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Biography

Dr Aoife Lane is Head of Department of Sport and Health Sciences at TUS Midlands and Founder of the Women’s Gaelic Players Association. Aoife completed the BSc in Sport and Exercise Science in University of Limerick before undertaking a Masters in Health Promotion in NUI Galway and a PhD in Physical Activity in Irish Women in WIT. Aoife has lectured in Physical Activity and Health, Research Methods, Statistics, Epidemiology, and GAA Coaching. Aoife served as a representative on the first National GAA Health and Wellbeing group and is currently Chair of the Gaelic Games Sports Science Advisory Group. Aoife is Director of the SHE Research Group (www.sheresearch.ie).

Activities

Employment (2)

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest: Athlone, IE

2017-01-01 to present | Head of Department (Sport and Health Sciences)
Employment
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Waterford Institute of Technology: Waterford, IE

2003-10-10 to 2016-12-31 | Lecturer/Head of Department (Sport and Exercise Science)
Employment
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Education and qualifications (3)

Waterford Institute of Technology: Waterford, IE

2007-01-01 to 2011-03-18 | PhD in Physical Activity and Health (Sport and Exercise Science)
Education
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National University of Ireland Galway: Galway, Galway, IE

2002-09-01 to 2003-09-18 | MA in Health Promotion (Health)
Education
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University of Limerick: Limerick, IE

1998-09-01 to 2002-06-14 | BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Science (PE and Sports Science)
Education
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Professional activities (1)

Women's Gaelic Players Association: Dublin, IE

2015-01-01 to 2019-01-01 | Founder and ex Chairperson
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Funding (3)

Evaluation of Phase 2 of the GAA Healthy Club Project

2017-01 to 2018-12 | Award
GAA (Dublin, IE)
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Aoife Lane

EU Sports Club for Health

2016-01 to 2018-01 | Grant
European Commission (Helsinki, EU, FI)
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Evaluation of GAA Healthy Club Project

2015-10 to 2017-10 | Award
GAA (Dublin, IE)
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Works (40)

An Investigation of Youth Gaelic Games Coaching Practices

International Sport Coaching Journal
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin Gavin; Aoife Lane; Kieran Dowd
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An exploration of national and local policies supporting health promoting sports clubs in the Republic of Ireland

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
2024 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: A. Van Hoye; Aoife Lane; A. Vuillemin; C. Woods
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

Linear Sprint Testing Methods in Gaelic Games

International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science
2024 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eddie McGuinness; Mark Lyons; Kris Beattie; Aoife Lane; Clement L. Higginbotham; Robin Healy
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

The psychology of Gaelic games: a co-produced scoping review to inform research, policy, and practice

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
2024-12-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Patricia C. Jackman; Aoife Lane; Nicole Wells; Kate Kirby; Matthew D. Bird
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The Strength Characteristics of Elite and Subelite Female Gaelic Football Players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
2024-06-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: William Hughes; Robin Healy; Mark Lyons; Clement L. Higginbotham; Aoife Lane; Kris Beattie
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

Health promotion policies, perceptions, actions and needs in sports clubs in Ireland

Health Education Journal
2024-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aurelie Van Hoye; Benny Cullen; Aoife Lane; Kevin Volf; Liam Kelly; Enrique Garcia Bengoechea; Anne Vuillemin; Catherine Woods
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

Implementation of the GAA 'healthy clubs project' in Ireland

Health Promotion International
2024-02-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: A. Van Hoye; C. Regan; Aoife Lane; A. Vuillemin; C. Woods
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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A Review of the Impact of Sporting Role Model-Led Interventions on Physical Activity and Sport Participation of Female Youth

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
2024-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eimear Kelly; Katie Liston; Kieran Dowd; Aoife Lane
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Similarities and Differences of Youth Males and Females Experiences in Organized Sport: A Case Study of Gaelic Games

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
2024-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Aoife Lane; Paul Donnelly; Peter Horgan; Michael McKay
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Health promoting sports federations

Frontiers in Public Health
2023 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aurélie Van Hoye; Susanna Geidne; Anne Vuillemin; Kieran Dowd; Iva Glibo; Sandra Heck; Bjarne Ibsen; Stacey Johnson; Melanie Kingsland; Sami Kokko et al.
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

I Realized It Was a Different Kind of Culture to Other Sports"

Sport Psychologist
2023 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Patricia C. Jackman; Aoife Lane; David Tod; Matthew D. Bird
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Peak Speed in Gaelic Games

International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science
2023 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eddie McGuinness; Kris Beattie; Mark Lyons; Aoife Lane; Clement L. Higginbotham; Robin Healy
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

Older adults' and service providers' experiences of a settings-based health promotion initiative in English football

Health Promotion International
2023-06-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Patricia C. Jackman; Aoife Lane; Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson; Hannah Henderson
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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The Effect of Different Strength Training Modalities on Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes

Sports Medicine
2023-05 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: William Hughes; Robin Healy; Mark Lyons; Alan Nevill; Clement L. Higginbotham; Aoife Lane; Kris Beattie
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Effects of engaging in mass participation sporting events on physical activity behaviour,

Health Promotion International
2023-04-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Zoe McVinnie; Carolyn R. Plateau; Aoife Lane; Niamh Murphy; Clare Stevinson
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Health promoting sports clubs

Health Promotion International
2023-04-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aurélie Van Hoye; Aoife Lane; Kieran Dowd; Jan Seghers; Alex Donaldson; Linda Ooms; Sami Kokko; Susanna Geidne
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Development of the health promoting sports club - national audit tool

European Journal of Public Health
2022-09-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Stacey Johnson; Anne Vuillemin; Aoife Lane; Kieran Dowd; Susanna Geidne; Sami Kokko; Alex Donaldson; Jan Seghers; Stephen Whiting; Aurélie Van Hoye
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

Health Promotion in Sports Settings

Handbook of Settings-Based Health Promotion
2022-01-01 | Book chapter | Author
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Contributors: Aurélie Van Hoye; Susanna Geidne; Jan Seghers; Aoife Lane; Alex Donaldson; Matthew Philpott; Sami Kokko
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

Seasonal changes in the physical activity levels of youth Gaelic football players

Journal of Sports Sciences
2021 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Kevin W. Gavin; Aoife Lane; Kieran Dowd
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

Health promoting sports club in practice

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-05-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aoife Lane; Niamh Murphy; Colin Regan; David Callaghan
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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The contribution of gaelic football participation to youth physical activity levels

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
2020-12 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Kevin W. Gavin; Aoife Lane; Kieran Dowd
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE

A healthy sports club initiative in action in Ireland

Health Education Journal
2020-02-10 | Journal article
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Part of ISSN: 1748-8176
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Does sports club participation contribute to physical activity among children and adolescents? A comparison across six European countries

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
2019-12-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Sami Kokko; Leena Martin; Susanna Geidne; Aurelie Van Hoye; Aoife Lane; Jeroen Meganck; Jeroen Scheerder; Jan Seghers; Jari Villberg; Michal Kudlacek et al.
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Health Promotion Interventions in Sports Clubs

Health Education and Behavior
2019-08-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Susanna Geidne; Sami Kokko; Aoife Lane; Linda Ooms; Anne Vuillemin; Jan Seghers; Pasi Koski; Michal Kudlacek; Stacey Johnson; Aurélie Van Hoye
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Exploring bodily sensations experienced during flow states in professional national hunt jockeys

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
2019-01-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Patricia C. Jackman; Gerry Fitzpatrick; Aoife Lane; Christian Swann
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Health promotion orientation of GAA sports clubs in Ireland

Sport in Society
2017-02-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aoife Lane; Niamh Murphy; Alex Donohoe; Colin Regan
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Piecing the puzzle together

Global Health Promotion
2016-03-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Sami Kokko; Alex Donaldson; Susanna Geidne; Jan Seghers; Jeroen Scheerder; Jeroen Meganck; Aoife Lane; Bridget Kelly; Meghan Casey; Rochelle Eime et al.
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Leveraging mass participation events for sustainable health legacy

Leisure Studies
2015-11-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Niamh Murphy; Aoife Lane; Adrian Bauman
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An effort to 'leverage' the effect of participation in a mass event on physical activity

Health Promotion International
2015-09-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aoife Lane; Niamh Murphy; Adrian Bauman
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Experiences of flow in jockeys during flat-race conditions

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
2015-07-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: P. Jackman; M. C. Van Hout; Aoife Lane; G. Fitzpatrick
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Prevalence and correlates of physical inactivity in community-dwelling older adults in Ireland

PLoS ONE
2015-02-11 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Elaine M. Murtagh; Marie H. Murphy; Niamh M. Murphy; Catherine Woods; Alan M. Nevill; Aoife Lane
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Screen time increases risk of overweight and obesity in active and inactive 9-year-old Irish children

Journal of Physical Activity and Health
2014-07-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aoife Lane; Michael Harrison; Niamh Murphy
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Active for a day

Journal of Physical Activity and Health
2012-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aoife Lane; Niamh Murphy; Adrian Bauman; Tien Chey
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Active for a day: predictors of relapse among previously active mass event participants.

Journal of physical activity & health
2012-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Lane A; Murphy N; Bauman A; Chey T
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Aoife Lane via Europe PubMed Central

Randomized controlled trial to increase physical activity among insufficiently active women following their participation in a mass event

Health Education Journal
2010-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Aoife Lane; Niamh Murphy; Adrian Bauman; Tien Chey
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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The role of community programmes and mass events in promoting physical activity to patients

British Journal of Sports Medicine
2009-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: A. Bauman; N. Murphy; Aoife Lane
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Technological University of the Shannon - PURE
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Do Mass Participation Sporting Events Have a Role in Making Populations More Active? Research Report 2.

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Sports Club for Health (SCforH) – updated guidelines for health-enhancing sports activities in a club setting.

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Aoife Lane

Sports, Gender, and Representation: The Women’s Gaelic Players’ Association

The Business and Culture of Sports: Society, Politics, Economy, Environment
Book chapter
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The Impact of Participation in the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon on Physical Activity Behaviour in Women.Research Report 1.

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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for BMJ open sport & exercise medicine. (1)