Our Origin
We all play for something more.
For me I feel a strong connection to my family and what it means to be Irish by playing & striving to perform at my highest level in GAA sports, akin to my granduncle, Mick O'Connell.
This pursuit feels deeply meaningful and drives me to make sacrifices others don’t fully understand.
Rí embodies this pursuit. It’s for anyone who enjoys dedicating themselves to their craft and in doing so, gains a sense of purpose.
We believe that the highest form of mastery is play and Rí is for people who connect with this.
Rí was founded with one purpose:
To empower people to express themselves through play—pushing limits in pursuit of something greater.
In sport, temperature remains one of the last untapped frontiers of human performance. We’re here to change that.
Rí is for anyone who plays their own game for something more.
One Chapter at a time we seek to solve one of the last major frontiers of performance, Temperature
Starting with our “Sauna Crown” - we invite you to join our journey and explore your own as part of our Chlann.
Solve the Temperature Frontier for Athletes
At Rí, we seek to redefine sports by solving the temperature frontier. .The tools we create enable athletes to take control of temperature freeing them to play for more.
Backed by Science
We believe in the scientific method and the luminary academics who make this their life mission. Our solutions are guided by their work & insights.
Athlete & Artists Collaboration
Partnerships create & test our designs. Athletes test performance & potential use cases. Artists reflect our brands soul through design & craftsmanship.
Innovative R&D team
We start with the end in mind - “Solve the temperature frontier”. We work from first principles to create innovative products that enable athletes to Play for More.
Our Roots
Rí is the Irish word for King and our brand iconises Mick O’Connell, the legendary Kerry footballer.
His skill and poise were what set him apart and he truly played the game for fun. Through his pursuit of play he transformed his sport and raised the bar for the next generation.
We now create products that we believe reflect his standards of performance, poise and play.
Loch Rí is also the name of the middle lake in the Shannon, where at the mouth, our company's base is centred. We’re committed to creating a company that builds, from this region, a best-in-class sports performance brand.
From this base we will crack the temperature frontier in sports giving others the tools to play for more and take their craft to the next frontier.
