Sarah Keane

This article is about the Irish sports administrator. For the American footballer, see Sara Keane.

Sarah Keane is the first female President of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, having been elected to that role in February 2017.[1][2] She is a former member of the Irish water polo team,[3] and is CEO of Swim Ireland,[4] a position she has held since 2004.[1]

Keane is a lawyer, with a bachelor's degree in Law and a masters degree in Commercial Law; she also holds diplomas in both corporate and financial management.[5] Before taking up her post at Swim Ireland she was an associate partner at Matheson law firm in Dublin.[3]

Keane was first elected to the Board of the Olympic Federation of Ireland in 2014.[5]

Keane has three children, and lives in Dublin.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Olympic Council of Ireland: passing on the torch". The Irish Times. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Olympic Council of Ireland EGM Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Watterson, Johnny (9 February 2017). "OCI election: Sarah Keane used to swimming against the tide". Irish Times. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Meet the Team: Staff". Swim Ireland. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Conference update: See our speaker Sarah Keane's biography". Federation of Irish Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.