Incredibly proud to have our CEO, Moira Aston, named in the 50 Women of Influence in Irish sport. Moira is continuing to drive Canoeing Ireland towards ever bigger and better horizons, and is a perfect addition to the list. Congratulations Moira!

Sport for Business

‘Moira Aston has served as CEO of Canoeing Ireland since December 2018 and is a highly respected leader across the sporting ecosystem.

Well-regarded among her peers on the Sport Ireland Campus she is one of a trio of female CEO’s in water sports alongside Michelle Carpenter in Rowing and Sarah Keane in Swimming.

She brought to life a ‘Bridge the Gap’ initiative within her own sport helping to identify outstanding Women in the sport that can develop into leadership roles.

She was elected to the Executive Committee of the Olympic Federation of Ireland and has served on the board of the Meath Local Sports Partnership

Previously she held senior administrative positions at Athletics Ireland, including as Operations Director. She completed a Masters in Business Administration at UCD Smurfit Business School in 2018.’