Dubs to have new €800,000 sponsor by October

DUBLIN chief executive John Costello has revealed that the county will have a new sponsor in place by the end of October and that the deal will be worth more than the long-running partnership with Arnotts.

The Dublin city department store ended its 18-year association with the county this summer and it is believed that the county board is seeking a new package worth in the region of €800,000, which could rise to €1m with performance-related bonuses.

“We are confident we will achieve what we are currently obtaining from sponsorship,” said Costello yesterday. “We will receive that and we are confident that it will be increased. It will be greater, in other words.”