Irish Squash up for Governing Body of the Year 2024 Award
Irish Squash have been shortlisted for the national governing body of the year award at the 2024 Irish Sports Industry Awards.
The awards are ran by the Federation of Irish Sports and will take place at Dublin’s College Green Hotel on Tuesday 28th May, with keynote speaker Minister for Finance Michael McGrath TD. Irish Squash have been nominated for this award alongside Basketball Ireland, IRFU and Canoeing Ireland.
It has been a stellar few months of growth for Irish Squash as highlighted in our 2023/24 annual report here, with tremendous progress being made throughout the organisation as we move closer to achieving our strategic goals.
Mary O’Connor, CEO of the Federation of Irish Sport said, “The Federation is delighted to host the 7th annual Irish Sport Industry Awards which recognise and reward excellence in the business of sport and entrepreneurship. Sport has a unique potential to drive positive change in Irish society, in the areas of public health, education, social integration, tourism and economic growth. These awards provide an important opportunity to recognise the multibillion-euro value of the sport sector to the Irish economy and celebrate the work of the more than 60,000 people employed within the sector.”
Sport for Business Founder and CEO Rob Hartnett, Chair of the Judging Panel commented, “It has been a real privilege to study the record number of nominations and to debate their merits with my fellow judges, each bringing a depth of industry knowledge and expertise to the discussion. The awards are a unique celebration of the intersection between sport and business. Congratulations to all those who have been shortlisted and achieving this accolade.”
