FORAS Trust

Cork City FC

FORAS meeting with Cork City Ownership

Representatives of the Board of Management of FORAS met with Dermot Usher and Chief Operating Officer Éanna Buckley at the latest quarterly meeting between the club and the Trust on Tuesday. The minutes of the meeting, approved by FORAS and the club, have been circulated to members by email this afternoon. FORAS and the club have agreed that the Key Highlights of these minutes will be posted to the FORAS website. These will be posted soon (although likely not before tonight’s match). They are also repeated below. The full minutes, outlined by email, are for the benefit of members only...

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...

FORAS Roadshow – South Parish Community Centre

The next Cork City FC/FORAS Roadshow is confirmed for Thursday, 2nd November at South Parish Community Centre, Sawmill Street (off South Terrace). 7:30pm to 9:30pm approximately. We will have the League trophy there, as well as a current Cork City FC player. New members can sign up and pay on the night.

FORAS to attend final project workshop in Belgium

The final workshop of the Improving Football Governance project will take place in Antwerp, Belgium this coming weekend. Project Manager Niamh O’Mahony has been invited to attend on behalf of FORAS and will recount the events that saw the supporters’ trust secure a place in League of Ireland football, securing the long-term future of Cork City FC in the process. She will also explain the role supporters have played at other League of Ireland clubs. The project’s working group is currently putting the final touches to the Irish handbook being produced as part of the initiative. Covering topics such as...