Ireland
Business

The Rugby Football Union, in its year ended 30 June 2004, has managed to match last year’s record turnover thanks mainly to its commercial and hospitality markets.

NBA fans can enjoy full coverage of the NBA in the UK and Ireland this season and next, with the addition of live NBA games to NASN's line up of North American sports.
Media

Fran Rooney, chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), has resigned after just 18 months in the job reports Reuters.
Business

Proud Limerick supporter JP McManus is set to sponsor Shannonsiders' county teams in Ireland, reports Reuters.
Business

Jahangir Khan has been unanimously re-elected as president of the World Squash Federation (WSF) at the international federation's 34th Annual General Meeting.
Business

NASN (North American Sports Network) will broadcast the American Hockey League (AHL) in the UK and Ireland for this first time this season.
Events

The financial future of the three Celtic Unions has been given a multi-million pound boost, with the BBC announcing it will broadcast all autumn home internationals featuring Scotland, Ireland and Wales for the next five years.
Media

Racing UK, British Racing's dedicated horseracing channel, is to launch an on-line service next week to reach an estimated 3.2 million broadband users.
Events

Japan wants to stage the Rugby World Cup in 2011 according to the secretary of the Japanese RFU.
Business

Tackling football's financial crisis will be under discussion at the first International Football Institute (IFI) conference taking place today and tomorrow at the University of Central Lancashire.

Eight nations will contest the ICC Trophy qualifying tournament in Malaysia next year in a bid to win a place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Business

A cross-border soccer competition in Ireland will be introduced after a 25-year absence following agreement between the Republic's Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and Irish Football Association in Northern Ireland (IFA).
Business

The launch of Setanta Sports’ domestic service has helped propel former RTE head of sport Niall Cogley into the SportBusiness list of the most influential people in Irish sport.
Business

Carton House Golf Club in County Kildare has been named as the host venue for the 2005 Nissan Irish Open.
Stadia

Scotland and Ireland are set to team up once again to present a joint bid to stage the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.

The power of the WWE to shift merchandise was highlighted once again when its Tour of Defiance broke merchandising records in three back-to-back venues.
Events

The North American Sports Network (NASN) is to broadcast exclusive coverage of this summer’s World Cup of Hockey in the UK and Ireland.

Cricket’s world governing body the ICC is in negotiations to move its headquarters away from Lord’s in London and into the Middle East.