Photo Credit: Cricket Ireland
DMG Media was unveiled this week as new media partner of Cricket Ireland with their leading female site, EVOKE, sponsoring the Super Series – Cricket Ireland’s premier domestic women’s competition.
The partnership comes at a very exciting time for women’s cricket in Ireland, with Cricket Ireland becoming only the second sport in Ireland to offer full-time professional playing contracts for women last year. National programmes have been launched for girls and women and increased professionalism has seen match fees introduced at the Super Series level.
This partnership will raise awareness of women’s cricket and will create a better understanding of the sport in Ireland while building the profile of its rising stars.
DMG Media Ireland reaches 90% of adults in Ireland every month and comprises the following digital and print brands: EVOKE.ie, Extra.ie, ExtraG.ie, BusinessPlus.ie, Mail Online, Irish Daily Mail, Irish Mail on Sunday, OneFabDay.com, Rollercoaster.ie, Geek Ireland and has a state of the art in-house production studio, SPACETO.
The EVOKE Super Series will now have access to the 1 million women in Ireland every month EVOKE.ie reaches through this partnership. Additionally, EVOKE.ie has a dedicated women in business page, INSPIRE and supports women in sport through its Sports page coverage and ongoing national sponsorships.
Throughout its 21 years in Ireland, DMG Media has built strong relationships with sporting bodies including Irish men’s and women’s football, Irish horse racing, GAA and rugby from grassroots up. Most recently the company initiated a campaign to encourage young women to stay in sport using the slogan, #StrongerwithSport. This campaign will now continue to grow into domestic cricket.
Commenting on the partnership, Paul Henderson, CEO, DMG Media Ireland, said:
“Irish Cricket is undergoing one of the fastest and most exciting transformations in modern sport. We are delighted to begin this partnership with Cricket Ireland where we will promote the play and the players through our portfolio of consumer and B2B media brands”.
Warren Deutrom, Chief Executive of Cricket Ireland said:
“One of the key successes of our investment in Irish cricket in recent years has been the growth of women’s and girls’ cricket. We are delighted that the team from DMG Media have seen the value of the sport and we hope that we can leverage this partnership to grow further.
“The Super Series has grown enormously in profile and interest particularly since we began livestreaming the matches in 2020. The well-used phrase: ‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it’ is a guiding principle behind our investment in this area of our sport, and now to bring a renowned media brand on board will hopefully take the competition to the next level. Our thanks to Paul and his team for their support.”
Name of Author: Cricket Ireland
Cricket Ireland, officially known as The Irish Cricket Union Company Limited by Guarantee, is the governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland. It oversees the national men’s and women’s teams and organizes the Inter-Provincial Series, Super 3s, and All-Ireland club competitions. Ireland achieved Test status for women in 2000 and for men in 2017 when it became a Full Member of the ICC.
