May 5, 2021
This Governance Code for Sport (the Code) is a voluntary code of practice for good governance of sport organisations in Ireland. Sport Ireland requires all National Sports Governing bodies to have the governance code adopted / in place in their organisation by 31st December 2021.
Now is the time to act to get all the five principles in place to enable the organisation to adopt the Code by 31st December 2021 deadline and be compliant.
The code is based on five principles:
- Leading our organisation
- Exercising control over our organisation
- Being transparent and accountable
- Working effectively
- Behaving with integrity
The process involves three steps:
On the journey form-showing that your organisation is committed to starting the process as set out for its organisation type and is now on the Adoption Journey to become compliant Public statement of compliance form
Public Statement of Compliance Form showing that your organisation has completed the process and now complies with the principles of the Governance Code for Sport for a three-year period
Comply or Explain Form The Governance Code for Sport then identifies a series of recommended Board practices to support organisations to comply with the Code. This form must be completed to show that the recommendations have been implemented and embedded by your organisation
How can OSK help?
OSK can assist your organisation in completing ‘Principle Two Exercising control over our organisation’ as this principle deals with financial aspects of the Code:
- Identifying and complying with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Making sure there are appropriate internal financial and management controls.
- Identifying major risks for our organisation and deciding ways of managing the risks.
So what does your organisation need to do to comply with ‘Principle 2 – Exercising control over our organisation’. The organisation must show that the following are in place:
- Financial procedures manual
- Internal controls
- Audit Committee
- Financial policies and financial reporting
- Regulatory compliance
- Risk assessment
- Financial management
The team in OSK have developed a package to assist your organisation to put in place the policies and procedures to enable your organisation to comply with Principle 2 of the Code.
If you need assistance on this aspect of the Code please contact, Deirdre McDermott mcdermottd@osk.ie audit and advisor director and she will outline what services OSK Accountants can provide in relation to Principle 2 of the code and provide a quote for these services.
OSK is the official Audit and Accounting partner of the Federation of Irish Sport (FIS) and the preferred supplier of these services to the Federation’s members.
Apr 30, 2021
The Federation welcomes yesterday’s announcement that outdoor based sport and physical activity for adults can recommence from May 10th. We also welcome the pathway outlining increased opportunities for primarily indoor based sporting activities to begin from June 7th. After a challenging 15 months for all within the sport and physical activity sector, the publication of the pathway is an important tool for all organisation’s planning for the weeks and months ahead.
While this is a positive step, the Federation is acutely aware of the ongoing concerns of many members, particularly those whose activities are predominantly indoor, We will continue to work with our members to voice their challenges over the coming weeks and months as we hope to see further successful easing of restrictions and a greater resumption of activity in line with the planned pathway as the vaccine rollout continues. We thank Minister Jack Chambers and his department officials for their ongoing efforts to support the sport and physical activity sector and we will continue to engage over the coming weeks.
ENDS.
Apr 28, 2021
Apr 26, 2021
Print Depot will move its offices from Unit 2D, Citylink Business Park, Old Naas Road, Dublin 12, D12 C421 to Unit 8, Citylink Business Park, Old Naas Road,Dublin, D12 R963 on the 30th of April .
In order to accommodate new opportunities and increased demand for their services , Print Depot are moving to a location which will provide an opportunity to extend and enhance their current range of services, to include digital printing, personalisation and fulfilment, promotional products, large format printing and lithographic print.
Print Depot
www.printdepot.ie
01 4568592
Apr 26, 2021
1,000 fans to attend Jersey Reds v Nottingham
23 April 2021 – Over 1,000 English rugby fans will once again experience the thrill of live rugby when Jersey Reds play host to Nottingham Rugby in the Greene King IPA Championship on Saturday 24 April 2021.
Jersey Reds will be the first team in English rugby to play in front of supporters in 2021 in what is the first game in front of fans at Stade Santander International Stadium since February 2020. It follows a decision by the Government of Jersey to allow fans back into stadiums in a strictly controlled fashion.
The return of fans to the stadium has been assisted by Future Ticketing, whose powerful software solution has provided multiple safety and compliance tools to ensure strict social distancing and attendance rules are in force.
The Jersey Reds’ fan experience is operated through an API integration of the Jersey Reds website – managed by The Refinery – that enables members and season ticket holders to log into the website to claim their tickets, with all attendee information featured on a GDPR compliant dashboard.
On Saturday, customers’ tickets will be scanned at each entry point in real-time along with the customers’ temperature, which will prompt additional attention should the customers’ temperature be higher than 37 degrees Celsius.
Commenting, Sean Dunne, Operations Manager, Jersey Reds, said: “We have had to prepare carefully for this home game, and once we knew it would be possible for spectators to attend, Future Ticketing was able to work with our website partners in setting up a reliable system. This enabled supporters to book their tickets, while giving the club secure access to customers’ contact details for track-and-trace purposes. We are excited and we can’t wait to have our fans back at the Stade.”
Commenting, Liam Holton, CEO of Future Ticketing, said: “The safe return of fans to sport in the UK is another milestone on the journey towards normalising society. We are delighted to help enable the return of fans safely to watch in person their beloved Jersey Reds. Over the last year, our team worked really hard to add technology tools such as social distancing seating, temperature control scanning, strict capacity management and contact tracing to ensure fans could return to games in a safe and compliant manner. The team at Jersey Reds has diligently worked towards this day for a long time and this unerring commitment to their fans has been second to none. We look forward to this being the first of many games where fans can get back to the heart of the action.”
Upcoming games at the Santander International Stadium include Jersey Reds facing Coventry Rugby on May 15th and Cornish Pirates on May 29th, where fans can continue to attend the stadium and experience live action in-person.
Future Ticketing
Future Ticketing is a leading provider of high-performance ticketing and sales-enabling digital software. We provide a cost competitive modern digital solution that enables events and venues to sell tickets directly through their own website and to monetise data.
For further information please visit our website at www.futureticketing.co.uk
Further information:
Ann Marie Guinan
UK Country Manager
annmarie@futureticketing.ie
Apr 23, 2021
23/04/2021
Alliance welcomes D-Day on insurance premiums
Says insurers must deliver significant reductions immediately
The Alliance for Insurance Reform has welcomed the implementation of the new judicial guidelines on personal injury payments, which come into effect this weekend.
Peter Boland, Director of the Alliance, said “Monday next, 26th April, the first working day following the implementation of these new guidelines, is D-Day. From this day, we expect the cost of motor and liability insurance policy renewals to drop significantly. The new guidelines, signed off by the Judicial Council in March, do not deliver the 80% reduction in minor injury damages that is necessary to bring us close to comparable jurisdictions. But at an estimated 50% reduction, it is nonetheless significant. Insurance premiums are based on future risk and every accident that happens from Monday and the majority of claims already made will be subject to the new guidelines, so the risk associated with every new motor and liability policy in Ireland will drop significantly and that must be reflected in the cost of those policies.”
Eoin McCambridge, Managing Director of McCambridge’s of Galway and director of the Alliance said “Insurers have consistently argued that the cost of claims drives the cost of insurance. This has been backed up by analysis the Alliance carried out with the Central Bank which shows that 42% of every single motor insurance policy is currently swallowed up by compensation payments*. From Monday, future payments will drop by an estimated 50% and there will be follow-on reductions in legal costs, broker commissions, Motor Insurer’s Bureau costs and reinsurance costs. So insurers must deliver significant reductions immediately to reflect this new reality.”
Tracy Sheridan, owner of Kidspace play centres in Rathfarnham and Rathcoole and director of the Alliance said “It is difficult to overstate the importance of this Monday for Irish motorists, charities, voluntary & community groups, sports & cultural organisations and SMEs which have long suffered from unsustainably high insurance costs. It is now up to insurers to deliver on their commitments and for Government to ensure they do so. Government must then follow through with reform of the duty of care and of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board so that insurance costs can be reduced to affordable levels and kept that way.”
ENDS
NOTES:
Department of Justice announcement of implementation here:
https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/b7b52-minister-mcentee-announces-commencement-of-the-personal-injuries-guidelines/
*”42% of every single motor insurance policy is currently swallowed up by compensation payments” – see pie chart in bottom left hand corner of our Infographic here:
https://insurancereform.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/air-infographic-no2-final.pdf
