Matthew Dossett, Deputy Head of Sport in Trinity College Dublin has been elected as President of Student Sport Ireland, taking over from Carmel Lynch, while UCD’s Catherine Mahony was re-elected Vice President.
Niamh O’Callaghan of TU Dublin and Karl Oakes from Queens University are also joining the board as directors.
Student Sport Ireland is the governing body for third level and higher education sport, working with its membership of 30 Universities and Colleges to drive and develop quality student sports competition, enhance wellbeing, and to lead the sector.
The area of student sport collectively employs more than 1,100 full and part-time staff across the island of Ireland, providing sport and physical activity services, facilities, events, and competition to a population of over 250,000 students.
A former ski racer and coach, Dossett has been involved in the sports industry for 20 years, holding various positions in sports development, management, and leadership predominantly in university sport across the UK and Ireland.
He holds a BSc in Sports Science, as well as an MSc in Sports Management, and in his current position at Trinity College Dublin he oversees the advancement and delivery of the strategy for sport, infrastructure projects, partnerships, as well as key stakeholder relationships.
Within Student Sport Ireland he has served on the high-performance committee, as well as chairperson for the finance and governance committee.
“I would like to thank the board for their support,” he said. “I am really looking forward to working with all our members and stakeholders in implementing our new strategy and helping us steer through the challenges and opportunities ahead.”
“I am a strong believer in the importance and unique impact of student sport, it creates life-long habits and connections, and is a fundamental bridge within an important phase of our lives that a huge number of young people across the membership experience each year.”
“As we emerge from the current global crisis, sport and physical will be more important than ever in providing both inspiration and engagement, as well enabling a growing active and healthy population”.
“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Matthew on his appointment as President of Student Sport Ireland and to wish him and the new Board the very best of success in their work,” added Ciarán Ó hIarnáin, Development Manager at Student Sport Ireland.
“I very much look forward to working together in the implementation of the new strategic plan and the continued development of the organisation.”
“I would like to especially thank Carmel Lynch (IT Carlow), former President, and Paul Davis (NUI Maynooth) and all other colleagues who have stepped off committees in the past few years and whose commitment to SSI have been significant.”
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