Person: Rob Hartnett

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

gaa

Analyst claims Dubs ‘actually being underfunded’

A leading sports commerce analyst maintains Dublin GAA isn’t “over-funded” by Croke Park and that, if anything, “you could argue that we’re actually being underfunded”.

rugby

Leinster rugby and the battle for hearts and minds

sport

Women’s fight for equality not won yet, warns Sarah Keane

Caveats come with hosting global events like World Cup

sport

Five Irish women in sports administration

rugby

Ireland skipper Niamh Briggs welcomes Six Nations bonus point system

Lance Armstrong pulls out of Dublin One Zero conference

Disgraced Cyclist Lance Armstrong has withdrawn from an appearance at a €175-per-ticket sports conference in Dublin this morning citing “legal reasons”.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2016

Missed golf putt costs sponsor €128m

Stock markets and their fascination with sports stars was thrown into sharp focus when a missed putt by US golfer Jordan Spieth led to a shares rout that wiped $140m (€128.6m) off the value of his clothing sponsor, Under Armour.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2015

Little bit of ‘agro’ from Paul McGinley

Last week, your columnist rolled north on the iron horse to visit the Business of Sports Science conference in the RDS, and a rewarding trip it was, writes Michael Moynihan.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Do not adjust your set: Rugby pay-per-view is here to stay

For one glorious summer, London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park felt like the centre of the world.

Sat, 25 Oct, 2014

Common sense to have women in top tier sports jobs

Most kids have an idea about what they’d like to be when they grow up and like most, my career plans reflected my interests as a child.

Tue, 20 May, 2014

Mon was in a league of its own

What could best be described as a wave of molten outrage flowed down out of the northside of Cork last week with the news that the North Monastery primary school is to close.

Mon, 17 Feb, 2014

Irish women make their sales pitch

Huge changes were proposed to raise the profile of women’s sport in Ireland during a press conference at the UCD Smurfit Business School yesterday.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2013

Forging a new way forward

Peter McKenna leads the way down one of the many corridors that wrap around Croke Park, turns what is almost a hidden corner and swipes his ID card to open a door that looks exactly like all the others.

Sat, 01 Jun, 2013

Resistance by unions to household tax escalates

Resistance to the €100 household tax is set to escalate, with workers threatening strike action if the charge is deducted from their wages.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2012

Tax changes for wealthy under fire

TAX changes aimed at the wealthy will only bring in 25% of the money saved by hitting social welfare recipients, it was claimed last night.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2011

53% of bank workers would back industrial action

MORE than half of frontline bank workers would back industrial action over plummeting confidence in their bosses, a survey has signalled.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2011

Bank worker confidence 'falling'

More than half of frontline bank workers would back industrial action over plummeting confidence in their bosses, a survey has signalled.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2011

Betfair launches rescue package

Betfair has launched a rescue package for Sporting Options customers facing the loss of their money as a result of the betting exchange firm going into administration yesterday.

Tue, 16 Nov, 2004

Jockeys union backing riders

Jockeys’ Association chief executive John Blake said today that his organisation will offer full support to the three jockeys arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of race-fixing.

Wed, 01 Sep, 2004

An avalanche of bets fall in behind United to win Premiership showdown with Arsenal

MANCHESTER United’s weekend victory over Newcastle United has prompted an avalanche of bets on the team to win tonight’s potential Premiership decider against Arsenal.

Wed, 16 Apr, 2003