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Cork City FC Home Match Tickets

At the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Rebel Army Society (FORAS) on Thursday night, members unanimously supported a motion calling on the Trust to issue a statement of concern surrounding the increase in ticket prices for Cork City FC’s men’s senior team. While our members appreciate that the club is not immune to rising costs, the level of increase has been disproportionate, and the manner with which the club has responded to legitimate apprehension has been of concern. FORAS is currently exploring what limited support it can offer to any of its members who are struggling to...

Statement: Shamrock v Cork City Postponement

The Friends of the Rebel Army Society (FORAS) has called on the League of Ireland to review its processes for assessing pitch conditions after Cork City’s away fixture against Shamrock Rovers was postponed with just 35 minutes notice. Hundreds of travelling supporters incurred expense and spent hours travelling to Dublin, having been twice assured the fixture would go ahead. FORAS is calling on the League to explain how it issued a notice to supporters at 4pm ‘confirming’ the fixture would go ahead, only to call it off a little over an hour later. Met Éireann had forecast heavy downpours and...

Meet-Up for Finn Harps Game

The board welcome all shareholders to Coughlan’s Bar (Douglas Street, Ballintemple, Cork, T12 DX39), where we have arranged a dedicated screen to show the Finn Harps away game on Friday, 23rd February. All members, City fans, friends & family are more than welcome.

Rebel Rhymes Volume 2 – Available from 9th December!

Tony Tobin, Cork City’s resident poet, is back with Volume 2 of his book of Rebel Rhymes! In collaboration with FORAS, the book will launch on 9-December and be available directly from Tony, FORAS General Meetings and the Cork City FC Club Shop. It will also be available for purchase on Amazon worldwide and downloadable to Kindle e-reader devices, phones and tablets.# The official launch will take place on Saturday, December 9th at 11am in the CCFC Club Shop in Douglas. Tony himself will be there to meet supporters and discuss the book. All proceeds from the sale of the...

Board of Management Update

The 2023 Annual General Meeting was held tonight at the Metropole Hotel. Minutes and slides will be shared with members directly in due course. David Alton, Conor Hallahan, Colm McAuliffe and John Paul Clifford have stepped down from the board. We are extremely grateful for their services to FORAS and CCFC over the past four years and wish them all the best. Shane O’Connor, Darren O’Keeffe, Owen O’Sullivan and Joe Leogue were deemed elected at the AGM. The make-up of the board for 2023-2024 is as follows: Declan Carey (Chairman) Gar Fleming (Vice Chairman) Shane O’Connor (Secretary) Owen O’Sullivan (Treasurer)...