Ireland

There will be no Scottish involvement if plans go ahead for a Great Britain football team at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

There will be no Scottish involvement if plans go ahead for a Great Britain football team at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Events

Franklin Sports Business has been appointed to the project management team for the B

Deputy chief executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA), Dr Stephen Martin MBE, is to take up a new position as the Olympic Council for Ireland's first chief executive.

Global IT services company Unisys has extended its partnership with golf’s European Tour.
Media

UK horseracing channel At The Races (ATR) has appointed Sky Media to handle all advertising sales in the UK and Ireland from the start of next year.
Business

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reaffirmed its position that tours to Zimababwe should go ahead unless a government formally intervenes.
Business

German car giant BMW has become official car to next yearC-s Ryder Cup at the K Club in Ireland.
Business

RTE and Setanta have been granted broadcast rights from 2006 to 2009for the UEFA Champions League.
Events

Rally Ireland has launched its bid to host a round of the World Rally Championship in the country from 2007.
Sponsorship & Marketing

A1 Team Ireland is the latest national team to join the A1 Grand Prix series, taking the competitor list to 20 countries across the globe.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has backed the concept of fielding a Great Britain soccer team for the 2012 Olympics.

The European Challenge Tour is set to benefit from The 2006 Ryder Cup in Ireland following the establishment of a new event on the 2005 Schedule - the 'Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge'.
Business

The British Horseracing Board's hopes of raising at least £100million a year from the sale of pre-race data to bookmakers have been dashed after the Court of Appeal ruled that the data is not theirs to sell.
Events

World Snooker is to stage the first ever major snooker tournament in Northern Ireland next month.
Business

The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand will be the first in history to make a profit despite the series already being lost in the wake of last weekend's second Test defeat in Wellington.

International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani has confirmed a $2.5million package of High Performance funding for the five teams that qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Business

NetJets, the European private jet operator, will continue its relationship with the Curragh Racecourse in Ireland by sponsoring the NetJets 2 Year Old Maiden Stakes.