SoftCo, the global leader in Procure-to-Pay, today announced the extension of its lead sponsorship for the Ireland Women’s and Men’s Senior Hockey teams and the Ireland U21 development squads to the end of 2025. SoftCo will also extend its support for the ‘Goalie Club’, which is supporting the development of the next generation of world class Goalkeepers and Coaches with digital training content.
The announcement was made at SoftCo’s headquarters in Leopardstown by two of Ireland’s hockey Olympians Katie Mullan, captain of the Women’s senior team and David Harte, Ireland Men’s goalkeeper and two-time world goalkeeper of the year.
SoftCo’s partnership with Hockey Ireland started with the 2018 World Cup, where the Women’s Senior team famously won a silver medal. In 2022, SoftCo extended its commitment to include the Men’s Senior Team, who have just qualified for the Paris Olympics and who are playing against the world’s elite nations in the FIH Pro League series 2023/24, currently in India. This extension will take the current partnership with Hockey Ireland up to the end of 2025.
Susan Spence, co-founder of SoftCo, commented,
“We are thrilled to extend our support as Irish hockey is growing and experiencing great success at international level. In a reversal of last time, the men qualified in a nail biter, and it was heartbreak for the women. However, there is a new generation coming through which is really exciting for the future. We love supporting these fantastic teams.”
Anne McCormack, Hockey Ireland CEO, said:
“SoftCo exemplifies what it means to be a great partner. They have supported us when it mattered and they joined with us building for the future and identifying areas for specific support and positive impact. Multiyear commitment allows us to plan, manage our growth and set goals. We are playing at the highest level of the international game and we want to maintain and improve on that.
“It’s the support of our partners and sponsors that allows us to remain so competitive. Currently, we are focused on the Men’s participation in this year’s Paris Olympics, we are looking to have our Senior Women qualify for next season’s FIH Pro-League but we are also planning for the future so we can continue to compete at the highest possible level, including LA 2028.”
About SoftCo:
SoftCo are a fast-growing global Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Compliance technology company. SoftCo’s smart technology with unique AutoML delivers unrivalled straight through PO invoice processing rates of 90%, ensuring industry leading ROI. With 33 years’ experience, SoftCo ranks highest in independent customer satisfaction surveys. Operating from the US, Finland, the UK and Ireland, SoftCo has over a million users worldwide with customers including PwC, Volkswagen, Primark, Logitech and the Finnish Government. SoftCo is ISO27001 certified, SOC 1 & 2 and Katakri audited, a Microsoft Co-Sell Certified Partner, an AWS Advanced Technology Partner, and is integrated with over 200 ERP systems.
