Dr Aoife Lane: Research in Ireland on Women in Sport
From Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network Podcast by Jacky Forsyth
November 1, 2025 · 30 min
About this episode
Dr Aoife Lane discusses her research on women in sport and the role of gender in physical activity in Ireland.
Aoife is Head of Department of Sport and Health Sciences in Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Athlone , lead of the SHE Research Centre and co-founder of míde (an all island consortium for research on women in sport, exercise and physical activity). Aoife supervises PhD projects on sex and gender influences on sport and physical activity, many in the context of Gaelic games. Aoife is also a member of Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport Committee . Topics covered: Míde research: More about this consortium, e.g., how started, aims, mission, development, what next; advice for others. Aoife's initial research on community-based physical activity and how this has evolved into more of a focus on sex and gender influences on sport and physical activity. Context of Gaelic games: Explanation and explanation of context, e.g., cultural context, community. Head of Department role and Sport Health and Exercise role. How Aoife combines/manages/finds time for all activities. Future research activities/goals.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Aoife Lane
Topics covered
- Míde research
- community-based physical activity
- sex and gender influences on sport and physical activity
- Gaelic games
- Head of Department role
- Sport Health and Exercise role
Keywords
- women in sport
- exercise
- research
- Ireland
- Technological University of the Shannon
- SHE Research Centre
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Ireland
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