Big changes underway at two of Ireland Olympic powerhouse bodies

Talk of a high-performance reshuffle some months ago has now produced a shake-up with Dominic Casey, the renowned lightweight rowing guru from Skibbereen, confirmed in a High Performance Lead coaching role.

CHANGING TIDES: Jon Rudd and Antonio Maurogiovanni have both moved on from their positions within Ireland Olympics.

Major changes are afoot at two of the Olympic sports that, between them, delivered five of Ireland’s seven medals at last year’s Paris Games.

Jon Rudd, whose eight years as Swim Ireland’s National Performance Director produced a huge upsurge in performances and medals at European, World and Olympic levels, is moving on to pastures new.