Guinness Men’s Six Nations Rugby
January 31st to March 15th
Ireland seek to defend their title with home games against England and France on February 1st and 8th March, and away games against Scotland, Wales and Italy on February 9th and 22nd and March 15th.
Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown
February 1st and 2nd
Galopin Des Champs and BrighterDaysAhead are likely to be the stars of the show over two great days of racing action.
Super Bowl LIX
February 9th
SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Men’s Premier Division
February 14th to November 1st
Rarely has there been such a sense of anticipation and there is an Aviv Stadium clash between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers to kick off the opening weekend.
Special Olympics Winter Games
March 8th to 18th
Ireland has teams in Downhill Skiing and Floorball heading for the Games in Torino
SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Women’s Premier Division
March 8th to 11th October
Can Athlone Town go back to back under new management?
Cheltenham Festival
March 11th to 14th
Irish dominance has become the norm but can it last forever?
World Athletics Indoor Championships
March 21st to 23rd
Ireland has never had such a strong Athletics profile and medals as well as great performance could be on the cards in China
Guinness Women’s Six Nations Rugby
March 22nd to April 26th
Third place in last year’s tournament secured a place at the World Cup. Ireland face France and England on March 22nd in Belfast and on April 12th in Cork, and are away to Scotland, Wales and Italy.
Allianz League Finals
March 29th and 30th
The first football finals to be determined using the new rules will make this a season to capture plenty of attention.
US Masters Golf
April 10th to 13th
Rory’s career Grand Slam or is the scar tissue getting too deep?
Investec Champions Cup Final
May 24th
Could Leinster’s search for a fourth Champions Cup come to fruition in Cardiff?
UEFA Men’s and Women’s Champions League Finals
May 25th and May 31st
It’s takes a while to warm up but when the Champions League gets to the business end it becomes electric.
United Rugby Championship Grand Final
June 14th
Less than a week out from the Lions match in Dublin, an Irish Derby could be something of a double edged sword for fans.
British and Irish Lions First Ever International Test in Dublin
June 20th
History in the making on home soil for a team that has always captured the Irish Rugby imagination
British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia
June 28th to 2nd August
And having seen them live, surely following on TV at least up against Joe Schmidt and Australia
Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby
June 29th
One of the richest events to take place in Ireland and drawing the eyes of the bloodstock world.
UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Championship Finals
July 2nd to 27th
Let’s just try and forget what might have been and get as immersed as we can in a competition among the best of the best in Europe.
KPMG Women’s Irish Open
July 3rd to 6th
Year four of the revived KPMG Women’s Irish Open and Carton House will see the biggest crowds yet moved back earlier in the schedule.
World Aquatics Championships
July 11th to August 3rd
Daniel Wiffen is a global star in swimming and will carry Irish hopes to Singapore, though not alone.
The Open Championship at Royal Portrush
July 17th to 20th
Back on Irish soil for only the third time in history, and what fun the last time when Shane Lowry set the place alight.
All Ireland Hurling, Football, Ladies Football and Camogie Finals
July 20th, 27th, August 3rd, 10th
Clare, Armagh, Kerry and Cork will be defending their titles this summer. How many will make it to the final stage at Croke Park?
Galway Race Week
July 28th to August 3rd
The horses, the craic, the music and the characters in Ireland’s unique racing Festival
Dublin Horse Show
August 6th to 10th
Irish show jumpers are competing at the highest level around the world and will be looking to do so on home soil.
Women’s Rugby World Cup Finals
August 22nd to September 27th
Ireland are back on the Rugby World Cup stage and will be well supported just across the water. Group games against Japan in Northampton on August 24th, Spain at the same venue on August 31st and New Zealand in Brighton on September 7th could lead to more.
Aer Lingus College Football Classic
August 28th
Farmageddon is the sobriquet attached to the meeting of K-State Wildcats and Iowa State on the day that Dublin turns all Stars and Stripes
Amgen Men’s Irish Open Golf
September 4th to 7th
Rory again, looking to win in Ireland again, this time back at the K Club, after coming so close last year in Royal County Down
World Athletics Championships
September 13th to 21st
Could Tokyo be the stage for the next step forward in the career of Rhasidat Adeleke?
The Ryder Cup
September 26th to 28th
Bethpage Black in New York is the scene for the latest enthralling episode in the Ryder Cup?
Sports Direct FAI Men’s and Women’s Cup Finals
October 19th and November 9th
Among the best days of the year for domestic sport with all the drama and colour you could wish for.
World Gymnastics Championships
October 19th to 25th
Rhys McClenaghan could be back on the horse as a reigning World and Olympic Champion in Jakarta.
Irish Life Dublin Marathon
October 26th
The first entry in the diary for serious runners as Dublin opens its arms to over 20,000 brave souls.
SPORT FOR BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
The beauty of sport is that it keeps on coming. Whatever your preference these events all have the capacity to light up the year.
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