You have two weeks to go if you want to enter for the 2016 Sport Industry Awards which were officially launched yesterday at the Guinness Enterprise Centre.
The Sport Industry Awards were established in 2015 by the Federation of Irish Sport to create a forum to recognise excellence in the business of sport and also to highlight the increasing contribution of sport to Ireland.
Sport for Business is a strong supporter of the Awards and will be on the judging panel.
40,000 jobs are supported by the sports industry in Ireland, which contributes approximately €2.8 billion to GDP each year.
Sport is also estimated to stimulate some €1.9 billion in household spending each year, whilst also contributing approximately in €1 billion in tourism revenue for Ireland annually.
The winners will be determined by an experienced and knowledgeable judging panel drawn from the business and sports communities including
- Cliona O’ Leary, Deputy Head of TV Sport, RTE;
- Rob Hartnett, CEO, Sport for Business;
- Russell Murphy, Founder & Owner, BSI Entertainment
- Maeve Buckley, Director, Line Up Sports.
- Roddy Guiney, Chairman of Wilson Hartnell and Federation of Irish Sport Board Member;
- Fiona Coghlan, former Ireland women’s rugby captain and Chairperson, Dublin City Sport & Wellbeing Partnership,
- Ian Hyland, CEO & Publisher, Business and Finance media group
- Sean O’ Connor, Chief Operations Officer of last year’s winner of the established sports business award, Statsports.
There are thirteen award categories touching on the many diverse elements that make up the Irish sports industry and include recognition for established and emerging sport businesses, the best sports participation event, best international sports event hosted in Ireland, best sponsorship campaigns, best sports journalist, best use of social media by a sports business, best corporate social responsibility initiative, best innovation in sport, NGB of the year, best LSP initiative and a lifetime achievement/outstanding contribution award.
“As President of the Federation of Irish Sport, I am delighted to be part of the Irish Sport Industry Awards which I believe have a vital role in highlighting the significant economic contribution sport makes to Ireland,” said Bernard Brogan speaking at the launch
“The awards will also recognise those who stand out from their peers in attaining real excellence within a growing and increasingly thriving sport sector.”
The closing date for entries is Thursday, 20th October 2016. The awards will be held on Thursday 10th November at The Round Room, The Mansion House.
Sport for Business will have an interview with Bernard Brogan on Monday, October 10th looking in greater detail at what is required to win at the Sport Industry Awards.
