| Type | Limited Company (Ltd.) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Clothing and consumer goods manufacture |
| Founded | 1847 as Elverys Sports |
| Founder(s) | ? |
| Headquarters | Moneen, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Area served | Ireland |
| Key people | Anne Maire Hanly[1], (Marketing managerin) |
| Products | Footwear, sportswear, sports equipment, toiletries |
| Employees | >600 (2011) |
| Website | Elverys Sports |
Elverys Sports is a sports store chain in Ireland. Founded in 1847, it is Ireland's oldest sports store. Elverys sell a large range of sports clothes and equipment, with top brands and Elverys' own brand goods.
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Elverys was taken over by Staunton Sports in 1998, and went from one store to over fifty nationwide since the takeover. The company today employ over 600 people. Elverys is Ireland's oldest sports store, as it was founded in 1847.
Elverys cater for a wide range of sports enthusiasts, stocking GAA, soccer, golf, rugby, basketball and other sport goods. Elverys stock a wide range of exercise equipment, such as treadmills and walkers.
Elverys sponsor the Mayo Mens Gaelic Football and the Dublin Women's Gaelic Football teams, as well as being the official retail partner to three of Ireland's biggest organisations, the GAA, FAI, and the IRFU, and has set up a store in Croke Park Ireland's biggest sports stadium. Their own brand sportswear (Rival) is used by a number of teams, including Galway United F.C. and Castlebar Celtic.
Athlone (2), Arklow, Ballina, Bray, Caherdavin, Castlebar (2), Carlow, Carrick-on-Shannon, Charleville, Clonmel, Claremorris, Donegal, County Dublin (10), Dundalk, Drogheda, Edenderry, Ennis, County Galway (4), Killarney, Kilkenny (2), Letterkenny, Limerick (3), Longford, Maynooth, Mullingar, Naas, Navan, Nenagh, Sligo, Thurles, Tralee, Tullamore, Waterford, Westport, Wexford