This February 2026, we are delighted to offer a unique Women in Sport Leadership Programme, delivered by Sarah O’Shea of SOS Sports Consult in partnership with Lisa Clancy of Clansult. It is a dynamic interactive course which provides training, guidance and expertise to support women in sport to thrive in leadership positions.
The course is fully interactive and participants are provided with an insight to all facets of leadership through a series of 5 online and 1 in person session. Participants are encouraged to fully immerse themselves in the course which is designed to build confidence and enable participants to have a great connection with each other establishing valuable network of powerful women. This course is suitable for all female club leaders or aspiring club leaders such as committee members, coaches and other volunteers. We have achieved great success with the course in previous years, with graduates going on to become committee members, chairpersons or other leadership positions in their clubs and igniting real change.
The course valued at over 700 euros is completely subsidised by the Women in Sport funding from Sport Ireland. This course is open to women aged over 18 only.
Course Content
The course modules include the following core topics:
· Leadership and Values
· Networking and Collaboration
· Challenge and Resilience
· Crisis Management
· Communications and Developing Your Personal Brand
· Influencing and Change
· Governance
This year, we have 10 places available and we invite all interested females from affiliated rowing clubs to fill out the application form below. This year, we are collaborating with Special Olympics Ireland on the course, so participants will network and learn from leaders in this organisation also.
Dates (you should be available to attend all sessions):
Tuesday 24th February, Tuesday March 3rd, Tuesday March 10th, Tuesday March 17th (St Patrick’s Day) , Tuesday March 24th : 7pm-8pm online sessions
Sunday 29th March Half Day in person course in Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin
Applications close at 5pm on January 23rd.
Questions or queries can be sent to womeninsport@rowingireland.ie
