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RED BULL IS LOOKING FOR IRELAND’S BEST TETRIS PLAYER

Red Bull is looking for Ireland’s best Tetris player to compete at the Red Bull Tetris World Finals in Dubai! Live in Ireland from today, Red Bull Tetris® invites students and gamers of all levels to test their skills in the world’s most versatile Tetris tournament.

First launched in 1984, Tetris® is one of the most iconic video games of all time. From its early days on PC to becoming a cultural phenomenon on the Nintendo Game Boy in the 90s, the simple but addictive puzzle game has soundtracked student dorms, bedrooms, and arcades for decades.

Now, in 2025, Red Bull Tetris® takes the beloved classic into the future – a cross-platform tournament that blends the nostalgia of old-school gameplay with modern competition. For the first time, players will compete across multiple platforms, testing their skills in a dynamic, multi-device environment, with the single-player Qualifier Phase now live in Ireland.

Players eager to prove themselves can start competing today at www.redbulltetris.com.

The single-player, mobile qualifier phase is open to participants of all levels aged 18 and over, from casual players to seasoned competitors. With campus qualifiers taking place in colleges across Ireland, competition is heating up for a place on the national leaderboard.

Those with the highest scores will be invited to the Red Bull Tetris® Irish National Final on Thursday, November 6th. The event will take place at Zero Latency, Dublin’s cutting-edge free-roam VR venue, where the best players from across the country will play 1v1 on desktop for the title of Ireland’s top Tetris player.

The stakes? The Irish National Champion will secure their place in the Red Bull Tetris® World Finals in Dubai, taking place from December 11th – 13th. This once-in-a-lifetime event will be hosted at the iconic Dubai Frame, where the final match will unfold in the night sky – a world-first live playable game of Tetris powered by over 2,000 drones.

Speaking as the global partnership was announced, Maya Rogers, the President and CEO of The Tetris Company, said: “Our partnership with Red Bull celebrates what Tetris has stood for since the beginning: simple, joyful gameplay that connects people across the world.” 

“For over 40 years, Tetris has remained a beloved game through its ability to adapt and inspire. Red Bull Tetris is the next chapter, bringing a bold, unexpected twist to the tournament scene and offering fans a spectacular new way to engage with the brand.”

The search for Ireland’s best Tetris player has started – build your path to Dubai today at www.redbulltetris.com. For updates, qualifier announcements, and more, follow @RedBullIre on Instagram and TikTok.

Red Bull Joins as Partner of the Ireland Esports Collegiate Series

The Ireland Esports Collegiate Series is proud to announce Red Bull as an Official Partner and Official Energy Drink for the 2025/26 season. This exciting collaboration marks a huge step forward for collegiate esports in Ireland, bringing one of the world’s most iconic brands into the island’s leading student esports competition.

First launched in 1987, Red Bull is the world’s best-selling energy drink, with over 12 billion cans sold in 2023.

Their influence in sport and esports is unmatched, and in Ireland they have already proven themselves as strong supporters of collegiate gaming. With initiatives like the Red Bull Gaming Hub at South East Technological University (SETU) Waterford and their growing support for a new gaming hub at Queens University Belfast, Red Bull has firmly established itself as a driving force behind student esports development.

Now, as a partner of the Ireland Esports Collegiate Series, Red Bull will play a pivotal role in amplifying the competition experience for both players and fans.

The Series has experienced record-breaking growth over the past three years. More than 800 students from 16 universities and colleges competed across eight different titles in the 2024/25 season, making it the largest and most diverse esports competition on the island to date. Participation has nearly doubled since 2021, reflecting the growing appetite for esports at third-level institutions and cementing the Series as a key part of the student experience in Ireland.

“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Red Bull as a partner of the Ireland Esports Collegiate Series,” said Kurt Pittman, Founder of Nativz Gaming. “This is a massively exciting moment for Irish esports. Red Bull’s commitment to collegiate gaming is second to none, and their involvement in our Series will take the experience for students and fans to an entirely new level. With their backing, the 2025/26 season is set to be the biggest and best yet.”

The Ireland Esports Leagues encompass schools, universities and companies, with the Collegiate Series as its flagship student competition. Together, these leagues provide a pathway for young people to connect through esports, develop valuable skills and progress toward careers in gaming, technology and beyond.

For more information on the Ireland Esports Collegiate Series visit www.irelandcollegiate.com and read more about Ireland Esports Leagues at www.irelandesportsleagues.com.

UCD STUDENTS TOKYO BOUND AFTER WINNING NATIONAL TECH & INNOVATION COMPETITION

UCD Commerce students Oisin Mallon and Oisin Walsh have been crowned the 2024 Red Bull Basement National champions and will go on to represent Ireland in the World Finals in Tokyo next month.

After 1,800 applications nationwide, the search for the next generation of Irish innovators came to a head at TUD Grangegorman on Thursday night when finalists presented their ideas to a panel of judges from across the Irish creative, media and tech landscape.

Teams from across the country were represented in the final. Each presented their own business plan, created with the support of AI technology. After much deliberation, University College Dublin pair Oisin Mallon and Oisin Walsh were announced as the winners, nabbing a laptop each from partners AMD, as well as a place at next month’s Red Bull Basement World Finals in Tokyo.

The team presented their plans for StepAhead, which seeks to connect young people with mentors who have recently navigated the same career or educational paths, offering real-world advice to help them make informed, confident decisions.

On their victory, Oisin Mallon (aged 22 from Omeath, Co. Louth) said: “We are delighted to win the Red Bull Basement National Final with StepAhead and represent Ireland on a global stage in Tokyo with our idea.” 

Oisin Walsh (aged 22 from Killarney, Co. Kerry) added: “We are just thrilled to have won the Red Bull Basement National Final. We can’t wait to bring our idea to the global stage in Tokyo. Seeing an idea of ours come to life is an amazing feeling and I’m excited to see where it takes us.”

The next step for the dynamic duo is Tokyo, with over 40 countries set to compete at the World Finals. Across Monday December 2nd, and Thursday December 5th, they will attend workshops, dedicated AI educational sessions, and have the chance to network with international entrepreneurs and business leaders, before they go up against their peers for the World title.

The grand prize for the global winner? A three week accelerator programme, all expenses paid, to Silicon Valley and Los Angeles in 2025, where they will receive hands-on experience, mentorship and opportunities to connect with top industry leaders, including insights from Red Bull Basement global partners Microsoft.

RED BULL MEO: Irish Gamers Invited To Compete In Worlds Largest Mobile Esports Open

Irish gamers will have the chance to mix it with some of the country’s best esports pros this month as the world’s largest mobile esports open competition comes to Ireland for the very first time. Now in its sixth season globally, Red Bull M.E.O. sees players from over 30 countries compete, with incredible prizes for the winners.

Red Bull M.E.O. is a free competition, open to participants of all levels, and is a rare opportunity for casual mobile gamers to take on established professionals from the Irish circuit. The most popular mobile esports open internationally, this is the first year that the competition will be open to Irish gamers.

The two chosen titles in which players can compete are Clash Royale and PUBG Mobile. Clash Royale is open to individual players, and will be played in a standard single elimination tournament format. The first qualifier for Clash Royale takes place on January 13th with the second to follow on January 21st. The top 4 players from each qualifier will proceed to the grand finals.

PUBG Mobile, which is open to duos (teams of 2 players), will follow a similar format. Two online qualifiers will take place on January 14th and January 20th respectively. Eight teams will in turn qualify for the live final, with four teams proceeding from each round.

On Saturday January 27th, the Red Bull M.E.O. Live Final will take place in the Sugar Club in Dublin, where Ireland’s top gamers will battle it out to claim the Red Bull M.E.O. title for the first time on these shores.

Red Bull M.E.O. Season 6 (Ireland) 

  • Clash Royale Qualifier #1 – Saturday January 13th
  • PUBG Mobile Qualifier #1 – Sunday January 14th
  • PUBG Mobile Qualifier #2 – Saturday January 20th
  • Clash Royale Qualifier #2 – Sunday January 21st
  • Red Bull M.E.O. National Finals – Saturday January 27th

Red Bull launches state-of-the-art gaming hub at SETU Waterford

Red Bull has this week launched a state-of-the-art gaming hub at SETU Waterford to support the development of third-level gamers in Ireland. The Red Bull Gaming Hub will help SETU students of all abilities to develop their skill sets while also connecting them with leading partners in the global gaming industry.

The hub, the first of its kind at a third-level institute in Ireland, is located in SETU Waterford, the first third-level institute in Ireland to launch an esports scholarship. Synonymous with esports and gaming throughout the world, Red Bull has long since been a pioneer in the industry, supporting esport athletes and student gaming tournaments across the world.

This latest initiative represents Red Bull’s most significant esports venture in Ireland as the brand expands its footprint on the Irish gaming scene. The Hub will also host national gaming tournaments, interactive workshops and live stream events, while Irish gamers will also have the opportunity to qualify for global esports tournaments via events hosted in the Red Bull Gaming Hub.

This November for example, the Irish National Finals of the global VALORANT tournament, Red Bull Campus Clutch, will take place in the Hub. A team-based tournament open only to those in third-level education, Red Bull Campus Clutch sees over 200 national and regional tournaments take place across the globe this autumn. The best of the best advance to the World Finals, this year hosted in Istanbul, with a cash prize of €20,000 on offer.

Commenting as the hub was officially unveiled today, Katie Redmond SETU Sports Manager, Waterford Campus, said: “In 2020, SETU became the first third-level institute in Ireland to launch an esports scholarship and since then, the Esports Club has swiftly risen to prominence as one of the most active clubs at SETU. We are now delighted to further set the standard in the Irish third-level sector by opening our new Esports Gaming Hub. Our goal with this is to create a sports community where all students, current and future, who participate in Esports can receive the same support and facilities as all our sports teams. We would like to recognise that without the guidance and support of everyone at SETU, Esports Ireland, Collegiate Esports, and Red Bull, this vision would not have been possible.”

The hub is kitted out with a casual gaming area equipped with Xbox consoles, an immersive sound system and comfortable gaming bean bags. The facility also includes a chill-out area where students can bring their own laptops, connect to the high-speed network and work on their own creative projects with a cold can of Red Bull in hand. A unique custom-made 10-sided gaming table sits at the centre of the hub and allows for 5v5 gaming sessions on top-of-the-range gaming PCs.

Four outstanding partners have come on board, helping to bring the latest and greatest hardware to gamers. Intel NUC, SteelSeries, AGON by AOC and Backforce have worked with Red Bull to bring this unique gaming facility to life.

As PC Partner, Intel NUC, renowned for packing high-powered gaming rigs in small form factors, will support with their top-notch GamingPCs. SteelSeries, the worldwide leader in gaming and esports peripherals, is the official Peripheral brand of the Red Bull Gaming Hub and will equip students with award-winning gaming headsets, keyboards, and mice.

Backforce, the Gaming Chair partner, have provided ergonomic chairs that can boost performance and help maintain high-level gaming over long, competitive sessions, while the official Monitor Partner, AGON by AOC, provide high-performance gaming monitors within the space.

For more information about the Red Bull and Gaming, and the new Hub at SETU Waterford, visit www.RedBull.com/ie-en/gaming. To find out more about Red Bull Campus Clutch, and how to register, please visit Red Bull Ireland on Instagram & Tiktok @RedBullIre

 

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