Gary Keegan- Director of Irish Institute of Sport
Gary joined the Institute following his successful tenure as Performance Director of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, working with the Irish boxers who won three medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Gary leads the Institute team. gkeegan@instituteofsport.ie |
Phil Moore - Director of Performance Services
Phil is a sport psychologist with 20 years experience working in a range of sports up to and including World and Olympic level. Phil is responsible for overseeing the Institute's range of Performance Science services delivered to the athletes. pmoore@instituteofsport.ie |
Rod McLoughlin - Director of Performance Medicine
Operating his own practice at UCD and DCU; O'Neills Sports Medicine Clinic, and Medical Officer for the Irish team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Rod is responsible for overseeing the delivery of sports medical support systems across the sports, with particular emphasis on rehabilitation and injury prevention. rmcloughlin@instituteofsport.ie |
Ali Porter - Head of Operations
Ali has over 10 years experience in the development, implementation and management of business systems. Responsible for the Institute’s service efficiency, quality and resource management, she also provides support to sports to help advance their high performance systems. aporter@instituteofsport.ie |
Daragh Sheridan - Head of Performance Skills
Daragh joined the Institute in July 2008 from his own sports development company. He is currently managing the Institute's Athlete Career Development Programme, which aims to assist elite athletes in identifying and developing long term career paths that meet the needs of an athlete lifestyle. dsheridan@instituteofsport.ie |
Ken Lynch - Head of Talent Development
Ken joined the Institute in August 2008 from the Peter Snell Institute of Sport in New Zealand and is responsible for leading the Institute's work to support athletes successfully combine elite training and study. He comes to us with a background in both education and high performance sport. klynch@instituteofsport.ie |
Tony Cunningham - Head of Performance Planning and Evaluation
Tony works between the Institute and the Sports Council on the performance planning process with the focus sports. He is also responsible for coordinating payments to service providers under the Carding Scheme. tcunningham@instituteofsport.ie |
Deirdre Lyons - Head of Performance Support Services
Deirdre joined the Institute from her role as Carding Scheme Coordinator at Coaching Ireland (formerly the National Coaching and Training Centre; NCTC) and is responsible for the operational management and coordination of science and medical support services. dlyons@instituteofsport.ie |
Caroline MacManus - Head of Performance Science
Caroline also joined the Institute from Coaching Ireland (formerly the National Coaching and Training Centre; NCTC) where she operated as senior exercise physiologist. Caroline is currently involved in the development of the Institute’s High Performance Centres and the coordination of Performance Science services. cmacmanus@instituteofsport.ie |