Mycro Sportsgear
TypePrivate company limited by shares
IndustryManufacturing and retail
Founded1986[1]
Headquarters
Ballincollig, Cork[2]
,
Ireland

Mycro Sportsgear is a manufacturer and retailer of helmets and sliotars (balls) and other equipment used in the game of hurling.[3] It was founded in the mid-1980s,[4][5] and is based in Ballincollig in Ireland.[6] As of 2010, when new Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) rules made the wearing of helmets compulsory, Mycro Sportsgear was one of three manufacturers with helmets meeting the expected standard.[7] Later, the company made the first helmet to pass the National Standards Authority of Ireland IS 355 safety standard for hurling helmets.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sports protection firm Mycro takes heavy hit from pandemic". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "How a Cork company are helping La Rochelle's bid to defeat Leinster". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Accumulated profits at Mycro Sportsgear hit €1.94m". irishexaminer.com. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Lovely hurling as helmet firm enjoys profit rise". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "New way to keep ahead of the game". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hurling helmet supplier Mycro posts €244k hike in profits". www.irishexaminer.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Refs may police helmets amid bending of rule". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "GAA 'can't stand over' Lidl helmet". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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