13 January 2006 Smart Telecom renew Cork ladies sponsorship Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! Smart Telecom renews sponsorship of Cork Ladies Football for further 12 months Smart Telecom, the second largest provider of corporate, SME and residential telecommunications services in Ireland, has announced that it is to renew its sponsorship of Cork Ladies Football. Sponsorship of the teams will continue for the next 12 months with the Smart Telecom logo remaining on the jerseys of the five Cork ladies teams, namely the under 14, under 16, Minor, Junior and Senior. Last year, the senior team won their first ever All-Ireland ladies football title when they beat Galway in Croke Park, retained the U16 All-Ireland title and won back to back Munster titles at every level. Cork Ladies Football was established in 1976 and has 3,901 registered players in 56 clubs across the county. Rhona Bradshaw, Head of Marketing with Smart Telecom, says that the sponsorship has created a fantastic profile for the brand in Cork, and the company is delighted to be renewing the sponsorship again this year. The Cork Ladies Football sponsorship is a perfect fit for the Smart Telecom brand as all the teams involved are young, dynamic and energetic. After claiming the league crown in April 2005 they went on to win their first All Ireland ladies football title, defeating opposition Galway 1-11 to 0-8. We are very proud of their achievement and are looking forward to another successful year of partnership with the organisation. Cork is a very important market for us and we are thrilled to be sponsoring such a vibrant selection of talented young sports people. Mary White is the PRO for Cork Ladies Football. Were over the moon that Smart Telecom is on board with us again. Theyve been a fantastic sponsor and the association with such a high profile company has done wonders for the image of our game and organisation. Its fair to say were envied by other counties because of the profile of our sponsor. One of the reasons why the sponsorship is so successful is that Smart Telecom and Cork Ladies Football are very similar we both have high standards in delivering the goods and getting the job done. Fingers crossed our successes will grow and combine again for 2006. Smart Telecoms sponsorship of Cork Ladies Football is part of their extensive sports sponsorship portfolio. Other sports sponsorships undertaken by Smart Telecom include St. Patricks Athletic Football Club in Dublin, Leinster Womens Rugby and skier Ms Kirsten Mc Garry who is to represent Ireland in the Winter Olympics 2006. Smart Telecom is also the sponsor of Tubridy Tonight on RTE 1 Television, the weather on Sky News Ireland, hourly weekly forecasts on Q102 in Dublin and the Home Run programme on 98FM in Dublin, which runs from 4pm 7pm Monday to Friday. Share this Article 0 0