24 participants revealed for LGFA’s 2022/2023 ‘Learn to Lead’ Female Leadership Programme

THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association is pleased to announce the list of 24 participants in the third ‘Learn to Lead’ Female Leadership programme.

 

‘Learn to Lead’ – a unique programme launched in 2019 – was devised to develop the next generation of female leaders within Ladies Gaelic Football.

 

20 graduates from the inaugural programme were honoured in February 2020, with the 2021/2022 graduates acknowledged in May 2022.

 

The 2022/2023 course will be delivered once again by experts in the fields of coaching, officiating, administration and PR/Media.

 

There was a big response to the LGFA’s application drive – and the long-list of applicants has been whittled down to 24 – six in each strand.

 

Over the course of four days and six evenings, diverse leadership skills will be examined, with the focus firmly on developing the skill-sets and techniques required to master each of the four strands.

 

The final list of 24 participants includes leading coaches, officials, administrators and players, representing the four provinces.

 

The programme will commence in the coming weeks, and run until February 2024.

 

Ladies Gaelic Football Association President Mícheál Naughton commented: “A key area of our Strategic Roadmap 2017-2022 was to define a model to promote Female Leadership across our Association.

 

“Following the establishment of a Female Leadership Workgroup, the Learn to lead programme came into being, as part of the overall Female Leadership strategy, and here we are today announcing the successful applicants for the 2022/2023 programme.

 

“We are incredibly proud to reveal the identities of the participants, who hail from a diverse range of backgrounds and communities.

 

“The common bond is the love of Ladies Gaelic Football and we have been so proud to see so many of our previous graduates thriving in their professional and sporting careers, and as volunteers within our Association.

 

“They were already such well-rounded and brilliant role models before the ‘Learn to Lead’ programme but they’ll be the first to confirm that they learned so much from it.

 

“We look forward to getting to know the 2022/2023 participants over the coming months and they will learn from the very best in the business in their respective strands.

 

“We wish each and every one of the participants the very best of good luck as they embark on their ‘Learn to Lead’ journeys.”

 

The full list of confirmed participants, and their various strands, is as follows:

Strand	Name	Club	County
Administration	Carolyn Mullane	Passage West	Cork
Administration	Celine Fee	St. Dominic’s	Roscommon
Administration	Mairéad Uí Éalaithe	Ballyboden Wanderers	Dublin
Administration	Michelle McKenna	Buncrana	Donegal
Administration	Paula Finan	Cill Óige	Westmeath
Administration	Paula Sands	Saul	Down
Coaching	Aisling Hill	Tir na nÓg	Antrim
Coaching	Amanda Donnelly	Round Towers	Kildare
Coaching	Clíodhna Malone	Milltown	Kildare
Coaching	Laura Redmond	Clongeen	Wexford
Coaching	Lyndsey Davey	Skerries Harps	Dublin
Coaching	Ursula Kilcoyne	St Faithleachs	Roscommon
Officiating	Amanda Leahy	St. Comgalls	Antrim
Officiating	Claire Flanagan	An Gleann	Derry
Officiating	Ella Nic an tSionnaigh	Setanta	Dublin
Officiating	Emma Dunne	St Fechins	Louth
Officiating	Janey McCauley	Moville	Donegal
Officiating	Orla McHale	Moy Davitts LGFA	Mayo
PR/Media	Lorraine Royle	Clashmore/Kinsalebeg	Waterford
PR/Media	Margaret Doyle	Craanford Monaseed	Wexford
PR/Media	Mary Kiernan	Ballymore	Longford
PR/Media	Niamh Donnelly	Sarsfields	Kildare
PR/Media	Rosaleen O’Brien	Keelnameela	Cork
PR/Media	Treasa Ryan	Oola	Limerick