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We will be live throughout today from a major Government sponsored conference looking at ‘levelling the playing field’ for Women and Girls in sport in Ireland.
The one day event will explore leadership, culture, participation and the importance of role models to inspire girls to stay within sport as competitors, participants, coaches and more.
The event will bring together key players who have sought to create what we referred to as parity of esteem for all who play sport. Fiona Coghlan will deliver a keynote address and she will be joined on the stage at Dublin Castle by leaders including Sarah Keane of Swim Ireland, Sinead Heraty of the Irish Ladies Golf Union, Aoife lane of the Women’s Gaelic Players Association, Una May of Sport Ireland, Maev NicLochlainn from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, All Ireland winning footballer Valerie Mulcahy, Sharon Hutchinson of Sportswomen.ie and Niamh O’Donoghue of the FAI.
All eight of those featured in the 2015 Sport for Business list of the Most Influential Women in Irish Sport so well done to the co-sponsor departments of Justice and Equality and Transport Tourism and Sport for bringing together a strong group to raise the issue of equality in sport to a high level.
Session 1: ‘Leading Irish sport – decision-makers, administrators and volunteers’
Ms. Sarah Keane – CEO of Swim Ireland (also on the Olympic Council of Ireland)
Ms. Sinead Heraty – CEO of the Irish Ladies Golf Union
Mr. Kieron Stout – volunteer and Child Safeguarding Manager at Athletics Ireland
Ms. Aoife Lane – Founder of the Women’s Gaelic Players Association
Session 2: ‘Sport for All – building an inclusive culture around sports participation in Ireland’
Dr. Úna May – Irish Sports Council and Ms. Maev NicLochlainn – Sports Policy and National Campus Division, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport on the Women in Sport Initiative
Ms. Orla O’Connor – National Women’s Council of Ireland
Ms. Valerie Mulcahy – Cork footballer
‘Hijabs and Hat Tricks’ representative
Keynote Address – Ms. Fiona Coghlan, Irish Rugby
Session 3: ‘Increasing the participation of women and girls in sport – the international experience’
Ms. Tanya Joseph – Sport England
Ms. Vicki Holgate – FCB Inferno – ‘This Girl Can’ campaign
Ms. Isabel Romao – Gender Equality Commission, Council of Europe
Session 4: ‘The importance of role models and increasing the visibility of women and girls in sport in Ireland’
Dr. Rhona Mahony – Master, the National Maternity Hospital
Ms. Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill – TG4 sports presenter
Ms. Sharon Hutchinson – Founder of the website www.sportswomen.ie
Ms. Niamh O’Donoghue – Secretary General at the Department of Social Protection and Chair of Women’s Committee at Football Association of Ireland
Closing Address by Minister for Equality Aodhan Ó Ríordáin
We will carry a full report on the event on Thursday morning and will be live on social media @SportforBusines throughout the day.
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