Sensational Summer of Sport< Back
Summer 2014 will present Irish sporting fans with an intoxicating mix of Sporting events – World Cup Soccer, GAA Championships and world class Golf tournaments as well as a whole range of sporting events to participate in from marathons to triathlons.
Did you know…
- 1. The GAA is now 129 years old and has over a million members worldwide.
- 2. Last year, tickets for the All Ireland were selling on Facebook for up to €1,000!
- 3. Over 1.3 million people viewed the All Ireland Hurling Championship alone, while a further 1.5 million saw Dublin and Mayo fight it out in the All Ireland Football Final.
- 4. Did you know that Ireland is Europe’s No 1 golf nation in terms of registered players?
- 5. Ireland has 287,000 registered Golf Players , that’s more players than GAA and Soccer not to mention 1 in every 15 of the general population!
- 6. There are over 5 Premium Golf Tournaments to choose from this summer: Irish Open (June), US Open (June), British Open (July), US PGA (August) and The Ryder Cup (Sept).
- 7. If running is your thing, there will be 53 races across Ireland from 1st June – 31st August demonstrating the sheer passion for running in this country of ours. While triathlons go from strength to strength with over 250 triathlons in Ireland per year.
- 8. In three years, Cycling Ireland membership has increased by over 50% and there are now almost 250 cycling clubs across the country.
- 9. Cycling generates €67.5 million in direct bicycle sales each year.
To be associated with this huge array of sporting activities across the summer months, giving you the opportunity to engage with a massive audience of Irish sports fans i-Believe offers:
The i-Believe Golf Channel:
PGA Tour
Golf Today
Irish Golf Desk
Reach: 170,000 unique users monthly
Formats Available: Skins, Billboards, Display
The i-Believe GAA Channel:
Hogan Stand
Reach: 196,000 unique users monthly
Formats Available: Skins, Billboards, Social, Sponsorship, Display
The i-Believe Active Lifestyle Channel: (Running, Triathlons, Cycling)
Run Ireland
Irish Triathlon
Bike Radar
Cycling News
Reach: 150,733 unique users monthly
Formats Available: Skins, Billboards, Display
For more information please call Dermot or Marie on +353 (0)1 703 0405.