IRELAND WON’T be part of the World Cup in South Africa when it kicks off this afternoon but Irish-owned Cubic Telecom is eyeing a business opportunity selling cut-rate phone calls to Europeans at the month-long football-fest.
At a launch in London today, Cubic will promote a Sim card under the MaxRoam brand for English and European soccer fans in South Africa. It claims it will cut the cost of roaming by up to 50 per cent. The offer will apply to calls to and from all EU countries.
“These rates even apply to our friends in France,” Cork-born director of product and innovation Pat Phelan told me.
Very magnanimous, boy.
IT SEEMS the Dublin GAA board is not blind to the effect of recession on the spending power of its corporate supporters and has reduced the price of its recently-launched Project Blue hospitality package.
Having reported last week that the board is selling five-game corporate hospitality packages at Croke Park for €17,000 a pop as a new initiative to raise funds for Dublin GAA, I’ve since been informed that the price has been reduced to €15,000 “given the current economic climate”. The board is also selling individual tables for the marquee games.
The Dubs make their seasonal debut on Sunday against Wexford with the winner playing either Meath or Laois in the semi final.
“No matter who plays in the games, were hoping all GAA fans will support the project in the name of Dublin GAA,” Mark Doyle, who is running Project Blue, told me.
