Clonakilty Blackpudding is three-year sponsor of Cork City FC

The three-year agreement will see the company’s logo displayed on the new Cork City FC home and away strips.

“As a club the recruitment of a new premier partner is of the utmost significance,” said Timmy Murphy, chief executive of Cork City FC. “To have secured a new sponsorship partner from Cork is an added bonus.

“It is fair to say everyone is aware of how the Clonakilty brand and business has grown and developed over the last number of years and certainly as a club we are looking forward to a productive relationship with Clonakilty Food Company over the next three years and into the future.”

“As an independent family owned business, we can relate to the strong sense of community ethos within the club,” said Colette Twomey, managing director of Clonakilty Food Company. “We were particularly impressed by the resilience displayed by the club and its supporters during recent times of adversity and subsequent revival. We are delighted to be able to support the Club and hopefully enable them push on to further success in the premier division in 2012.”

“The Clonakilty Blackpudding story was built off a strong sense of quality, identity and pride; attributes we feel are also synonymous with Cork City FC,” she continued. “This partnership will enhance awareness of our products giving us exposure at the top level of Irish football whilst also reinforcing the importance we place on supporting our traditional Cork customer base and the wider Cork community.”

Established in 1983, Clonakilty Food Company employs 42 people and has developed a range of products, including Clonakilty Blackpudding, Clonakilty Whitepudding, sausages and rashers. The company currently has products listed with a wide range of independent retailers, as well as all the major multiples in Ireland.