UCC Sport post-lockdown initiative attracts top-level worldwide support

A UCC Sport initiative focusing on sport post-lockdown has attracted worldwide interest and support, with UNESCO, the World Health Organisation and the International Olympic Committee among its supporters.
UCC Sport post-lockdown initiative attracts top-level worldwide support
Mon, 22 Jun, 2020 - 19:24
Michael Moynihan

Professor John O'Halloran, UCC Deputy President, Dr Fiona Chambers, UCC, and Morgan Buckley, UCC Director of Sport, with the Collingwood Cup, Sigerson Cup, and Fitzgibbon Cup. Pic: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision
Professor John O'Halloran, UCC Deputy President, Dr Fiona Chambers, UCC, and Morgan Buckley, UCC Director of Sport, with the Collingwood Cup, Sigerson Cup, and Fitzgibbon Cup. Pic: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

A UCC Sport initiative focusing on sport post-lockdown has attracted worldwide interest and support, with UNESCO, the World Health Organisation and the International Olympic Committee among its supporters.

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