Sports organisations need to take a hard look in the mirror

Church, State, gardaí, charities, and sport have been cut off at the knees by the modern phenomenon of the death of deference, writes Gerard Howlin.

YESTERDAY on this page Fergus Finlay, whose day job is CEO of Barnardos, pointed out the paucity of basic information on the Olympic Council of Ireland’s (OCI) website.

Accounts are lacking and they are a critical symptom of public accountability. An experienced leader of a reputable charity, Finlay called for minimal governance standards as a prerequisite of government funding from January 1.