Punchestown set for five year high
The Punchestown Races boast 37 individual sponsors, over 500 companies in the corporate hospitality area and the best figures in terms of pre sales and attendance for five years. Things are looking up.
Read MoreApr 17, 2013 | Horse Racing, News Members, Sports Tourism
The Punchestown Races boast 37 individual sponsors, over 500 companies in the corporate hospitality area and the best figures in terms of pre sales and attendance for five years. Things are looking up.
Read MoreApr 16, 2013 | News Members, Participation
The world of sport is in mourning today for the lives lost and damaged by a bomb blast at the Boston Marathon. Sport is about celebration but is a target for destruction. It is about to change in terms of security.
Read MoreApr 15, 2013 | News Members
Triathlon Ireland has signed a four year deal with Irish Brand Shadow to develop a range of branded performance and leisure wear. It’s a great example of selling a sporting ideal to a committed audience.
Read MoreApr 15, 2013 | News Members, Soccer
“Sport drives you into areas of disadvantage that few other vehicles can get to.” The words of US Embassy Charges d’Affaires John Hennessy-Niland at a special briefing on the power of Corporate Social Responsibility.
Read MoreApr 15, 2013 | Children and Sport, News Members, Soccer
A chance to see Legends of Manchester United and the countries largest fun run for kids feature in our weekly round up of ways in which sport and charity can best be combined.
Read MoreApr 12, 2013 | News Members, Soccer
Giovanni Trapattoni has signed up as an ‘elite ambassador’ for Fiat in Germany and Austria. Such a relationship makes sense from a personal perspective but could he have strayed offside in terms of his day job?
Read MoreApr 12, 2013 | Basketball, Boxing, News Members, Sports marketing
The National Dairy Council is undertaking a series of campaigns based around the benefits of milk as a nutritional tool in sport. Campaigns are underway both in schools and for coaches through Governing Bodies.
Read MoreApr 12, 2013 | News Members, Olympics, Paralympics
The British Olympic Association has appointed IMG as an official licensing partner for ‘Team GB’. We take a look at whether such an approach could work for Team Ireland.
Read MoreApr 11, 2013 | Children and Sport, Cricket, News Members
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.
Read MoreApr 11, 2013 | Boxing, News Members
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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