Aer Arann announce Galway United sponsorship deal

Aer Arann have announced that it is teaming up with first division club Galway United in a sponsorship deal for the 2005 season.

Aer Arann’s logo will appear on the back of the Galway United shirt.

This is the first major football sponsorship deal for the airline, which currently operates over 500 flights per week between Ireland, the UK and France.

The club’s first game with their new sponsors takes place against visitors Kildare County at Terryland Park tonight.

Micheal O’Callarain, Marketing Manager, Aer Arann said: “We are delighted to be coming onboard as an official sponsor of Galway United Football Club.

We have experienced huge growth from Galway in the past three years and have carried just over 50,000 passengers to and from Galway for the first three months of 2005.

"We very much welcome the opportunity to get involved in the local community and it is a particular honour to sponsor a first division team in our home town. We look forward to working with them throughout the season.”

Nick Leeson the recently appointed Commercial Manager of Galway United Football Club and the man most closely associated with Barings Bank said: “I was hoping for an early success and am delighted to have sealed this deal with Aer Arann, an indigenous Galway Company. Like Aer Arann we are ambitious to succeed on a European scale so this sponsorship is an excellent fit for both of us. With Aer Arann on the shirts now the team should be flying.”

John Fallon, Chairman of the Club said: “People in Galway have great admiration for the entrepreneurial spirit which has made Aer Arann the success it is today. Aer Arann is a role model for Galway United as the club embarks on a five year plan that aims to take it into European Football. We are delighted to have Aer Arann as a sponsor.”