Who Will Pay Pat Hickey’s Bond?
Pat Hickey’s delight at being freed to return home will be tempered by the refusal yesterday of the Olympic Council of Ireland to pay the €410,000 bond required by the Brazilian courts…
Read MoreNov 18, 2016 | News Members, Olympics
Pat Hickey’s delight at being freed to return home will be tempered by the refusal yesterday of the Olympic Council of Ireland to pay the €410,000 bond required by the Brazilian courts…
Read MoreNov 17, 2016 | News Members, Rugby
There will be some interesting challenges for the IRFU in terms of balancing the desire to host a world class Rugby World Cup event and the potential for leaving long term Irish Rugby sponsors on the sidelines…
Read MoreNov 17, 2016 | News Members, Olympics
The imminent return to Ireland of Pat Hickey will be greeted with a mix of human relief and nervousness over whether his presence will temper the demands for reform that are swirling around the Olympic Council of Ireland.
Read MoreNov 16, 2016 | News Members, Rugby, Venues
We run down the list of Stadia selected for the long list by the bid team and highlight the strengths of all as well as the weaknesses of a few and their chances of being there in 2023…
Read MoreNov 16, 2016 | News Members, Rugby
What is the process now the bid has launched, what are our chances of success and what is the image we are presenting to the world? Under the hood of the bid to host the Rugby World Cup…
Read MoreNov 16, 2016 | Government, News Members, Rugby
The value of winning the right to host the Rugby World Cup is estimated between €800 million and €2 billion. We look at where that can come from and why it is very real…
Read MoreNov 15, 2016 | Jobs in Sport, News Members
The Global Sponsorship Manager for heineken is moving on. What could that mean for sporting sponsorship and the Irish team?…
Read MoreNov 15, 2016 | News Members, Rugby
Ireland’s bid to host the Rugby World Cup will be unveiled in Dublin today. We also take a look at how World Rugby has been looking back on the year going by…
Read MoreNov 15, 2016 | News Members, Soccer
Waterford United has been taken over by English businessman Lee Power who is also the Chairman of Swindon Town. We look at his history in the game and what it means for Waterford…
Read MoreNov 14, 2016 | MMA, News Members
Conor McGregor was a big winner in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night but American fans reacted with disdain to his claims on ownership of a stake in UFC…
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