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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...

Cork City FC to attend sustainable finance workshop

Cork City FC board members John Kennedy and Mike Derham and the club’s Business Development Manager, Lisa Fallon, are travelling to Malmo FF this weekend to take part in the second of three Erasmus + workshops. The two-day event in Sweden will focus on Sustainable Finance, a key issue at the heart of every football club. Some of the questions to be examined include: What do we mean by financial sustainability and how can this be achieved? What alternative sources of finance are available for organisations that are committed to operating in a sustainable, democratic, transparent manner? How can an organisation...