Messi and co help boost Irish sports firm’s profits

Pre-tax profits at the UK arm of the Sligo sports group that counts Real Madrid and Barcelona amongst its clients increased fourfold to £1.1m in 2015.

Support in Sport (SIS) manufactures pitch surfaces for some of the world’s highest-profile sporting venues and events — including Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium and Real Madrid’s Bernabeu ground.

The company, established by Sligo native George Mullan in 2001, has also worked with the organisers of the Six Nations rugby championship, the Africa Cup of Nations, the Fifa World Cup, and the Uefa Champions League.