Sky’s Irish Future
Sky is expanding its headcount in Ireland to over 900. Sport for Business caught up with Mark Anderson to look at why Ireland was an important region for the broadcast giant and at the importance it places on sport.
Read MoreMay 2, 2013 | News Members
Sky is expanding its headcount in Ireland to over 900. Sport for Business caught up with Mark Anderson to look at why Ireland was an important region for the broadcast giant and at the importance it places on sport.
Read MoreMay 2, 2013 | News Members, Soccer, Sports marketing
The battle for children’s summer time is hotting up with the FAI and eFlow combining to cut prices at 290 soccer camp venues by 1/3rd. We look at some of the benefits for sponsors of being involved in summer activity.
Read MoreMay 2, 2013 | Cricket, News Members
RSA is extending its support of Irish Cricket through title sponsorship of the RSA Inter Provincial Series. It is part of an ambitious strategic plan for the sport and a busy summer of cricket.
Read MoreMay 1, 2013 | News Members, Rugby
The Lions captured the headlines but a report on club sustainability in Irish Rugby will likely be of longer lasting importance. Player payments are to be banned in a bid to restore the amateur ethos at club level.
Read MoreMay 1, 2013 | News Members
The threat to sport of corruption through betting is as great as that of doping. In advance of a special Members Round Table we have the first of a two part article from an international expert in the field.
Read MoreApr 30, 2013 | Camogie, GAA, News Members, Participation
When we think of how commercial partnership can bring sporting programmes to life, days like the Allianz Cumman na mBunscoil Finals are the ones we should consider. Moments that sport provides which breathe life into communities.
Read MoreApr 30, 2013 | News Members, Rugby, Social media
Heineken has tapped into social media to paint a colourful picture of fan sentiment around the 2013 competition semi finals. The comparative value is interesting but the overall numbers surprisingly small.
Read MoreApr 30, 2013 | News Members, Sports marketing
The best commercial partnerships are the ones that have a clear measurable benefit for both sides. They do not have to worth a fortune, just to be of value. British Triathlon shows the way it can be done.
Read MoreApr 29, 2013 | News Members, Rugby, Sports Tourism
Munster came up short but every cloud has a silver lining, and the economic benefit of having two French clubs in the Heineken Cup Final on May 18th could be worth an additional €14.5 million to the country.
Read MoreApr 29, 2013 | News Members, Paralympics
Allianz has extended its international partnership with Paralympic sport through to at least the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016. It is hoped a local partnership will Paralympics Ireland will follow shortly.
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