Company type | Private company limited by shares |
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Industry | Manufacturing and retail |
Founded | 1986 [1] |
Headquarters | , 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]
Company type | Private company limited by shares |
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Industry | Manufacturing and retail |
Founded | 1986 [1] |
Headquarters | , 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]