Bon Secours Hospital Tralee (BSHT) is to be the new health partner to Kerry FC following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, it has been announced.
Under this Memorandum of Understanding (‘MOU’), Kerry FC and BSHT will collaborate across a range of mutually beneficial areas. This collaboration will include Kerry FC elite players having access to state-of-the-art body composition analysis, medical diagnostic services and other diagnostic testing.
The document was signed on behalf of the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee by Mr TJ O’Connor, CEO and on behalf of the Kerry FC by Ciarán Meagher, Commercial Manager.
Mr TJ O’Connor, CEO of Bon Secours Hospital Tralee, welcomed the agreement and said:
We have developed a lot of expertise and experience of dealing with elite athletes’ as the health partners for Kerry GAA, Kerry LGFA and Tralee Warriors and we are delighted to make this expertise available to Kerry FC. Kerry FC are very important to our community in growing the profile of the game and providing opportunities for homegrown players. We look forward to working with Kerry FC in the years ahead and watching the club go from strength to strength.
Ciarán Meagher, Kerry FC Commercial Manager:
To be the best you have to work with the best and that is what working with the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee means for all at Kerry FC. Their experience in working with high performing elite athletes is aligned with everything Kerry FC working towards. The local support from our community sends a message to all those young people working towards a career in the support they love. We thank all involved, the Bon Secours Tralee for their commitment to grass roots sport in Kerry.
