Rowing Ireland CEO Carpenter remains on leave  

Michelle Carpenter’s role as chief executive was taken over on February 1st on an interim basis by Matt McKerrow

Michelle Carpenter, CEO of Rowing Ireland. Picture: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Rowing Ireland CEO Michelle Carpenter, who was unable to attend January’s Oireachtas committee meeting to discuss athlete welfare in the sport’s high-performance programme, remains on leave until the middle of March.

Carpenter’s role as chief executive was taken over on February 1st on an interim basis by Matt McKerrow. A former CEO of both Triathlon Ireland and Cycling Ireland, he took on the post of head of governance and planning in the rowing body last summer.