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Hockey IrelandHigh Performance Director
Sep. 2022IrelandAs High Performance Director at Hockey Ireland, I lead the national high performance programme, with a focus on driving sustainable success across our senior international teams and the development of our junior talent pipeline. In this role, I am responsible for shaping and executing Hockey Ireland’s High Performance Strategy in alignment with the broader organisational vision. This includes leading a multi-disciplinary team of coaches, support staff, and sport science professionals, while working closely with key partners such as Sport Ireland, Sport NI, the Irish and Northern Irish Institutes of Sport, and the Olympic Federation of Ireland. At the heart of my work is the development of people—players, coaches, and staff. I lead the creation of a high performance system that fosters clarity, trust, alignment and continuous improvement. From senior international squads to the national performance pathway, I focus on aligning people, teams, programmes, pathways and system development with world-leading performance research and interventions, ensuring that our sport and nation are progressive, impactful, and future-focused.
Hockey IrelandSenior Women’s Team Manager
Nov. 2020 - Sep. 2022
Self-employedStrategic Planning Consultant
Mar. 2020 - Aug. 2020
Hockey IrelandBoard Of Directors
May. 2019 - Mar. 2020
Hidden StrengthCo-Owner
Nov. 2018 - Sep. 2022Naas, Co. Kildare | Southampton, UKAs Co-Founder of Hidden Strength, I worked alongside Trish Patterson to design and deliver people-focused leadership development experiences rooted in performance psychology, resilience, and team dynamics. Drawing from our diverse backgrounds—including military leadership, international sport, ultra-endurance events, parenting, and executive coaching—we created practical tools and strategies to help individuals and teams unlock untapped potential. Our work centered on the belief that challenge is a catalyst for growth. We supported individuals and organisations in developing the mindset and emotional intelligence needed to lead through adversity, set ambitious goals, and move beyond comfort zones. Whether through keynotes, seminars, or bespoke coaching programs, we helped leaders strengthen their capability to navigate complexity, engage their teams, and drive sustainable high performance. Operating across diverse sectors, we worked with clients facing high-pressure demands, guiding them to build resilience, deepen self-awareness, and lead and perform with greater impact.
RTEOlympics & World Cup Hockey Analyst
Aug. 2016 - Aug. 2018
The Performance HUB : Executive Coaching & Team CoachingPartner
Jun. 2015 - Jan. 2019As a Partner at The Performance HUB, I designed and delivered coaching interventions that supported individuals, teams, and organisations in unlocking potential and achieving sustainable performance gains. Our work was grounded in the belief that people are the central force in any organisation—when leaders and teams are empowered to grow, performance naturally follows. I partnered with clients across diverse industries, including IT, recruitment, service engineering, and academia, to co-create development strategies tailored to their unique challenges and goals. My role focused on executive and team coaching, where I brought together psychological insight, leadership theory, and high-performance sport principles to enable clients to stretch beyond perceived limits. With a background as an international athlete in hockey and rugby 7s, I integrated my own insight on the discipline, mindset, and resilience required to consistently perform under pressure. At The Performance HUB, we took a deeply human approach—balancing ambition with wellbeing, challenge with support. My coaching interventions often aimed to help individuals clarify their purpose, increase their self-awareness, and lead with intention. For teams and organisations, I facilitated alignment, trust-building, and behavioural change to drive performance from the inside out. This period was a formative time in my development as a coach, deepening my understanding of the context of day-to-day organisational life and how high performance sporting principles are universally transferable.
Irish Rugby Football UnionPlayer
Jul. 2014 - Aug. 2015DCUI was an Irish Sports Council/IRFU training award recipient as part of the Irish Women’s Rugby 7’s squad. I was one of 23 players in a centralised training programme with the aim of qualifying for the Rio Olympics, 2016. This involved an average of 30 hours of elite, international level preparation every week.
Management Drives Europe BVIntern
Sep. 2013 - Jan. 2014Zeist, Utrecht.During my time here I attained certification in Management Drives 'Individual Profiles' and 'Groups and Teams.' This allows me to use this tool and feedback on individual, team and organisational profiles. I shadowed consultants during their English workshops and consulted with the Managing Partners to translate their questionnaires, brochures and accompanying documentation into English.
Stichtsche Cricket en Hockey Club (SCHC)Professional Hockey Player
Sep. 2013 - Jan. 2014Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands.As a professional player I trained 5 times weekly with the team, playing matches each Sunday in the Dutch hoofdklasse. This involved moving to Holland, learning some of the language, upskilling on their tactical concepts and playing in an exceptionally high standard league.
St Andrews College, BooterstownHead Coach
Sep. 2009 - May. 2013DublinDuring my time at St. Andrews College, I was assistant coach to the senior girls team, head coach to the same team for two years after that, and head coach to the minor girls in my final year. This involved 3 coaching contact points per week over a 30 week season, student-player management, negotiating with key stakeholders, competition and travel planning, developing and coaching tactical principles of play and overseeing the physical and technical season plan. Over this 4 year period what I enjoyed most was the on-field coaching of the players. These girls ranged from 13-18 and I always saw my role as coach as one of developing the whole person, encouraging their love for hockey, and consolidating and building their confidence in their own ability. My philosophy was, and is, to get the best out of each player and to create an environment where they have the right measure of challenge, support, feedback and resources to fulfill their potential. My focus was to encourage best performance, true competitiveness and team service.
Irish Hockey AssociationPlayer
Jun. 2006 - Apr. 2014UCD, BelfieldOver an 8 year career I trained and competed as a member of the Irish Senior Women's international team, world ranked 14th/15th. This involved regular competition at World and European level, and daily engagement in elite level physical, mental, technical and tactical programmes, training 15-20 hours per week and managing my life around this.
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