{"id":3038,"date":"2018-05-21T15:01:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T14:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foylecup.com\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2018-11-07T16:04:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:04:21","slug":"oneills-irish-international-sports-company-limited-kicks-off-sponsorship-of-the-foyle-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foylecup.com\/?p=3038","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019NEILLS IRISH INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED KICKS OFF SPONSORSHIP OF THE FOYLE CUP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three-year deal announced for the O\u2019Neills Foyle Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n

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O\u2019Neills Irish International Sports Company Limited, the leading sportswear manufacturer in Ireland, has signed a three-year deal with the Foyle Cup.\u00a0 The company, which employs over 800 people on the island of Ireland, will become title sponsor of Europe\u2019s largest youth football tournament until 2020.<\/p>\n

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The new deal underpins O\u2019Neills commitment to supporting grassroots sport across the UK and Ireland and builds on their already impressive credentials of supporting over 100 different sports worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Speaking about the sponsorship, Kieran Kennedy, O\u2019Neills Managing Director commented: \u2018O\u2019Neills have a proud pedigree of supporting local sport and we are delighted to partner with the O\u2019Neills Foyle Cup, a now world renowned tournament.\u00a0 Michael and his team do a fantastic job organising this prestigious event and we look forward to supporting him in 2018 in what is likely to be the biggest ever Foyle Cup.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The O\u2019Neills Foyle Cup will see 370 teams and over 6,500 kids take part in a six day festival of football throughout Derry, Strabane, Limavady, Coleraine and Donegal.\u00a0 The tournament attracts major teams including Celtic FC, Hearts FC, Partick Thistle, Norwich City, and Sheffield Utd as well clubs from France, Finland, Germany, USA and Canada.\u00a0 The O\u2019Neills Foyle Cup is also the most heavily scouted tournament in the UK.<\/p>\n

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The 2018 tournament will coincide with O\u2019Neills Irish International Sports Company Limited celebrating 100 years in business.\u00a0 As a 100% Irish owned company, the partnership with the O\u2019Neills Foyle Cup embodies their ongoing commitment to encouraging local sport.<\/p>\n

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Michael Hutton, Foyle Cup Chairman added: \u2018We are thrilled to have O\u2019Neills on board as our title sponsor.\u00a0 Their commitment to seeing local sport succeed and in particular to see football in the region flourish, resonated immediately with our tournament ethos.\u00a0 The partnership affords us the opportunity to grow the tournament and we are both excited about the benefits that it will offer the grassroots game in the Foyle area and beyond.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The O\u2019Neills Foyle Cup will take place from Monday 16th<\/sup> to Saturday 21st<\/sup> July 2018.<\/p>\n

Visit www.foylecup.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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ENDS<\/p>\n

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Media Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Nixon-King (Marketing Manager)<\/p>\n

Tel: 07870158967 | 0287 188 2320<\/p>\n

Email: anixonking@oneills.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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About O\u2019Neills International Sportswear:<\/strong><\/p>\n

O\u2019Neills was founded in 1918 and it is now the largest and leading sportswear manufacturing company in Ireland, employing more than 800 people, on the island of Ireland.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neills are an 100% Irish owned company, specialising in the design, manufacture, personalization, and supply of performance multi-sportswear, leisurewear and sports equipment globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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