Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick wrote off a €48,000 investment which he made in Fintan Drury’s Platinum One sports management agency five years ago, a report by Killarney accountants O’Connor Kelliher & Treacy into FitzPatrick’s property and business interests has shown. FitzPatrick also invested €857,000 in Galway-based Porto Media, which produces high-speed memory […]
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Mail backs rules series
The Irish Daily Mail and TG4 will co-sponsor the international rules series to be played at the GAA Grounds in Limerick on October 23rd and a week later in Croke Park. Paul Henderson, managing director and Niamh NicLiam, marketing manager, Associated Newspapers Ireland, at a photocall announcing the sponsorship.
McIlroy for 3 Irish Open
Rory McIlroy has been confirmed for the 3 Irish Open golf tournament being played over the Killeen course in Killarney at the end of July. The 21-year-old Belfast golfer is now ranked number nine in the world and he broke through on the PGA Tour by winning the Quail Hollow Championship at the start of […]
Ladbrokes backs Irish grand national
Joe Lewins, Ladbrokes Ireland and Emma Donnellan, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, at Fairyhouse Bookmaker Ladbrokes has replaces Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard (IDPR) and its Power Whiskey brand as the title sponsor of Ireland’s richest handicap steeplechase, the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse, for the next three years. The €250,000 event has been supported by the […]
Woods accused of Accenture snub
Tiger Woods has been criticised by fellow golfers for choosing today to break his silence and speak publicly for the first time since his car accident in November. Woods has called a telecast (for 4pm Irish time) in Florida which coincides with the WGC-Accenture Matchplay Championship in Arizona. Ernie Els described Woods’s action as “selfish” […]
Dublin team drops sponsor's logo
The Dublin football team will line out in their blue shirts in their first competitive game of the season against Wexford this Sunday without a logo pending the completion of its sponsorship deal with Vodafone. The mobile giant is due to replace Arnotts as the Dublin sponsor for the next six years. The deal is […]
Handball may hinder Henry's future as a brand ambassador
There is speculation today that Thierry Henry’s reputation as a model sportsman may be seriously tarnished by his handball offence which led to the vital goal in the World Cup qualifier play-off game against Ireland in Paris last night. Henry has long been feted as the ideal football talent, a global icon in various campaigns. […]
Selling rights to Lords just not cricket
The MCC has denied a report in The Times of London that it plans to follow the lead of Premier League football clubs like Arsenal by selling the naming rights to Lord’s to fund a £400 million redevelopment of the famous cricket ground located in south London. The MCC plans to expand capacity at the 195-year-old […]
Rugby scores with Irish sports fans
As far as the most cherished and memorable sporting moments in Irish sport this year, rugby has easily come out on top with Ronan O’Gara’s drop-goal against Wales in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to give Ireland the Grand Slam achieving the lion’s share of the popular vote. O’Gara’s memorable kick scored a resounding 61.1 […]
Republic of Ireland gets France in play-offs
The Republic of Ireland has been drawn against France in the seeded play-offs to reach the World Cup finals being held in South Africa next year. Not only must Ireland face one of Europe’s strongest national sides, but they play the first leg at home in Croke Park on Saturday, November 14th. The return leg […]
Football sponsor to replace Coke
The English Football League (EFL) is in talks with a number of potential sponsors as it looks to find a replacement for Coca-Cola which decided not to renew its title sponsorship once the current six-year deal runs out at the end of the current season. Coke’s support for the three divisions since 2004 was put […]
Grand National in hunt for new backer
Organisers of the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday are in the market for a new sponsor following an announcement by Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard (IDPR) that its Powers Whiskey brand is to end its ten-year links after the famous race is run next April. IDPR will continue with the Powers Gold Cup […]
GAA fans split on Croke Park pitch ban proposal
Plans by the GAA to stop people from running on to the pitch immediately after the games on finals day in Croke Park are supported by 35 per cent of GAA fans while 46 per cent oppose the idea, a survey by Onside Sponsorship and Teamer.net has revealed. GAA fans are also divided on the […]
