This morning, we will gather at the offices of PwC overlooking the River Liffey to celebrate the Sport for Business PwC 30 Under 30 for 2026.
Drawn from the more than 100 nominations we received this year, this pool of young talent is making a real difference in the business of sport.
It is a pleasure and a privilege to shine a light on them and their work, and we will enjoy a morning of lively conversation and perhaps some inspiration.
We will also be joined by alumni from previous years, Rian Wogan of Drogheda United and Sarah Judge of Irish Life, to talk through their career trajectories and more.
As a group, we will explore a range of different issues facing sport in the commercial or societal world and will share what emerges next week on Sport for Business.
This year’s Sport for Business PwC 30 Under 30 are…
Ger Bonner — Active Carlow
John Byrne — Celtic FC
Claire Cashman — Football Association of Ireland
Suzanne Casey — Olympic Federation of Ireland
Ruth Crehan — ForeFront Sports
Connor Ellis — Stats Perform
Ava Elders Gallagher — IRFU
Cian Feerick — Her Sport
Nia Gallagher — Core Sponsorship
Yvonne Hedigan — Sport Ireland Campus
David Higgins — Teneo Sports Advisory
Myles Higgins — Torpey
Sarah Hughes — Horse Sport Ireland
Tom Hyland — Boardroom Ball
Conor Keenan — GAA
Garry Kehoe — Badminton Ireland
Niall McCabe — Allianz Ireland
Louise McCleery — Wilson Hartnell
Matthew McGovern — Tottenham Hotspur
Hannah McLoughlin — 2into3
Eimante Mikneviciute — Active Disability Ireland
Carrie O’Keeffe — Sport Ireland
Niamh O’Brien — Paralympics Ireland
Matt O’Rourke — LOI Talk
Christian Phillips — GAA
Sarah Redmond — Energia
Daragh Searing — TicketCo
Annie Smyth — GAA+
Gemma Uprichard — Northern Ireland Football League
Roman Uzun — Sport Narrative
PwC is one of our core partners at Sport for Business.
If you would like to be part of the Sport for Business community and see your organisation in our content, on our stages, and in the conversation happening every day around the commercial world of Irish Sport, email us today and let’s see what is possible.
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