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The management team of Elverys Sports, led by chief executive Patrick Rowland, has emerged as the winning bid in the hotly-contested battle for control of the sports retail chain.

Employees of Irish retailer Elverys Sports ramped up the campaign to protect their jobs with highly visible displays at GAA matches in Dublin and Mayo over the weekend.

Several investors have expressed interest in the Elverys Sports operating company, which employs 654 people in 56 stores across the country.

A judge has continued High Court protection for Elverys Sports after receiving an independent accountant’s report expressing the view the company has a reasonable prospect of survival.

An interim examiner has been appointed by the High Court to Elverys Sports, which employs 654 people in 56 stores nationwide.

Mayo footballer Donal Vaughan has questioned the Gaelic Players Association’s endorsement of the new GAA-GPA boot-selling initiative gaelicboots.com.

A shopping centre built at a cost of over €20m, with 450-space multistorey car park, 16 vacant shops and one rented, seven offices, and a restaurant space, is for sale for €950,000.

An entire shopping centre investment, with 16 vacant shop units, 450-space multi-storey car park, and six office units is for sale in market town Charleville via Savills — for €950,000.

PJ Monaghan, a member of the Mayo GAA Strategic Review committee, has urged Mayo clubs to oust the current County Board over its poor handling of the county's financial affairs.

MAYO County Board have been asked to draw up a financial plan to pay off a €10.5 million debt for works carried out at MacHale Park.

CONNACHT may be making their Heineken Cup debut tonight against Harlequins at the Stoop, 100 games into their European experience, but for the province’s chief executive this is not the apex of western rugby ambition but the seed for a brighter a future.

MAYO firm Elverys Sports have secured the naming rights to Castlebar venue McHale Park, meaning Mayo GAA’s home ground will be known as Elverys McHale Park in a five year deal.

CONNACHT’S season ticket sales have rocketed by almost 700% even though there is still a month to go before the start of the new season.

CONNACHT coach Eric Elwood last night hailed the establishment of a Professional Game Board (PGB) by the IRFU as a bright day in the history of the game in the west of Ireland.

ROAD traffic accidents claimed the lives of 141 children and left more than 5,700 injured over a seven-year period according to new research.

Elverys Sports, the well-known sportswear retailers, are to open a new store in Croke Park as an official retail partner to the GAA.

Number eight John O'Sullivan and tight-head prop Peter Bracken have been included as the only changes in Connacht's starting line-up for Saturday's European Challenge Cup semi-final 1st leg tie with Sale Sharks at the Galway Sportsground (1pm).

The IRFU has launched their new "Player Registration Card" in conjunction with Canterbury of New Zealand and Elverys Sports.