Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has re-appointed Alison Nicholl to the board of Sport Northern Ireland.

The appointment runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030.

Nicholl has served on the Sport NI board since April 2022.

Sport NI is an arm's-length body of the Department for Communities. It was established under the Recreation and Youth Service (NI) Order 1986.

Its role is to develop sport and physical recreation across Northern Ireland.

The appointment follows the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland Code of Practice.

Nicholl works as a senior technology consultant at EY. She previously served as Head of Digital Transformation at Invest Northern Ireland.