Tullamore woman appointed to Board of Sport Ireland

A woman from Tullamore has today been appointed to the Board of Sport Ireland.

Ms Miriam O’Callaghan was appointed by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., and the Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers T.D., alongside three other individuals.

Miriam has been a Senior HR Executive and Project Manager with the HSE with over 30 years’ experience in the health services at senior operational level and across various facets of HR, project management & services management.

Her expertise includes Hospital and Community Services Management, Employee Relations, Pensions, Recruitment and Project Management.

She has been a member of a number of state boards – Employment Equality Agency, Broadcasting Complaints Commission, National Sports Campus Authority of Ireland - and is currently serving on CORU’s Physiotherapists Registration Board.

Miriam has had significant involvement in sport over a long number of years as a player, administrator, referee and coach. She played a central role in the development and implementation of national strategic plans for the Camogie Association and was National President from 2003 -2006. She is currently a member of the Board of Offaly Sports Partnership and has served as Chairperson from 2010 to 2020.

Minister Martin said about the appointment of the four individuals:

“I am delighted to appoint these four new members to the Board of Sport Ireland. They have all demonstrated that they possess skills and expertise which will greatly benefit the work of Sport Ireland in supporting and developing Irish Sport. I wish them well in their roles.”

Minister Chambers said:

“This is an important time for the sport sector as we continue to see a return to sporting activity following what has been a very challenging period. I believe that each of the four new members will make a valuable contribution to the board in its work to ensure that we retain a strong and vibrant sector as we emerge from the pandemic. I wish each of the new members well in their future work for Irish Sport.”

The new appointments follow on from an application and shortlisting process run by the Public Appointments Service earlier this year.

Also appointed were Michelle Tanner, Deirdre Ryan and Páraic Duffy.