Treaty United 2023

bennyl10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121224675#Comment_121224675

If they’re happy to even put a bit of money in it could be huge!

on a shoestring the club has punched shove it’s weight, the possibilities if you throw in a bit of money!

breezy1985

If it's true all I can think of is they either realise that you could take a team very far with relatively tiny money or that they are getting involved in other projects in Limerick and this is PR. Similar to the amount of sponsorship UPMC suddenly put around Limerick as they moved in.

Do Treaty fans now get to dress up similar to the Man City "arab" fans.

Cookiemunster

Confirmed this morning. There'll be a press conference next Tuesday.

Treaty United FC Acquired by Exciting New Partnership Led by Incoming CEO Ciara McCormack

Treaty United FC is proud to announce that former Republic of Ireland women’s international and current Treaty United FC player Ciara McCormack has acquired the Limerick-based club in partnership with a Canadian-based investment group led by Tricor Pacific Capital Inc. With this acquisition, Ciara will become the first female co-owner and CEO of a men’s and women’s club in the League of Ireland and will be focused on building a club that serves as a proud pillar of the Limerick community and competes at the top of Irish football for generations to come.

Treaty United FC was founded in 2020 to bring League of Ireland football back to the Mid West. The women’s team began playing in the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division in 2020, followed by the men’s team securing a licence to participate in the SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division in 2021. Treaty United FC is the only professional football team in the city of Limerick and deeply values and respects its role in developing and supporting players in the community. The new ownership group plans to invest in revitalising and professionalising the club, with the goal of creating a sustainable and inspiring club that will be highly competitive with both its men’s and women’s senior teams and will be a leader in youth player development in Ireland.

Since 2020, the club has been led by the Board of Directors with incredible support from a network of volunteers, part-time coaches and buoyed by a supportive fan base. The introduction of new ownership will only serve to strengthen and build on these existing community bonds and capitalise on opportunities to build a stronger, sustainable, and more impactful club. The new ownership also wishes to express gratitude to the League of Ireland for their support on this acquisition and look forward to being collaborative partners within the Irish football community.

Ciara McCormack, 44, is an accoladed footballer who joined Treaty United in 2023. She has eight caps for the Republic of Ireland women’s team and was a UEFA Women’s Champions League finalist. Ciara has a long history playing professional football in five different countries. She is also a prominent advocate of safe sport and will combine her expertise in both football and business to lead Treaty United FC as CEO. Ciara is a graduate of Yale University and has a Master’s in Sports Management from the University of Connecticut. She is also the owner of TOPP Soccer, a US based organisation that helps high school players win university scholarships through the events TOPP organises throughout North America.

Ciara’s wealth of experience will be enhanced with strong Limerick football voices through the continued leadership of Tommy Barrett as coach of the senior men’s team, alongside former Republic of Ireland International player Marie Curtin who will continue to lead the U17 Women’s team. Sean O’Brien, a founding member of Treaty United FC and current Director of the club will provide continuity in governance on the Treaty United FC Board moving forward.

Ciara McCormack, Co-Owner/CEO at Treaty United FC, said: “As someone who was given an opportunity to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally, I couldn’t be more grateful to give back and build something special for the next generation of players in the country. With deep gratitude and acknowledgement for the immense work that’s been done by the volunteers and Board of the club in the last three years, combined with my partners from Tricor Pacific Capital, I am delighted, proud and excited to advance Treaty United FC forward both as a Football club and as a key contributing member of the Limerick Community. We aspire to be a club that everyone in the Mid West can be excited to be a part of and get behind.”

The club has been acquired in partnership with Tricor Pacific Capital, a family office out of Vancouver BC, Canada. Tricor’s stated mission is “to build winning partnership in pursuit of shared dreams we can all be proud of” and this is a perfect example of standing behind that intention. Ciara approached Tricor with her vision of owning a club that could create a lasting community impact. As long-term investors with a successful track record of leading great businesses over several decades, Tricor is aligned with Ciara’s vision and believes deeply in the potential opportunity for Treaty United and the City of Limerick. Tricor will support and enhance the governance and strategic direction of the club together with its leadership and local management team.

Shawn Lewis, CEO, Tricor Pacific Capital, said: “Tricor is incredibly proud to be partnering with Ciara to make a long-term investment in Treaty United FC. We look forward to working closely with the League of Ireland and the Limerick community to build the club and see it become a thriving organization that will inspire the many generations of footballers to come.”

All media enquiries should be directed to info@treatyunitedfc.com.

A press conference will be held in Limerick on Tuesday October 17th at 1130am (venue TBC). Please save the date. Official Press conference invite to follow.

https://treatyunitedfc.com/2023/10/12/treaty-united-fc-acquired-by-exciting-new-partnership-led-by-incoming-ceo-ciara-mccormack/

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121228622#Comment_121228622

Outside of McCormack as the face of the deal the only link I can see that would have brought them to Limerick is the funds "senior corporate account" who went to UL and worked for Fexco in Shannon.

osarusan

Treaty 1-4 Galway

(Walsh)

Only getting updates from twitter, and it sounded comfortable enough for Galway. They were 1 up within 5 minutes and 2 up at halfime.

We pulled one back through a Mark Walsh header, just after the hour, but they restored their 2-goal lead soon after, and added another late on.

Athlone lost, so we are still mathematically in with a shout of the playoffs, as we head into the final game of the (regular) season.

Next game: away to Waterford, Friday October 20th, 7.45pm.

osarusan

Waterford 2-0 Treaty

Our seson comes to an end down in the RSC.

The first half was even enough in miserable,slow conditions, and we had the best chance not long before half time when Dean George headed over when he really should have done better.

They took the lead early in the second half with a lovely shot from a corner, and though we battled gamely, we struggled to create much. One Ludden dribble and low cross that needed a last ditch block was as close as we came. We pressed, and we were stretched at the back, and they exploited this right at the death, with Chambers being beaten to a through ball and one forward generously set up another to tap into the empty net, with the final whistle going just second later.

We finish the season in 6th, 1 spot and 3 points outside the playoffs.Athlone took a point from their game so it wouldn't have mattered anyway unless we'd won by about 8 goals. Disappointing not to make the playoffs, but we're not really a match for the teams above us anyway, and the whole division is getting worse and worse.

Hopefully, with this new investment, we'll be more of a force next season.

Paddico

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121228622#Comment_121228622

Did that press conference happen, what else did they say?

YTM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121282504#Comment_121282504

Couple of bits from the press conference is that Tommy Barrett is to remain in charge. Next season they'll continue to play as Treaty United for the 2024 season and in the Markets Field but a name change may happen after next season.

Focus in year one is a move towards professionalism. Marie Curtin whose the COO talked about how the senior teams only train twice a week atm. So likely to try get that to three or four times a week next season.

Limerick Leader had an interview up on it's website with McCormack. www.limerickleader.ie/video/sport/1325277/watch-new-treaty-united-ceo-and-co-owner-ciara-mccormack-on-the-future-of-the-club.html

A2LUE42

Disappointed by the number of players that have departed, as I would have expected as many as possible to stay if they could see improvements coming.

callaway92

New CEO/Co-Owner comes across as a bit of a fool on Twitter

I see there she has herself down as a player but another player has first-hand said to me that she doesn't train/play with them at all.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121592726#Comment_121592726

Everyone on Twitter these days comes across as a fool.

My answer to it is just don't look at Twitter.

callaway92

True in fairness