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“A playground rather than just a shop”: Decathlon opens its Irish doors after a two-month wait

The French sport retailing giant will open to the Irish public for the first time tomorrow, after a two-month wait. Decathlon's new stores are designed to offer a live sporting experience, but after some of its staff lost their lives to Covid-19 in Italy, the chain has promised strict health and safety measures.

Cait Caden
12th Jun, 2020 - 4 min read

Sponsorship is critical to the business of sport. What happens it when games stop?

The bottom has dropped out of Ireland's sport sponsorship market as a result of Covid-19. The question now is whether it will come back in the same form.

Cait Caden
10th Apr, 2020 - 6 min read

“One of the toughest journeys you can go on is to create something from nothing and bring it to the attention of the world“

With no background in sport, Dave Kearney decided to team up with US based mental health coach Jim Afremow, who worked with several Olympians, to create the Champion’s Mind App. The app is now six months old, used by 10,000 people and looking to take on the American market.

Cait Caden
24th Feb, 2020 - 13 min read
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