Every Monday we highlight the sporting weekend gone by through five key numbers that tell something of the passion and excitement that sport brings and which business can benefit from.
15 – The number of minutes Fionnuala Britton spent with fans signing autographs at Santry after winning the Senior Women’s National Cross Country Championship. Britton will now bid for a European title hat trick in Belgrade in December.
Read more of our recent athletics coverage
8 – The number of senior All Ireland Hurling medal winners who won the Clare County Senior Football Championship with Cratloe on Saturday, and then won a Munster Football semi final 24 hours later.
Read more of our recent GAA coverage
8 – The number of relatives of golfer Jason Day that lost their lives in the Phillipines in Typhoon Haiyan. They include his Grandmother, uncle and six cousins.
Read more about our golf coverage.
17,974 – James McClean’s followers on Twitter, which he has quit in the past on a number of occasions and where he got into hot water again over the weekend with comments about the Belfast Telegraph newspaper. Reports suggest a game day ban may be requested of players.
Read more of our recent Soccer coverage.
17 – The number of Grade One race wins secured by Hurricane Fly, the reigning Champion Hurdle with victory in the Stan James.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown. The win was one of five for jockey Ruby Walsh and seven for trainer Willie Mullins on a day of great achievement in Irish racing.
Read more of our recent horse racing coverage.
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