All-Ireland winning captain and eir ambassador, Declan Hannon of Limerick, at the launch of eir’s new Poc Tapa Challenge, as part of their official sponsorship of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. eir’s Poc Tapa challenge will see the fastest team in the country win €5,000 for their club and a chance to play on the hallowed pitch of Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.
eir, Ireland’s largest telecommunications provider, has today launched their new Poc Tapa challenge, as part of their official sponsorship of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. The Poc Tapa challenge is inspired by the age-old “Poc Fada” competitions and has been reimagined to reflect the speed of the modern hurling championship. eir ambassador and inter-county star hurler, Declan Hannon, was on hand today in Croke Park to officially launch the competition.
A video explainer onf the Poc Tapa competition can be found HERE.
eir’s partnership with the GAA, highlights the synergies that exist between hurling, the world's fastest field sport, and eir, which is committed to providing full fibre superfast broadband to over 1.9 million homes and businesses across Ireland. The Poc Tapa challenge is designed to inspire GAA clubs across Ireland to demonstrate that the fastest wins in both hurling and the provision of superfast broadband. The fastest team in the country will win €5,000 for their club, and a chance to play in Croke Park on All-Ireland Semi-Final day. There are also many other amazing prizes on offer for participating clubs.
The competition is based on the quickest team of up to six people to pass a sliotar around the four corners of a pitch. The fastest team to get the ball back to base will win the competition. This competition can be attempted by every GAA club in Ireland, and is designed for all ages, in any venue from local clubs to the national stadium. To enter the Poc Tapa competition, participating teams need to capture a video clip of their fastest time captured from the centre of a pitch, with the stopwatch used held in frame at the beginning and end of the clip. The video must be uploaded to either Twitter (@eir) or Instagram (@eir.ireland) using the hashtags #PocTapa and #FastestWins.
In November 2022, eir was unveiled as a new official sponsor of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship for the next five years. The partnership further cements the long-standing relationship between eir, Ireland’s superfast broadband network, and the GAA, Ireland’s largest community organisation. eir, which has been a partner of the GAA since 2011, is currently working to improve connectivity for individuals, homes, and businesses across the country by investing €250 million per year in its network to improve speed, coverage, and resilience, with 5G available in 547 towns and cities and its Gigabit fibre broadband network passing over 1 million homes and businesses across Ireland .
Speaking at today’s launch, Managing Director of Consumer and Small Business at eir, Susan Brady said:“We are extremely excited to announce the Poc Tapa challenge with Limerick star Declan Hannon today. We are all aware of how fast the modern game of hurling has become, and the Poc Tapa challenge exemplifies this speed. As we continue to invest in our network across Ireland, to improve its speed, coverage and resilience, we hope GAA clubs across the country will join us for the Poc Tapa challenge, showing off their true speed for a chance to win an incredible prize for their club.”
You can keep up to date with eir’s sponsorship of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship by following @eir.ireland on Instagram, @eir on Twitter on Facebook at www.facebook.com/eir and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/eir.
