New Club Sponsors

 

 

 

O’BRIENS HAS ANNOUNCED A 3 YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH KERRY’S LEADING GAA CLUB, DR. CROKES

 

 

10th May 2008:  O’Briens Sandwich Bars has announced a major sponsorship deal with Kerry’s leading GAA club, Dr Crokes. O’Briens will be the main club sponsor over the next 3 years and will be investing significantly in the sponsorship, which will see the O’Briens brand name appearing on the front of the team jerseys, on the website, as well as in the Lewis Road training ground.

 

The new jerseys will be launched on Saturday 10th of May at 11.00am at O’Briens, Beech Road, Killarney. Manager of the senior Kerry football team Pat O’Shea along with five of the current under 21 All Ireland football champions and four of the current players with the senior Kerry team will attend to model the new-look jerseys.

 

CEO of O’Briens Fiacra Nagle says “We are delighted to be associated with Dr. Crokes GAA club, which has such a strong reputation for generating All Ireland champions. At O’Briens we are proud of our Irish heritage and see this as the perfect association for us in the Kerry region. Killarney franchise partners Carol O’Donoghue & Mike Buckley have long been supporters of Dr. Crokes and are delighted to be able to support the team in a financial capacity. O’Briens brand values fits ideally with what the club is trying to promote, with an emphasis on healthy eating habits which in turn leads to better performance”.

 

Dr. Crokes has over 3,000 supporters and is one of the most popular clubs in the region. 800 members, both male and female, play football and hurling on a regular basis from the age of 6 onwards. The club enjoys a huge profile in the county and currently has 11 players representing Kerry at senior, minor and under 21 level, including one of Irelands most high profile sportsmen Colm Gooch Cooper along with the current Kerry County Manager Pat O’Shea.

 

The new-look leisurewear, complete with the O’Briens logo, will be available from the Dr. Crokes club shop, due to open this June.

 

Club Chairman Vincent Casey says “We are delighted to confirm a three year sponsorship deal with O’Briens Sandwich Bars. This will go a long way in helping us to continue as one of the most successful clubs in Kerry. We are extremely proud of our achievements to date and look forward to continued success in the future”.

 

For more information on O’Briens Sandwich bars, please visit www.obriensonline.com