REQUEST FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR GALWAY VOLVO BID

Date Published: 22-Aug-2012

A Galway Fine Gael TD is formally calling on the Government to step in and support a new bid for the Galway Volvo Ocean race.

Galway West Deputy Sean Kyne has sent a letter to Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar and says he will follow up his formal request with a meeting in the coming weeks

‘Let’s do it global’ the local group behind the last two Galway stopovers, says it’s ‘unlikely’ to launch a bid for the next race because of uncertainty over finance.

Galway City Council has also ruled out any plans to underwrite a bid.

There’s now serious doubt that Galway will be included in a future bid as countries wishing to be a host port for the 2014/2015 race must submit a bid next month.

Deputy Kyne says few other events showcase Galway in as positive a light to such a large global audience as the Volvo Ocean race.