Sports Law

Ireland should be the home of a new international body helping to fast-track complaints about online hate speech targeting athletes, a forum hosted by international law firm Clark Hill has heard.

Solicitor Eoin McGarrity has been appointed to the board of Sport NI for a four-year term. Mr McGarrity is currently head of legal and compliance and a director of Charterhouse Group, where he is responsible for risk management, governance, ESG and legal compliance.

Fieldfisher partner JP McDowell summarises a recent summit on the future of sports regulation in Ireland. I recently had the pleasure of chairing a fantastic panel on the future of sports regulation as part of Fieldfisher’s ongoing seminar series on regulation.

A&L Goodbody lawyer Conor Campbell has been re-elected as a director of Cycling Ireland. Mr Campbell, a senior associate in A&L Goodbody's London office, has served on the board since 2021, latterly as its vice-president.

Mason Hayes & Curran is to continue its sponsorship of professional Irish cyclist Megan Armitage for the 2024 season. The business law firm has been sponsoring the 27-year-old athlete since 2022.

Legislation to reform the governance of men's football in England and "put fans back at the heart of the game" in response to attempts to form a breakaway European Super League has been introduced in the UK Parliament. The Football Governance Bill will establish a new Independent Football Regulator

Greater access is a key priority for women's sport in Ireland, a panel discussion hosted by William Fry LLP to mark International Women's Day has heard.

Law firm RDJ has been announced as headline sponsor for the 2024 Dublin City Triathlon, which is set to attract athletes from across the globe. Scheduled for 24 August, the race will feature a challenging course that includes swimming in the scenic waters of the upper river Liffey, by the Garda Boat

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a probe into the level of awareness and understanding of data protection in the sports sector. A survey questionnaire is to be issued to a representative sample of voluntary and professional clubs in a number of different sports.

Northern Ireland barrister Emma McIlveen has been appointed as chair of the Irish Football Association's appeals committee. Writing on LinkedIn, Ms McIlveen said: "I have been a member of the appeals committee for the past few years and I am honoured to now take on the role of chair.

McCann FitzGerald has become the new sponsor of a prestigious horse race at this year's Dublin Racing Festival. The firm is sponsoring the Grade 1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle, which has a prize fund of €150,000 and will take place on 3 February 2024, the first day of the two-day festival.

FIFA and UEFA rules which prevented a group of football clubs from establishing a controversial new European Super League are unlawful, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found. The two Swiss-headquartered associations threatened to impose sanctions on clubs and players who partic

RDJ has been announced as a new sponsor of Munster Rugby’s senior women’s team as part of a renewed and expanded partnership with Munster Rugby. The law firm’s new agreement includes a renewal of its sponsorship as official legal advisor of the men’s senior team.

Former Ireland international and solicitor David Humphreys has been appointed as the Irish Rugby Football Union's new performance director. Mr Humphreys studied law at Queen's University Belfast and trained as a solicitor with Northern Ireland firm Tughans — under Mike Gibson, himself a former

Dublin lawyer Julian Michael was part of a Dentons team advising on the UK and Ireland's successful bid to host the UEFA Euro 2028 competition. The Euros will be the largest major sporting event ever jointly staged by the UK and Ireland after the joint bid was approved by UEFA in Switzerland earlier