The Sunday Independent has been unveiled as the new title sponsor of the All-Ireland T20 Cup, a major tournament for Irish Cricket clubs.
“The Sunday Independent has been a long-term supporter of Irish cricket, and we are delighted that we can extend this support into the peak club cricket T20 event on the Irish cricket calendar,” said Cormac Bourke, Editor of the Sunday Independent.
“Cricket is on the upswing in the Irish sporting landscape, and to be the place to go for the best Irish cricket coverage is an ambition we believe we have delivered on over many years.”
“No modern-day sport can create a vibrant and sustainable base without the support of its sponsors, and we are very fortunate to have the long-term and ongoing support of Cormac and his team at the Sunday Independent,” said Dennis Cousins, Commercial Director at Cricket Ireland.
“Their quality, expert journalism, combined with being the largest newspaper in circulation in Ireland, makes this a valuable partnership for our sport, and particularly when it is supported at the grassroots level.”

Cricket Ireland has recognised in its Strategic Plan 2016-2020 that clubs are the hub of the sport and strengthening coaching standards and investing over time in facilities is a priority. Participation numbers have trebled over the past decade.
“We all understand that club cricket is the lifeblood of the game in Ireland, and that underscores the importance of this partnership,” added Elaine Nolan, Participation Director at Cricket Ireland.
“While the role of supporting and sustaining club cricket belongs to our Provincial Unions, we recognize that volunteer time is finite, so Cricket Ireland has been providing the Unions with the opportunity, capacity and the resources to support the clubs.”
“This support saw the appointment of full-time General Managers for each Provincial Union in 2017, and recently saw the further addition of administrative staff to support cricket operations across club and representative cricket.”
“These improvements help build the structures needed to sustain the grassroots game, and as such the Sunday Independent’s support enhances this by offering exposure to a national competition which will see each of the Provincial Unions T20 club champions pitted against each other to find the season’s top T20 club in Ireland.”
The finals of the tournament will take place in August.
This is a major week for the sport with the International Cricket Council meeting in Dublin and two T20 Internationals between Ireland and India being broadcast around the world and played out before sell out crowds at Malahide on Wednesday and Friday.