To understand just how far the Olympic movement in Ireland has travelled since 2016, you only need to look to page 76 of the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s annual report There, in black and white, is a stark, sobering reminder of the recent past, and a warning of how that past, even now, could still impact its future. The movement is celebrating its centenary in Ireland this year, a 100-year period that traverses wars, conflict and profound societal change.    Yet, by any metric, 2016, when its president was arrested on ticket touting charges in Rio and relationships with athletes and…

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