Thomas Crosbie Holdings announce official partnership with Cork 2005
Group managing director Anthony Dinan said TCH was delighted to be part of the year-long cultural celebrations that will see Cork become the prime focus for cultural activity in Europe in 2005.
TCH will support Capital of Culture projects by providing the primary information medium for Cork 2005 to reach newspaper readers through three of its key publications, the Irish Examiner, Evening Echo and The Sunday Business Post, and through TCM, its on-line media company.
The media group has already committed its support to a number of programme activities, including the All-Ireland Irish Examiner Junior Sports Star Awards which will be held in Cork, sponsorship of Opera 2005, the ever popular Evening Echo Ladies Mini Marathon and the TCH All-Ireland Schools Quiz. TCH will also be involved in other events, particularly sporting events.
Commenting on the partnership announcement, Mr Dinan said: “Cork 2005: European Capital of Culture is a fitting tribute to a city with a rich cultural heritage and an opportunity for everyone to share and participate in that heritage.
“We are proud to be an official partner of Cork 2005: European Capital of Culture and are delighted to act as a primary information source to the people of Cork and Ireland through our newspapers and on-line media.”
He added: “Although TCH is now a nationwide group with 14 newspapers, our roots are in Cork where our first newspaper, The Cork Examiner, was founded in 1841, followed by the Evening Echo in 1892. We have forged long-standing links with the community since then and we look forward to playing our part in Cork 2005 and celebrating this memorable year with the city and its population.”
Cork 2005 director John Kennedy added: “We welcome TCH as an official partner of Cork 2005. As a company with a strong historical connection with Cork, TCH has a unique appreciation of the personality and soul of the city and its people. From its Cork vantage point TCH will play a key role in revealing the vibrancy of cultural activity in Cork as it takes its place on the European stage.”
