League comes up for Air with sponsor coup boost

THE League of Ireland will now be officially called the Airtricity League after the independent energy supplier was yesterday confirmed as title sponsor for the senior Irish domestic game for the next three years.

Welcoming the deal, FAI chief executive John Delaney said: “It’s a positive for the league as we’ve had issues over Cork City and Derry City at the end of the season. To have a positive announcement with a company of this strength is very important and gives clubs a boost at the right time.”

Airtricity MD Kevin Greenhorn admitted that his company did have some concerns about getting involved in a league which has recently lost two of its biggest clubs from the top-flight but he said that he was confident the game here had turned a corner.