More women, volunteers needed in sport, says minister

SPORTS Minister John O’Donoghue is to table Cabinet proposals to protect sport’s endangered species — volunteers and women.

The Minister is seeking Government backing for a novel proposal to rescue volunteerism from the clutches of the Celtic Tiger. And Mr O'Donoghue also admitted he is "very concerned" at the participation levels of women in sport in Ireland.

Obesity, he said, was not the only serious lifestyle concern facing this and the next generation.