Fears over athlete welfare were raised with Rowing Ireland in 2019Sport Ireland’s Liam Harbison pointed out problems to CEO Michelle Carpenter long before she says ‘specific concerns’ came to light in March 2021‘What happened to Aileeen Crowley, Monika Dukarska, Sanita Puspure (pictured), Tara Hanlon, Lydia Heaphy, Gary O’Donovan and others could have been avoided. They could have been protected — but they weren’t.’ Photo: Daragh McSweeneyJohn Greene Today at 06:30Around an hour had passed in last week’s Oireachtas committee hearing into issues at Rowing Ireland when Alan Kelly dropped a bombshell.

Source: Irish Independent March 08, 2026 10:00 UTC