Tuesday, February 12, 2008

KPMG to sponsor Irish set-up

The IHA today announced a new sponsorship deal with KPMG which sees them sign up as a Corporate Champion as part of the Athlete Support Program (ASPIRE) to directly support both the men's and women's Irish senior hockey teams.


KPMG will directly fund the two teams enabling them to commit to the national training programs and hopefully extend their international careers.

Commenting on the sponsorship, KPMG Managing Partner, Terence O'Rourke, said, "We are excited that our involvement will assist world class athletes reach their potential and sustain the commitment to excellence and dedication required to compete at an exceptionally high international level."

John Dennis, Chairman of the Irish Hockey Association said, "We are delighted that KPMG have come on board as one of our Corporate Champion sponsors, directly channelling their support into our athlete support programme, ASPIRE. We are very proud to be associated with a company that displays such strong commitment to excellence, quality and professionalism - values that are extremely important to both the Irish Hockey Association and its athletes."

6 comments:

Jason said...

Any idea how much is being sponsored to the association?

What is the amount of relief that is given to the internationals these days to make up for time lost in work, expenses etc.?

The IHA may want to put together a good package if they want to keep the older lads (26+) until London 2012.

Anonymous said...

Thats if we have any chance of qualifying for London 2012! Passmore out Craig Fulton in!

Jason said...

Obviously I mean the campaign to qualification...

Anonymous said...

Fulton in? And prepare for a Pembroke/Ireland squad.

Anonymous said...

that coment about fulton in, quality coach but as said it would turn into ireland/pembroke, that cant happen. foreign coach needed, go for dutch id say.

Anonymous said...

Arul would be a perfect seniour irish coach. hes a genious