Irish Sports Council to review Beijing Games without OCI

THE Irish Sports Council (ISC) is pressing ahead with its Beijing review without the involvement of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), an ISC spokesman confirmed last night.

Paul McDermott revealed: “Neil Tunnicliff, the consultant who carried out the Athens review, is also carrying out the Beijing review which is at an advanced stage. We would expect it will be published this side of Christmas.”

The Steering Group in charge of the review is chaired by Judge Rory McCabe and also includes Pat O’Neill, a former chairman of the ISC, and top business executive Gary Owens.