About Us

The activity of the Olympic Movement, symbolised by the five interlaced rings, is universal and permanent. It covers the five continents and reaches its peak with the bringing together of the athletes of the world for the great sporting festivals that are the Olympic Games, both summer and winter versions.

Contact details for the Olympic Council of Ireland and for member federations.

A series of profiles of the executive committee of the Irish Olympic Council.

A short background biography of the staff of the Olympic Council of Ireland.

The Olympic Council of Ireland provides leadership for Olympic sport in Ireland. It has a clear vision, mission , and set of key objectives to enable it to make a positive impact at home , in Europe, and within the Olympic Movement worldwide.

J.J. Keane, then one of Irelands leading sports administrators was elected to the International Olympic Committee in 1922 and it is now generally accepted that the Irish Olympic Council as it was known at the outset, came to existence in 1922 but due to the loss of the minutes of the early meetings of the Council, the exact date is now not known.