Tagged: Football & News
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Euro 2012 app vies to be multimedia haven for football fans News
14.05.2012 With 25 days to go until the Euro 2012 football championships in Poland and Ukraine, Dutch company STEVE. Worldwide has tapped into football fever by creating an iPad app called... -
James McClean subjected to death threats on Twitter News
08.05.2012 James McClean, the Sunderland winger selected to join the Republic of Ireland panel for Euro 2012 in Poland and the Ukraine, has been the subject of death threats via Twitter. -
Student who mocked footballer Muamba on Twitter jailed News
27.03.2012 Student Liam Stacey who took to Twitter to mock footballer Fabrice Mumba after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a match has been jailed for 56 days for inciting racial hatred. -
#IAmColin, hear me roar News
29.07.2011 A bogus Twitter promise has resulted in thousands of pounds being donated to charity. -
Twitter is being sued by a footballer News
20.05.2011 Microblogging site Twitter is being sued by a footballer after users of the service began tweeting his name in connection with an alleged affair with model Imogen Thomas. -
Sony acquires Hawk-Eye sports technology News
07.03.2011 Sony Professional has acquired Hawk-Eye, a UK-based company that specialises in sports tracking technology, for an undisclosed figure. -
Facebook tributes pour in for Michaela Harte News
11.01.2011 A Facebook page set up to pay tribute to Michaela Harte, the daughter of Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte who was killed while on her honeymoon, has already amassed more... -
David Beckham selling Porsche on eBay News
07.01.2011 Football ace David Beckham is selling his matte black Porsche on auction site eBay, and the automobile has already drawn a bid of nearly US$150,000. That number is set to rise,... -
Guillet pitches for a sustainable 2018 World Cup News
02.12.2010 The road to the World Cup 2018 will be a green and sustainable one, according to former Holland international, Ruud Guillet, who is hoping to sway the opinion of Fifa's decision... -
Debate stirs as LFC coach's Twitter rant is removed News
18.11.2010 A damning tweet posted by the head of fitness and conditioning for the Liverpool Football Club, Darren Burgess, against the England football club has been removed. -
Grounds for improvement: how IT is at the heart of sports stadia’s strategic goals News
22.10.2010 In the business world, IT has been a key player for years, but in sports stadiums its role to date has been more like warming the substitutes’ bench. That’s changing: as clubs... -
Robots could beat ‘world’s best’ footballers by 2050 News
24.09.2010 A professor at New South Wales University in Australia has said that by 2050, autonomous robots will be able to beat the best human footballers. -
Demands for GAA to install ball-tracking tool increase News
03.09.2010 Calls for the GAA to use ball-tracking technology have been growing, after developer Hawk-Eye made a presentation to the organisation about these services. -
Mixed signals over Van der Vaart transfer due to technical glitch News
01.09.2010 Tottenham Hotspur football club's signing of Rafael van der Vaart was put in jeopardy due to a technical issue.Categories: Financial, Deals Done -
Deals done this past week News
09.08.2010 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish technology sector, including Ryanair’s storage deal with Dell, and 3’s sponsorship of the Irish national football team.Categories: Mergers & Acquisitions, Deals DoneTags: Virtualisation, data centre, 3 Ireland, LinkedIn, Ryanair, Dell, Storage, Football, Social Networking -
3 becomes primary sponsor of Irish football team News
05.08.2010 Mobile operator 3 Ireland today announced it will be the primary sponsor of the Irish national football team as well as all international squads in a four-year agreement worth...Categories: Networks, Deals Done -
World Cup is an internet sensation – but bosses may not be cheering News
08.07.2010 By Sunday night it will be all over and the winning country in World Cup 2010 will be celebrating.Tags: Football, Sport, Bandwidth, Data Connection, DataSolutions, Video, Network, Broadband, Productivity, Online, -
A sporting chance through technology News
01.07.2010 After Germany’s defeat of England on Sunday there’s been talk again about the need for goal-line technology rather than post-match analysis of player performance.Categories: Media, Games/Entertainment -
Weekend news roundup News
21.06.2010 A quick glance at some of the technology stories breaking in the weekend papers. -
Meath and Kerry pursue online fundraising goal News
28.08.2009 Ahead of their big game on Sunday in the All-Ireland semi-finals, it has emerged that the Meath and Kerry Gaelic football teams have joined LocalLotto.ie to boost their...Categories: Digital Life, BusinessTags: Football,