2005 | Munster | Level 2
John McCarthy
Sports 4 Success
Sports 4 Success is an after schools education programme for boys and girls aged between 9-12 years who are educationally disadvantaged. The issues of education, health, physical ability, life skills, and social skills are collectively addressed through the medium of sport.
John is a former Maths and Science teacher from Limerick. He spent 11 years in Moscow during the end of the Cold War period as founder of a very large retail and trading company – Irlasto which was a joint venture with Stoilichny Bank. For many years John has had a keen interest in sports and has been an active participant in Gaelic games, soccer, rugby and athletics.
After returning to Ireland from Moscow, John set up his own consultancy business for Eastern Europe. In September 2000, John drew on his past experience in Education and Sport and established Sports 4 Success.
Today John is involved in 31 different schools throughout the country.
