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.
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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.
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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.
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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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From Lions and Le Tour to the Derby and the International Walking Grand Prix, with the Irish Open and a packed house at Croke Park in the mix. It promises to be some weekend.
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The Arthur Guinness Projects will provide €3 million to bring creative projects to life in Ireland over the next three years. Sport will acount for one quarter of them, alongside food, music and the arts. Applications are open now.
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Airtricity is to put energy into the Dublin Marathon by taking over title sponsorship of the race and race series which last year together attracted over 34,000 participants.
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Connacht Rugby has teamed up with Yeats College of Galway to develop an ‘Elite Rugby Scholars Programme’. The partnership is new for Ireland but similar to programmes in soccer elsewhere.
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Electric Ireland has announced it is to sponsor the U18 Women’s Eurohockey Championships which will take place at UCD, Dublin from 29th July to 4th August 2013.
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Problems of obesity in children are rising rapidly and not being addressed in schools. A report published in Wales this week calls for the introduction of sport as a core subject alongside maths and science. How does Ireland measure up?
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