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No 2014 Ocean Race for Galway??

s_carnage · 2012-08-15 08:27:35

Report in todays Times states the Ocean Race organisers may not be applying for the 2014 Ocean Race. Applications has to be lodged next month so hopefully this is just a way of getting some state funding towards the project. It would be a massive blow to Galway considering the 2009 stopover generated €55.8 million. The…

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#32 17-08-2012 11:34am
dloob

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It's time for the government to step up to the plate and give it more support, they can spend the extra money they get back on front line services.

If it generated 100m locally then the government got at a bare minimum of 12m of that.

It would be nice if the hotels and pubs provided something too, but like the airshow it seems many of them are happy to benefit from the extra business but are not willing to contribute a penny themselves.

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#33 17-08-2012 12:35pm
dmcg90

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No wonder they found sponsorship difficult to get, ridiculously expensive for Galway Businesses. Also taking a stand at the place was prohibitively expensive.

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