Ireland

Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Brian Mahony, head of commercial and marketing at Irish Pro14 rugby union side Connacht, has left his position after just over four years in the role
Rugby Union
Events

Pro14 Rugby has stated it is in “early discussions” with SA Rugby to expand the number of South African franchises in the cross-border league, while it has introduced a Monday Night Rugby concept for the…
Football
Industry Moves

Jonathan Hill, the former agency executive and ex-commercial director at the Football Association, is close to being named as the new chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Football League (NFL) has signed a regional sponsorship contract with gambling operator 888
Football
Media

RTÉ will show live coverage of Sunday’s Uefa Women’s Champions League final in a first for the Irish public-service broadcaster.
Rugby Union
Media

Eir has removed its sports channels from the platforms of Virgin Media in an escalation of the dispute between the Irish telecoms operators
Media

Virgin Media has suspended the supply of its sports channels to fellow Irish telco Eir over a payment dispute, leaving the latter’s customers without access to Uefa Champions League football coverage.
Horse Racing
Media

UK pay-television channel Sky Sports Racing has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal with Ascot Racecourse
American Football
Media

The NFL and pay-television broadcaster Sky will jointly launch a new dedicated channel in the UK and Ireland as part of a new five-year rights agreement
Football
Media

Global sports update and results provider LiveScore has renewed an agreement for streaming rights in the UK and Ireland to Italy’s Serie A, and further expanded its football offering with a host of other p…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The British & Irish Lions have signed Vodafone as lead sponsor ahead of the team's tour to South Africa in 2021. The brand will take the role of front-of-shirt sponsor for the tour
Football
Media

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has teamed up with RTÉ to launch a new streaming platform to deliver coverage of the League of Ireland Premier Division at what the Irish public-service broadcaster …
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Irish Rugby Football Union has extended its contract with kit supplier Canterbury as the brand looks to retain its presence across major rugby events
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to the 2021 British and Irish Lions' three-Test rugby union series against South Africa as well as the Lions’ five warm-up m…
Rugby Union
Events

Japan and Fiji have been invited to join an expanded Six Nations international rugby tournament being proposed to take place this November and December
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky has agreed an expanded, long-term extension to its carriage deal with international media group Discovery covering the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria
Football
Media

Global sports update and results provider LiveScore is to launch its first live streaming service, providing coverage of Italy’s Serie A and Portugal’s Primeira Liga to football fans in the UK and Ire…
Boxing
Media

Sky has joined fellow UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport in distancing itself from talks over the proposed fight deal between British world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury