Canoeing Ireland

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Irish Canoe Union
Sport
JurisdictionNational (Republic of Ireland)
Founded1960 (1960)
Headquarters Sports Campus Ireland
PresidentLynda Byron [1]
CEO Moira Aston [2]
Official website
www.canoe.ie
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The Irish Canoe Union, known as Canoeing Ireland since 2012, [3] is the governing body for paddlesports (canoeing and kayaking) in the Republic of Ireland. [4] It has been affiliated with the Olympic Federation of Ireland since 1964. [5] It is a member of the International Canoe Federation. [6]

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Athletes have represented the union at the Summer Olympics in 1972 [7] for kayaking, [8] and 1992 for Canadian canoeing. [9] Canoeing in Northern Ireland is regulated by the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland, a part of British Canoeing, but Northern Irish athletes may freely choose to represent Ireland at International level. [10]

The union is funded through membership fees, sponsorship and government grants through Sport Ireland. [4] The organisation is led by a president, [6] and chief executive officer. [11] [12]

Olympians

Controversy

Michael Scanlon was suspended as chief executive officer in 2011, and the decision was the subject of a High Court battle. [18] [19] [12] Another former CEO and Sporting Director, Karl Dunne, [20] also took a High Court case. [12] [21]

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