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FORAS / CCFC Visit Malmö FF

Cork City FC will visit Malmö FF from the 11th to 13th of August, as part of their club exchange schedule in the ‘Clubs and Supporters For Better Governance In Football’ project, co-financed by the European Commission and UEFA. The Erasmus + project aims to build connections between member-run clubs and national supporters’ organisations across Europe, as well as provide three distinct training workshops over a two-year period, (Good Governance, Sustainable Finance and Member & Volunteer Engagement). FORAS board member and project leader for FORAS, John Kennedy, will share his experiences of community work in Cork, while learning how his...

European club visit report

As part of the Clubs and Supporters for Better Governance in Football project, Cork City FC recently hosted visitors from Malmo FF and Schalke 04. Our visitors, Thomas Kirschner and Florian Hartmann from Schalke and Pierre Nordberg and Pontus Hansson from Malmo, met a variety of personnel from the club during their visit to discuss a range of ideas. On Thursday evening, an open session was held at UCC, our premier club partner, featuring a number of speakers: Dr Seán Ó Conaill from the UCC Sports Law Clinic, former FORAS board member and current acting-CEO of SD Europe, Niamh O’Mahony, current FORAS secretary, Darren O’Keeffe, Club de Accionariado...

Erasmus Project Open Session

As part of the club’s engagement in the Clubs and Supporters for Better Governance in Football project, an open session will take place in University College Cork this Thursday, the 6th from 7-8.30. Topics covered will include player pathways in education, Member engagement by Schalke 04’s Florian Hartmann, education structure at Malmo FF by Pontus Hansson, FORAS membership by Darren O’Keeffe, Updates on the European Project from acting CEO SD Europe Niamh O’Mahony Venue: LG51, which is the Pharmacy Building. (Entrance on College Road, next to Bons Hospital. Parking at the building and in nearby streets.)