Comers take over as owners after landmark Galway United vote passed

Members voted by an overwhelming 82% to accept an offer by the local billionaire property developers

27 October 2017; A general view of Eamonn Deasy Park after the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between Galway United and Dundalk at Eamonn Deasy Park, in Galway. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Galway United is heading into new ownership after members voted by an overwhelming 82% to accept an offer by the local billionaire property developer Comer brothers.

The pair, Brian and Luke, will now decide whether to exercise the option of assuming 85% of the club’s shares, with the remaining 15% staying within the gift of the First Division club’s supporters.