Emigrants save O’Neills from falling into the red

The emigrant dollar prevented Irish sportswear firm O’Neills going into the red last year.

That is according to Paul Towell, the director of O’Neills, who confirmed that bumper sales of GAA tops to emigrant players competing for the likes of the Christchurch McKennas and the Kuwait Harps helped O’Neills’ export business increase by 25% last year.

The Australian, US, and UK markets were the best performers.