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In the latest episode of the podcast we chat with Matthew Dowling, a year into his role as Chief Commercial Officer at Leinster Rugby and relishing the complexity and the excitement of it.On Croke Park"So obviously we didn't have full control over over pricing. We don't always, but we tried to and our ticketing team are so experienced that they were able to kind of say, listen, if we keep this to the right price, we reckon we can get there."On Sponsorship"The amount of our commercial revenue that comes from partnerships, sponsorships, and ticketing is so high that you need to make sure you get those right because they're your bread and butter, but you have to look at other things that will future proof the club and you have to look at other things that will drive the club forward."On Social Media"We've grown our social engagement significantly in terms of social media. So I think last year we did nearly 40 million video views and obviously a lot of those are the big moments that people would be familiar with, but we've gradually tried to bring more and more focus on the women's game and the school's game. We've got some interesting stuff coming up in that space soon."And plenty more as well including we finish off with our starters for ten, getting to know Matthew a little better.Join us next week when Team Ireland Chef de Mission from the Olympic Games in Paris will be our guest, until then have a great week and thanks for listening. Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com Come join us for our live events on a wide range of sporting subjects Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts from and thanks for taking the time to listen in.We will be back in January for the third full year of the Podcast, our Daily Bulletins will continue until December 20th and then return on January 5th and our first major gathering of the new year will take place in Dublin on the morning of Thursday, January 16th when we will be looking at the Sporting Year Ahead in partnership with Teneo and in the company of many of those who will be bring in to life over the next 12 months.

In today's 92nd episode of the Sport for Business podcast we are chatting with Stephen King about the announcement that KPMG is renewing it's partnership with the KPMG Women's Irish Open for another three years.They were a key element in bringing the tournament back onto the schedule after an abeyance of a decade and the success over the past three years is evidenced by this renewal.We talk about why it is important for a professional services company to be involved in sporting partnerships, the lessons that have been learned over the past three years, the new date on the calendar for the tournament from 2025 and plenty more. Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com Come join us for our live events on a wide range of sporting subjects Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts from and thanks for taking the time to listen in.We will be back in January for the third full year of the Podcast, our Daily Bulletins will continue until December 20th and then return on January 5th and our first major gathering of the new year will take place in Dublin on the morning of Thursday, January 16th when we will be looking at the Sporting Year Ahead in partnership with Teneo and in the company of many of those who will be bring in to life over the next 12 months.

We are back on the subject of sponsorship in today's 91st episode of the Sport for Business podcast.I'm delighted to be joined by Kevin Kent of Laya Healthcare to take about their new campaign - We are one Always which has the ambitious aim of using sport to combat loneliness.There are some great insights and research into the subject and we talk about bringing those to life, working with Leinster, Munster and Connacht Rugby and their players and plenty more.According to Chartable, we have risen to the Top 12 of home-produced Irish sports podcasts, which is humbling. Thanks for taking the time to listen. Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com Come join us for our live events on a wide range of sporting subjects Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts from and thanks for taking the time to listen in.We will be back in January for the third full year of the Podcast, our Daily Bulletins will continue until December 20th and then return on January 5th and our first major gathering of the new year will take place in Dublin on the morning of Thursday, January 16th when we will be looking at the Sporting Year Ahead in partnership with Teneo and in the company of many of those who will be bring in to life over the next 12 months.

For Episode 90 of the Sport for Business Podcast, we headed to the heart of Government. We had a wide-ranging conversation with Thomas Byrne TD, Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education, and an Gaeltacht.Recorded in his office within the labyrinthine corridors of Leinster House, nothing was off the table from his own entry into politics, getting to the matches of his children and his wife, the Government record on the funding of sport and its relationship with the sporting sector, especially the FAI and its new permanent CEO David Courell.As a lifetime fan of Drogheda United, there are exciting times ahead with a Sports Direct FAI Cup Final to look forward to and the small matter of an upcoming election.It is a peak behind the curtain of life in Government and the life of the Minister who is central to the funding and the future of sport in Ireland.  Find out more about what we do day in day out at Sportforbusiness.com Come join us for our live events on a wide range of sporting subjects Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts from and thanks for taking the time to listen in.We will be back in January for the third full year of the Podcast, our Daily Bulletins will continue until December 20th and then return on January 5th and our first major gathering of the new year will take place in Dublin on the morning of Thursday, January 16th when we will be looking at the Sporting Year Ahead in partnership with Teneo and in the company of many of those who will be bring in to life over the next 12 months.