LEONA MAGUIRE

 

Leona Maguire returns to our list after a stunning year in 2021, one in which she broke through to another level of global awareness after a Player of the Match performance in Europe’s victorious Solheim Cup win.

Performance on the field of play is only one element of what it takes to mark influence but Maguire has hit her stride at a time when golf is expanding its appeal across a wider gender and age base than looked likely only a few years ago.

Her performance as a brand ambassador with one of the bluest chip rosters of supporters as any other Irish star is again putting her front and centre in terms of making it normal for us to celebrate the achievement of women in sport to the same level as we do men.

KPMG, Davy, Allianz and Kingspan are just four of the heavy hitters in the commercial world that have come on board and see the star appeal of how the Cavan native delivers on and off the course.

Currently ranked 19th in the World there is no visible ceiling in how far she can go in the coming years.

 

Check out the others who have so far joined the list right here.

 

 

 

This is the ninth edition of our Sport for Business listing of 50 Women of Influence in Irish Sport.

We are proud to do so this year with a new partner in AIG, an organisation that have pledged their commitment to equality in their partnerships with Gaelic Games, Tennis, Golf and more, for whom “Effort is Equal” and with whom we have ambitious plans to extend the reach of this annual celebration of the Women who are making a difference.

They are drawn as before from the worlds of leadership, partnership, storytelling and performance.

We began this journey in 2013 when challenged that we would never be able to produce a list of twenty Influential Women in Irish Sport. The 20 stretched to 30, then 40 and 50 and it still does not do justice to the talent that is out there.

This year once more, to keep things fresh we will introduce at least 30 per cent of fresh names from last year. That will be the hardest part to have some names replaced but if it was too easy it would be of less value.

The list we will build over the coming weeks is a snapshot of those women who are making a mark on how sport is played, consumed, grown and delivered.

They are part of making the role of women in sport unexceptional by being exceptional in what they do.

Recognition of their contribution is rarely asked for but is fully deserved, and we want your help in identifying those who you feel should be among them.

We will start to publish the first of this year’s list on Sport for Business next week, and share them for all across social media in parallel.

So, who do you think should be on the list for 2021?

 

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