Cantwell hoping to banish age of resistance and ‘locked doors’ to the past

Ireland rugby Grand Slam winner Lynne Cantwell has been appointed to lead a major new drive to break down the barriers to women in sport.

Sport Ireland (previously the Irish Sports Council) has doubled its annual funding (to €2m) for women’s sport initiatives. It is going to allocate a member of its staff to work full-time in this area and has also appointed a steering committee to guide its first ever ‘Women in Sport’ policy.