Galway Camogie Board has struck a ground-breaking sponsorship deal with Westerwood Global, a Kildare headquartered managed solutions business with a strong presence in the United States.
The deal will be formally launched in Galway at the end of January but it will be for a period of five years and be worth a significant €250,000.
It includes sponsorship rights for all the county camogie teams including the Senior Team who are the current All Ireland champions.
All of a sudden it puts the departure of SuperMacs from the shirt front after 20 years in perspective and was known prior to that choice being made amicably.
“This is a deal that has been conceived and negotiated as a stand-alone deal for camogie in Galway,” said County Board Chair Brian Griffin.
“We believe it is the first significant sponsorship for a county that recognises the substantial commercial value of camogie in its own right, and it sets a new benchmark for the sport.”
“Women’s sport is transforming. A few years ago, our ambition for sponsorship was to be able to defray the costs of jerseys and kits for our teams. Now we will have substantial sums of money to invest directly to support camogie across the county.”
“Every girl and young woman who plays camogie in Galway will benefit from this deal. It transforms our ambitions for the coming years.”
The new sponsor is basically a company that keep high tech companies operational.
Its only previous connection to sport was supporting local Kildare GAA Clubs Rathcoffey and Leixlip.
“Like us, Galway camogie is committed to excellence, diversity, equality and success so this was a perfect opportunity for us to give something back by enabling these players to compete at the highest level and by supporting the growth of camogie across Galway,” said Commercial Director Geoffrey Stoddart.
Would that there were a company like them in every parish.
