Rás Aigéin Volvo chun cuir chun seol i nGaillimh arís/Volvo Ocean Race in Galway – Ó Cuív

At the formal announcement of the finishing port in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 in Dublin today, Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív congratulated John Killeen, Enda O’Coineen and all their colleagues in “Let’s Do It Global” on their great achievement in attracting this race back to Galway again.

“I would like to praise John Killeen, Enda O’Coineen and their colleagues in “Let’s Do It Global” on this achievement and I am sure that everyone in Galway and in the west will be hoping that it will raise both the community’s spirit and the local economic tide.

“I would also like to thank my colleague Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism for his support for the project and Fáilte Ireland without whom we would not be at this point here today.

“I look forward to seeing the sails of these boats on Galway Bay again in two years time.

“I am certain that the people of Galway will give this race the same support this next time as they did during those enjoyable sunny days of last summer.”

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Ag ócáid fhoirmiúil i mBaile Átha Cliath inniu chun an calafort cheann scríbe i Rás Aigéin Volvo 2011-2012 a fhógairt, ghlac an tAire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe & Gaeltachta Éamon Ó Cuív T.D comhghairdeas le John Killeen, Enda O’Coineen agus a gcomhbhádóirí uile i “Let’s Do It Global” as ucht an éacht iontach atá déanta acu chun an rás seo a mhealladh ar ais go Gaillimh arís.

“Ba mhaith liom John Killeen, Enda O’Coineen agus a gcomhbhádóirí i “Let’s Do It Global” a mholadh as an éacht seo agus tá mé cinnte go mbeidh gach éinne i nGaillimh agus san iarthar ag súil go n-ardóidh sé seo sprid an phobail agus an taoile eacnamúil áitiúil araon.

“Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh freisin le mo chomhghleacaí Martin Cullen TD, Aire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta as a chuid tacaíochta don togra agus Fáilte Ireland mar ní bheadh muid ag an bpointe seo inniu gan iad.

“Tá mé ag súil le seolta na mbád seo a fheiceáil ar Chuan na Gaillimhe arís faoi cheann dá bhliain.

“Tá mé cinnte go dtabharfaidh muintir na Gaillimhe an tacaíocht céanna don rás seo an chéad bhabhta eile seo agus a thug siad dó le linn na laethanta sona grianmhara sin i samhradh na bliana seo caite.”