Fontaines D.C. sponsor Ireland’s Bohemian FC’s new kit to raise money for Palestine
- Text by Isaac Muk
Today (December 5), Irish rock figureheads Fontaines D.C. have announced that they are sponsoring Dublin-based football club Bohemian FC’s third kit to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).
The jersey has been designed by the band’s guitarist Carlos O’Connell in conjunction with the club’s designers. It features the band’s logo emblazoned across its front, and a light blue and pink colour scheme that nods to the band’s 2024 album ROMANCE, which won ‘Best Album’ at the Rolling Stone UK awards last month.
Founded in 1890, Bohemian FC is Ireland’s oldest football club, and to this day remains 100 per cent fan owned. Fans will be able to purchase the kit at Dalymount Stadium on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 December, between 4-6pm.
Commenting on the announcement, O’Connell said: “There’s few institutions in this world who stand strong and unyielding against oppression. Bohemian F.C. is one of them and being a small part of this club has been an honour for us in FDC for a few years now. We will always stand with them and their values.”
This is not the first time the club has harnessed its kit for social causes. In 2020 they teamed up with Amnesty International and Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) for their away kit, emblazoned with the slogan ‘Refugees Welcome’.
Profits from the latest collaboration will go to MAP for its emergency response action in Gaza and Lebanon. Maddie Powell, MAP representative said: “MAP works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. We provide immediate medical aid to those in great need, while also developing local capacity and skills to ensure the long-term development of the Palestinian healthcare system.
“The money raised by this very special shirt by Bohemian FC and Fontaines D.C. will go towards providing lifesaving care in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon,” she continued. “We are incredibly grateful for their support and the difference this will make. This further action builds on the brilliant work of the club in playing the Palestinian National team in Dublin earlier this year from which we also received a significant donation.”
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