The rapidly-growing popularity of cricket in Ireland is showing no signs of slowing down, with junior participation numbers more than doubling in the past year. An amazing 24,654 youngsters now playing the game.
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A special allocation of €1 million in funding for boxing clubs to upgrade training facilities for young boxers, particularly women has been announced by Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring.
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RTE Sport has secured the rights to broadcast Republic of Ireland soccer qualifiers for France 2014 and Russia 2016. The rights are across TV, Radio, Online and Mobile and guarantee free to air access.
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Dublin GAA has signed a fourth commercial partnership in the last few months, adding ROS Nutrition to the roster of supporters brought on board through the increasing commercial work of Bernard Brogan and Legacy Consultants.
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US Baseball Stadia are getting ready for the next stage of a 1000 Fold increase in mobile data demand from paying customers. Sport and sponsors need to act to connect with fans or risk a poor user experience.
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Sport is the main driver of live TV audiences and the main target for advertisers seeking a massive TV audience. That creates value for rights holders and is prompting a major battle between Sky and BT Sport.
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Man United’s commercial tactics of dividing rights by geography could give valuable pointers on new sponsorship opportunities for the GAA and other elements of ‘Brand Ireland’ in sport.
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Rory McIlroy has Swiss watchmaker Omega as his third major sponsorship deal of the year, on the eve of the US Masters tournament at Augusta, Georgia. It earns a lot but demands a lot too.
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Cricket Ireland has added another official supplier to its growing roster of commercial partnerships with the appointment of Abbey Travel as its official travel supplier.
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The FAI has confirmed that the Republic of Ireland will play Spain in an international friendly at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 11th. This will follow a game against England on May 29 in a season end to savour.
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