Swim Ireland on road to funds restoration after appointment

THE appointment in the High Court yesterday of Sarah Keane as CEO of Swim Ireland looks like the first step towards the organisation having its funding restored by the Irish Sports Council.

The court decision was welcomed last night by various parties - not least Sports Council Chief Executive John Treacy - as the beginning of a new era for the sport in this country.

But, it emerged last night in a secret internal report on the organisation, that it had accrued fees in the region of €65,000 as a result of the non-appointment of a CEO.