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sports mary street dublin 1 life style sports was established in 1979 in the republic of ireland by quinnsworth a subsidiary of associated british foods . 1 in 1997 it was bought by tesco plc but was later spun off via a management buy out of seven directors led by md andrew sharkey and venture capital firm act . in november 2005 it was acquired by stafford holdings an irish family owned company who stated this latest acquisition is in line with its stated strategy of seeking acquisition opportunities in new sectors which offer strong growth potential while maintaining a strong commitment to its current portfolio of businesses . 2 in 2006 former dunnes stores senior director eoin mcgettigan was appointed ceo . 3 mark stafford took up the role of chairman . in early 2009 mark stafford replaced mcgettigan as ceo . he was joined by former nike ireland general manager nigel cowman as finance director dan ryan from penneys and brown thomas as trading director . timeline edit 1979 life style sports opens for business in the republic of ireland by quinnsworth . 1997 life style sports expands to 32 stores nationwide . 2000 sienna miller appears in the life style sports cinderella tv advert 2004 the killers mr.brightside single debuts on the life style sports tv advert 2005 company acquired by stafford holdings an irish owned company 2009 mtv presenter natasha gilbert stars in the first ever life style sports woman s fitness campaign your life your style your world 2011 new life style sports brand identity launched 2012 new flagship stores in mary st and dundrum town centre are opened 2012 life style sports relaunch website lifestylesports.com as a full e commerce site 4 the company at present edit in september 2007 a new flagship store opened in the blanchardstown retail park dublin . this remains their largest store at 21 000 square feet 2 000 m2 . 5 in february 2009 the tullamore shop was shut down for the construction of a new shopping centre on the site . this shutdown was controversial as the project still hadn t received full planning permission . as of the economic downturn the shopping centre was never build and it is not going to build any time soon . 6 retail partners edit in 2013 life style sports became the official retail partner of leinster rugby with a life style sports store located in donnybrook stadium and the home of leinster rugby the rds . 7 life style sports is also the official retail partner of munster rugby with a life style sports store located in thomond park the home of munster rugby . 8 see also edit tesco ireland references edit 1 stafford holdings buys lifestyle sports rt news . rte.ie 30 january 2009 . lifestyle sports names dunnes executive as ceo rt news . rte.ie 26 january 2007 . storysofar at life style sports . lifestylesports.com 5 september 2011 . lifestyle sports ltd jobs jobs in ireland . irishjobs.ie . tullamore tribune news . tullamoretribune.ie . 2 3 external links edit lifestyle sports website retrieved from 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