FORAS is an
Irish industrial and provident society established in 2007 to act as a
Cork City Football Club supporters' trust. FORAS now operate
Cork City, Cork's
League of Ireland side. The name is both the
Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
word for ''foundation'' and an
acronym of ''Friends Of (the) Rebel Army Society''.
Formation
A recruitment drive was launched in September 2008, in the wake of revelations that the club was to enter the
examinership process through the Irish courts. Members of the trust include former
Lord Mayor of Cork, councillor Brian Bermingham, former
Sinn Féin TD Jonathan O'Brien
Jonathan O'Brien (born 28 December 1971) is an Irish former Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency from 2011 to 2020.
Early life
O'Brien moved to Morecambe, Lancashire in the early ...
and several other local politicians. Following its establishment, funds were raised via membership fees and donations.
Supporters vow to help troubled soccer club
- Irish Examiner, Saturday 30 August 2008
Resurrection of the club
On 23 February 2010, following the winding up and denial of a League of Ireland licence to Cork City Investments Fc Ltd ( Cork City FC's holding company), FORAS were granted a First Division licence. They entered under the temporary name Cork City FORAS Co-Op. On 1 June 2010 the club completed the purchase and restoration of the Cork City FC name and history from Cork City Investments FC Ltd's liquidator. The team continued to compete in the League as Cork City FORAS Co-op but the supporters, the club and most Irish media returned to referring to the club as Cork City FC.
Notes and references
External links
Official website
(archived 2008)
Cork City FC
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Cork City F.C.
Supporters' trusts
2007 establishments in Ireland