has been excellent. It appeared at this committee with Sport Ireland some time ago. The organisation is unrecognisable. It has a very good chief executive and some very good people have been appointed to lead the team in Tokyo. There is a real alignment between Sport Ireland, the institute of sport, and the Olympic Federation of Ireland. We are all on the same team now. We are all wearing the same jersey, which is really good news. There is real leadership coming from the Olympic Federation of Ireland. Importantly for us, it is now making inroads with the corporate sector and getting sponsors on board. It is very good news. As I said earlier, it is about leadership and the federation is showing great leadership.
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