Irish Sailing Association (ISA) Updates on the National Governing Body
The Irish Sailing Association’s recently-published 2022 annual financial statements present a picture of robust financial good health, with almost €1.4m in the bank, though nearly €900k of this reflects grants received, which have yet to be disbursed. However, the summarised financial…
There is a “strong need for safety considerations at dinghy events”, according to a Race Official Policy Group (ROPG) that has issued a new set of policy recommendations for those responsible for planning club or class events. The national sailing…
A former Admiral and President paid tribute to a former Admiral and President at the 302nd annual general meeting of the oldest yacht club in the world. It was rather unique as David O’Brien, former President of the Irish Sailing…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour sailor Tim Bourke has been appointed as the new CEO of Irish Sailing. The appointment follows the departure of the previous CEO Harry Hermon before Christmas. The National Governing Body said, "Tim is well regarded in both…
Irish Sailing to Interview Candidates for CEO Role as Job Application Deadline Closes
28th October 2022 ISA
As the application deadline passed yesterday (Friday, October 28th) for the role of CEO at Irish Sailing, there will be scrutiny of candidates at Park Road headquarters, Dun Laoghaire, to see if there is an individual capable of maintaining relations with…
Irish Sailing has launched the recruitment process for a new CEO due to the pending retirement of current chief executive Harry Hermon, as previously reported on Afloat.ie. In the job description and role profile, the national governing body for sailing,…
Irish Sailing says it will begin a recruitment process for a new CEO soon, following Harry Hermon’s retirement announcement today (Thursday 1 September). Hermon, who has held the role since 2006, is to retire this December to “spend more time…
Laser Sailor Finn Lynch Gets Sport Ireland 'Podium' Funding for Paris 2024
7th May 2022 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
This week's confirmatory announcement of Sport Ireland High-Performance funding allocation is good news for sailors who have benefited from improved performances and an increase in the amounts awarded to International and World Class level athletes. Finn Lynch's silver medal at…
Irish Sailing Association Elects New President as AGM Hears of “Real Crisis in Irish Elite Sailing”
27th March 2022 ISA
Irish Paralympic veteran John Twomey succeeded David O’Brien as Irish Sailing Association president at its AGM in Dublin on March 26. The Kinsale-based sailor represented Ireland at 11 Paralympic games, in both sailing and athletics (competing in the discus event,…
The ISA’s just-published financial statements reveal it spent €1,642,500 in operational grants in 2021, made up of €589,000 on core activities and €1,053,500 on High Performance. At the end of the year, just over €205,00 of core grants remained to…
Irish Sailing has announced changes to its Olympic coaching team in the wake of last month’s Tokyo 2020 performance review. Sean Evans, who has worked with Irish Sailing since 2018 as Academy coach, now becomes the Olympic development coach, a…
Afloat.ie regrets to record the death on Saturday night in Dublin of Ken Ryan, one of Ireland's leading contributors to global sailing administration. In addition to years of service to club and nationalsailing bodies in this country, he was Vice…
The death of Peter Gray of Dun Laoghaire at the age of 86 has taken from among us a remarkable and multi-talented man who, in many ways, was the personification of maritime Dun Laoghaire and its interaction with Dublin Bay…
Former ISA president Roger Bannon reacts to the publication of the external review of the Tokyo Olympics performance, while current Irish Sailing president David O’Brien defends the report’s delivery and optimism for Paris Confidence in Irish Sailing “at all-time low”…
Afloat.ie regrets to announce the death of Peter Gray of Dun Laoghaire, one of the most talented and widely-experienced sailors of his long-lived and active generation. Initially a dinghy sailor across a wide range of classes, he represented Ireland in…
Irish Sailing’s Unhealthy Imbalance With The Olympics Is Exposed In Analysis Of Tokyo Problems
12th February 2022 W M Nixon
Sailing needs the Olympics much more than the Olympics need sailing. And in Ireland in particular, sailing’s inferior position in this uneven relationship is exacerbated by the national obsession with sport in all its forms, and the often cringe-inducing neediness…
