Ex-Wales rugby international Amanda Bennett to lead Rowing Ireland independent review

The review has been announced after some athletes in the Irish rowing system disclosed troubling experiences

Minister Patrick O'Donovan said Amanda Bennett is "ideally positioned" to carry out the review. Pic: ©INPHO/Detlev Seyb

Former Welsh rugby international Amanda Bennett has been appointed to conduct an independent review into the organisational culture of Rowing Ireland’s high-performance programme.

Bennett is now a consultant in sports governance and has worked across that space with different organisations including the Football Association in England, the Irish Rugby Football Union and smaller voluntary sporting bodies.