What Future for Ulster Bank and Sport?
Ulster Bank has announced plans to close up to 40 branches before the end of next year. What does this mean for a sporting partnership programme that reaches into the highest levels of Irish sport?
Read MoreJul 3, 2013 | GAA, News Members, Rugby
Ulster Bank has announced plans to close up to 40 branches before the end of next year. What does this mean for a sporting partnership programme that reaches into the highest levels of Irish sport?
Read MoreJul 3, 2013 | GAA, News Members
Fighting Blindness was announced at Croke Park yesterday as one of the five official GAA charities for 2013. We look at how they are equipped to make the most of the opportunity.
Read MoreJul 3, 2013 | Golf, News Members, Sports Tourism, Venues
The story of the venue for the 2013 Irish Open and how sport has been at the heart of its development by the Mallaghan family into one of Ireland’s leading sporting, leisure and business facilities.
Read MoreJul 2, 2013 | GAA, News Members
The GAA will be looking forward to an attendance boost from a key qualifier this weekend as well as major games in Dublin and Killarney. Could it be on track to beat last year which benefitted from an All Ireland Final replay?
Read MoreJul 2, 2013 | News Members, Participation, Sports marketing, Tennis
The second AIG National Tennis Day takes place this weekend coinciding with the Wimbledon finals. We look at how Ireland’s focus on clubs compares to a UK programme of bringing the sport into previously untapped areas.
Read MoreJul 2, 2013 | Golf, News Members, Sports Tourism, Venues
TV is critical but local support for major international events can be just as important in terms of walk up crowds. the 2012 Irish Open at Royal Portrush sold out and organisers at Carton House were determined to make 2013 a local winner.
Read MoreJul 1, 2013 | News Members, Tennis
40 years ago 63 Women tennis players came together to press for equality in their sport. Today it seems obvious and right but still many of the challenges which they overcame exist. They did show the way though.
Read MoreJul 1, 2013 | Golf, News Members, Sports Tourism
The Irish Open is the centrepiece of a sports tourism sector in golf that delivers €200 million a year to Ireland. In the first of a three part series we look at why the Golf Ireland investment pays such a strong dividend.
Read MoreJun 28, 2013 | News Members, Soccer, Social media, Technology, Venues
Celtic is the latest top sports venue to fit hi density Wi-Fi for fans to engage with digital media through. It is becoming the standard and failure to adopt here may impact on major event bids.
Read MoreJun 28, 2013 | News Members, Rugby
The Alcohol debate around sport continues to rage here but across the water sports are signing up to long term deals with brewers that are being accepted without qualms by society and Government.
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