Tom Reidy appointed to lead High Performance Programme

Ex-pro player and Olympian Tom Reidy is the new high performance director of Badminton Ireland.

The appointment follows a decision by Badminton Ireland to strengthen its high performance team after the London Olympics where, for a second, time, two Irish players had qualified.

Reidy, originally from Adare, Co Limerick, played for the USA in the men's doubles at the 1992 Olympic Games. He then moved to Swede where he player pro badminton for two years before beginning a distinguished career as a coach, most recently working at the Swedish National Badminton Centre.

Reidy has already taken the Irish squad for one session at the National Training Centre in Marino.

Current performance manager Michael Watt from Belfast moves to the position of Programmes Manager, taking care of administration and paperwork.

Dublin-based Dan Magee continues as national coach, answering to Reidy and managing the high performance centre daily at the Marino Institute of Education.

Along with Badminton Ireland CEO Richard Vaughan, the trio will make up the Badminton Ireland HP Committee.