Sports campaign for milk aimed at schools and clubs
The National Dairy Council has teamed up with Derval O’Rourke and Rob Kearney for ‘Bring on the Pros’, a competition aimed at promoting the benefits of milk to students in secondary schools, colleges and sports clubs.
The competition uses game technology to encourage entry for a chance to win a training session with one of the stars. Entrants at www.milkit.ie will go onto leader boards and have the opportunity to win daily prizes through facebook. There will also be exclusive content, videos and education in a fun format on the science of sports nutrition and the role of milk within it.
The Milk It For All It’s Worth campaign aims to highlight the role of milk and dairy in a physically active lifestyle. It is co-funded by the European Union; The Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine; and by the dairy industry with funds raised through members of the National Dairy Council in the Republic of Ireland.
Irish Ladies Golf Union launches Private Home Care Inter-Club Championships
The Irish Ladies Golf Union has unveiled Private Home Care as the new sponsor for the Ladies Inter Club Championships. The championships which were launched in 2006 are now in their 7th year. The new deal will run for three years.
The ILGU will promote the “Private Home Care Inter-Club Championship” throughout the Country. Currently one in four lady club golfers participate annually in the championships across Ulster, Connaught, Munster, East Leinster and Mid Leinster.
The tournament will run from March through to National finals in late September. It caters for players within a golf handicap range of 8 to 36.
Chief Executive of the ILGU, Sinéad Heraty, believes the deal with Private Home Care will be a huge boost to the sport of ladies golf, to golf clubs and is a great endorsement of the popularity of these competitions.
“’The Private Home Care Championship’ will ensure we have clubs across the country competing nationally. This will not only encourage our golfers to achieve at a high level but it will also promote camaraderie among all players nationwide”.
Private Home Care is an Irish owned and managed company, established in 1989, that provides care to anyone who needs it, at any age, in any circumstance.
Glasgow clubs on different financial path
Glasgow Celtic announced financial results yesterday which showed a pre tax profit of just over €200,000 as well as a reduction of more than €2 million in debt to a figure of near €8 million.
Turnover increased by 3.1 per cent to €34.9 million during the six months to December 31. The profit in the same period of the previous year was boosted by the sale of Aidan McGeady and the investment in players during this year was also down at just over €5 million but Chairman Ian Bankier was satisfied that this was enough to maintain a strong on field performance.
“We invested €5.3 million in the first half of the year and have followed this with further acquisitions in the most recent January window. The strength and depth of the player pool now available to the football manager is better than it has been for several seasons. This has been enabled through financial discipline in recent years, creating a virtuous trilogy of being able to keep our best players, build and develop significant value in our player pool, and see improvements in football performance.’
The clubs reinstatement in the Europa League generated turnover of €1.2 million which offset reduced income from pre season tours and merchandise.
Rivals Glasgow Rangers announced yesterday they were going into administration for cash flow reasons and would therefore be deducted ten points by the Scottish Premier League. Bookmaker Paddy Power announced it was paying out already on Celtic winning the title.
GAA Inter provincials are back
The Gaelic Football and Hurling inter provincial tournaments are back on the calendar for the first time in three years. Long time supporter M Donelly is once again supporting the events, the semi finals of which take place this coming weekend.
There was confusion yesterday when it was originally announced that the rescheduled Allianz National League game between Mayo and Dublin would be played on Saturday, meaning Leinster would have lost ten of their 25 panel for the football inter provincial but after a short period this decision was changed with the League game moved back now to March 31st.
M Donnelly has been a long time supporter of Irish Sport in Gaelic games and cycling in particular.
Paralympic Torch carriers sought
The international Paralympic council is seeking nominations from the public for five individuals to help in the Paralympic Torch relay which will take place in London in August. The competition can be accessed at www.paralympic.org/torchrelay and the public has until 4pm on Wednesday 29 February to nominate individuals in five categories; Inspiring grassroots coach; Inspiring family member; Biggest inspiration; Loyal supporter and Future Paralympian.
In addition, the IPC is also looking for ten Paralympians to act as Torch Bearers. Any athlete who has taken part in the Paralympic Games since 1960 is eligible to take part.
The IPC has launched a new website ahead of the games with an education section supported by Allianz.
Man City and FA Cup in Limerick
If you have enough money anything is possible, but Barclays Premier League leaders Man City still deserve enormous credit for its Football in the Community initiative which yesterday saw ten coaches and former players conducting training at Dooradoyle in Limerick and showing off the FA Cup which the club won last year.
French international Patrick Viera led the delegation which came about after the club approached the Limerick Manchester City Supporters Club to offer a place on the trophy tour.
