<\/span>Speaking about the recipients, Federation CEO Mary O\u2019Connor said \u201cWe are delighted to announce the worthy recipients today. The volume and quality of applications was exceptionally high and we are excited to be able to bring such fantastic and innovative events to life in 2020. It is vital that women in sport are given the opportunity to be as visible as possible and that such events are shared with as wide an audience as possible to help grow participation across all sports.\u201d<\/p>\nVolleyball Ireland GM, Gary Stewart added, “It’s a key pillar of our strategic plan to raise the profile of the sport and this partnership will really help us to do that. It will showcase our tremendous athletes and their skills to new audiences across Ireland, and with Pundit Arena’s huge reach, across the world.”<\/p>\n
<\/span>Women in Sport Lead for Sport Ireland, Nora Stapleton speaking at the announcement said, \u201cSport Ireland is delighted to provide investment to the Federation of Irish Sport through the Women in Sport programme. Visibility is one of the key target areas of the Women in Sport Policy and thus supporting initiatives such as this means that visibility and profile of our female role models in sport is increasing.\u201d
<\/span>\u200bst piece of work by the Federation, who are also involved in the 20\u00d720 campaign, to help increase the visibility of women in sport.
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