Report: Golf contributes €7m annually to Irish economy

A new study by Golf Ireland also shows the sport supports 15,600 jobs.
Report: Golf contributes €7m annually to Irish economy

Paul Haran (Golf Ireland Chair), Robert Oxley (The R&A), Mark Kennelly (Golf Ireland CEO), Simon Shibli (Sheffield Hallam University) and Tracy Bunyan (Golf Ireland COO) at the launch of the new report on Thursday.

New Golf Ireland research the sport contributes €717 million annually to the Irish economy and supports 15,600 jobs.

Conducted by the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, in collaboration with The R&A, the study assesses consumer spending, Gross Value Added (GVA), employment and tax revenues. 

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