Irish sailing and watersport-related personnel have been elected to office in Thursday night's (5 December) quadrennial elections to form the Board of the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI).
Lochlann Walsh was elected as the latest President at an Extraordinary General Meeting. Walsh takes over from Sarah Keane, who has held the position since 2017. Sarah O’Shea was also elected as the Vice-President of the OFI. Six non-officer positions were also elected at the EGM and the 2025 – 2028 Strategy was also unveiled, as well as the findings of the review of the Paris Olympic Games.
Six candidates were elected to the non-officer positions, including Moira Aston (canoeing) and Michelle Carpenter (rowing), who sat on the previous board. They are joined by Vice President of International 29er sailing Class, Cecile Van Steenberge, John Menton, Chair of the Irish Sailing Olympic Group, Roddy Guiney, and John Feehan, ensuring a gender-balanced elected board.
OFI Chief Executive Peter Sherrard will combine his role with a new General Secretary position from the date of elections for international representation.
In addition to these elected positions the OFI Board also contains two independent directors (Nigel Cowman and Sligo sailor Sean Hawkshaw) and a further two independent directors may be co-opted in the next Olympic cycle.
