STATSSports flying the flag for local success
STATSPORTS are one of the great Irish success stories in the business world and their star is certainly on the rise with the announcement last week that Brazil struck a deal with the company that will see all of Brazil’s national teams kitted out with the company’s ground-breaking new APEX Team Series devices, including at this summer’s World Cup.
This follows on from an announcement just a few weeks ago of billion dollar deal with the US Soccer Federation.
Founded by Dundalk duo, Alan Clarke and Sean O’Connor a decade ago, STATSports boasts an eye-watering client list that includes clubs and associations from the world of elite soccer, rugby, American football, basketball, athletics and hockey.
The company also sponsors Louth GAA, along with a number of local underage soccer and GAA teams.
It is one of the greatest success stories in this region for many a year and their growth and success seems to be on an upward curve.
We like to think of Ireland having a far greater place in the world than our size merits.
We see this in the sporting world particularly when we laud sporting success such as the Grand Slam by the Irish Rugby team or individual achievements such as those of Rory McIlroy, Conor McGregor, Katie Taylor in the recent past and others such as Padraig Harrington, Denis Taylor, Sonia O’Sullivan, Barry McGuigan, John Treacy and Eamon Coughlan from further back in the annals of history.
In music, U2 were at one
WE MIGHT BE A SMALL COUNTRY BUT AS STATSSPORTS ONCE AGAIN POINT OUT, WE ARE GOOD AT PUNCHING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT
time the biggest band in the world, while Enya, Westlife and Boyzone all were big hitters in the music industry.
Riverdance conquered the world or certainly allowed generations of young Irish dancers see the world.
Our literacy talent is synonymous with Ireland from our historical figures of Joyce, Beckett and Yeats to the more contemporary such as Sebastian Barry or Roddy Doyle who have both won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for their works.
We might be a small country but as STATSSports once again point out, we are good at punching above our weight.