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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...

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)...

Statement from FORAS Board of Management

The outgoing Board of Management of Cork City FC (FORAS) are pleased to announce that earlier today we have had final sign-off on each of the documents required for the football club to be bought outright by Dermot Usher, which has also been approved by our governing body, the Football Association of Ireland. Outgoing club chairman, Declan Carey, said “This is a great day for Cork City Football Club. We now have a new owner who has the capability to allow our club compete where it should be. As a Board we want to wish Dermot the best of luck...