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Dr Una May is new Sport Ireland CEO

Jan 7, 2022 17:23 By Dave Hooper
Dr Una May is new Sport Ireland CEO
8 March 2018: Dr Una May, Sport Ireland Director of Participation and Ethics, speaking at the launch of the 2017 Sport Ireland Anti-Doping Review at the The Law Society of Ireland in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
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May replaces John Treacy who retired at the end of 2021

Dr. Una May has been appointed as John Treacy’s successor as the new Chief Executive of Sport Ireland.

Dr. May has been Sport Ireland’s director of participation and ethics having previously held the role of director of anti-doping.

May led the creation of a world class, globally recognised Anti-Doping Programme from a greenfield base, and has also grown the grassroots local delivery of sport, through the ongoing development of the National Network of Local Sports Partnerships, growing core investment in this area.

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Sport Ireland Chairperson Kieran Mulvey said: “Dr. Una May was selected from a field of extremely experienced and capable candidates.

“Una brings huge experience to the role and has been a strong advocate for ethical and inclusive sport in Ireland and internationally. She has been a prominent figure in many of Sport Ireland’s key projects over the past number of years”.

“Her deep knowledge of the sector and passion for the work of Sport Ireland has led to her engagement with almost every area of Sport Ireland’s business from Anti-Doping to Child Safeguarding, the promotion of grassroots participation through the Local Sports Partnerships and National Governing Bodies to the development of the Sport Ireland Campus”.

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“On behalf of the Board of Sport Ireland I congratulate Una on her appointment as Chief Executive and wish her every success in the role”.

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD said: “I congratulate Dr. Una May on her appointment as Chief Executive of Sport Ireland. Una has developed a strong reputation as a dynamic and ambitious sports leader and has a track record of delivering results”.

“I wish her every success in bringing the mission for sport in Ireland to the next phase of development and in achieving the ambitious targets set within the Government’s National Sports Policy”.

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Welcoming the appointment Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers TD said: “Dr. Una May takes up this post at a critical time for Irish sport. Una will work with the Board of Sport Ireland and all stakeholders from the wider sports sector to ensure the sector’s continued recovery from the impact of COVID-19”.

“I look forward to continuing to work closely with Una in implementing a “Sport for All” inclusive approach across all parts of the sports sector, in achieving the targets within Sport Ireland’s High Performance strategy and in expanding the world-class facilities at the Sport Ireland Campus.”

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