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Press Releases Údarás na Gaeltachta have announced support worth €120,000 today (3/5/18) for the development of strategic tourism projects in the Galway Gaeltacht. Under the Tourism Management Development Scheme approved by the Board of Údarás na Gaeltachta in June 2017 support has been granted for two tourism initiatives in Conamara – Cósta Gaelach Chonamara agus Árann agus Ionad Cuimhneacháin na nImirceach i gCarna. The grant support of €60,000 over a two year period approved for each of these strategic tourism projects will assist them in creating a post so as to enhance project development, marketing and operational management capabilities. Both projects are currently recruiting and both initiatives have announced contract positions today. Support under the scheme is being announced as follows for these two individual projects in Co. Galway: Cósta Gaelach Chonamara & Árann To support the strengthening of the tourism sector in the Conamara Gaeltacht and in spreading the economic, cultural and employment benefits that result throughout the whole area. There will be a focus on the region’s natural, linguistic, cultural, environmental and heritage resources. Cósta Gaelach Chonamara agus Árann is being established as a company limited by guarantee and the establishing committee members have a broad and extensive experience of the tourism industry in Conamara. The project consists of a marketing and business development group based on the ‘Cósta Chonamara’ model that functioned successfully in Conamara in the nineties and they hope to assist in the enhancing and strengthening the cultural tourism industry in Conamara. Among the groups main objectives are to market the region as a whole as a tourism ‘destination’, to increase the number of Gaeltacht tourist bednights, support local groups to develop new initiatives and to work with stakeholders to improve tourist facilities. Ionad Cuimhneachán na nImirceach, Carna To support the Emigrants Centre to display and provide an account of emigration from Conamara and the imprint it left on the area as well as developing this project for the economic, social and cultural benefit of the area. It is an objective of the initiative to develop a quality heritage and cultural tourism project in Carna. Significant progress has been made by the committee developing this project over the last number of years. Construction work on the centre commenced in August 2017 and the official opening will be performed by the Mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh on the 12 May 2018. It is hoped that this projects impact will be evident in the businesses and local services of the area. Ionad Cuimhneacháin na nImirceach (Emigrants Commemorative Centre) is an important initiative for the Wild Atlantic Way and will give visitors an indication of the role and impact of emigration on the west coast. An open call towards the end of 2017 invited applications from strategic Gaeltacht tourism initiatives for the Tourism Management Development Scheme. The successful initiatives may use this support in relation to development, marketing and operational management capabilities according to the project’s requirements and development stage. A formal training programme for officers will also be established in conjunction with third level institutes. Údarás na Gaeltachta CEO Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh said “We are delighted to be in a position to provide funding support for another two strategic Gaeltacht tourism initiatives today under our Tourism Management Development Scheme. Tourism development is central to Údarás na Gaeltachta’s strategy over the next three years and it is very important to us to develop this management resource and to ensure that the appropriate essential skills for the management of tourism projects are developed and available in Gaeltacht areas.”
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Preas Ráiteas Tá tacaíocht de luach €120,000 d’fhorbairt tograí straitéiseach turasóireachta i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe fógartha ag Údarás na Gaeltachta inniu (3/5/18). Faoin Scéim Forbartha Bainistíochta Turasóireachta a cheadaigh Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta i mí Meithimh 2017 tá tacaíocht ceadaithe do dhá thogra turasóireachta i gConamara – Cósta Gaelach Chonamara agus Árann agus Ionad Cuimhneacháin na nImirceach i gCarna. Cuirfidh an tacaíocht deontais €60,000 thar tréimhse dhá bhliain atá ceadaithe don dá thogra straitéiseach turasóireachta seo lena gcumas post a chruthú chun cur leis an gcumas bainistíochta forbartha, margaíochta agus feidhmiúcháin atá acu. Tá an dá thogra i mbun earcaíochta faoi láthair agus post ar chonradh fógartha ag an dá thogra inniu chomh maith. Tá tacaíocht faoin scéim á fhógairt mar seo leanas don dá thogra ar leith seo i gContae na Gaillimhe: Cósta Gaelach Chonamara & Árann Chun tacú le neartú an earnála turasóireachta i nGaeltacht Chonamara agus na buntáistí eacnamaíochta, cultúrtha agus fostaíochta a thagann as seo, a scaipeadh go forleathan ar fud an cheantair. Beifear ag díriú ar acmhainn nádúrtha an cheantair, an teanga, an chultúir, na timpeallachta agus na hoidhreachta. Tá Cósta Gaelach Chonamara & Árann dhá bhunú mar chomhlacht faoi theorainn ráthaíochta agus tá taithí leathan ag baill an choiste bunaidh san earnáil turasóireachta i gConamara. Is grúpa margaíochta agus forbartha gnó atá i gceist bunaithe ar an múnla a bhí ag ‘Cósta Chonamara’ a bhí ag feidhmiú i gConamara sna nóchaidí agus súil ag acu cabhrú leis an tionscail turasóireachta chultúrtha i gConamara a threisiú agus a neartú. I measc príomhscpriocanna an ghrúpa tá margaíocht a dhéanamh ar an réigiún iomlán mar ‘cheann scríbe’ turasóireachta, an líon oícheanta lóistín sa Ghaeltacht a mhéadú, tacú le grúpaí áitiúla chun tograí nua a fhorbairt agus oibriú leis na páirtithe leasmhara chun áiseanna do thurasóirí a fheabhsú. Ionad Cuimhneacháin na nImirceach, Carna Chun tacú leis an Ionad Cuimhneacháin léiriú agus cuntas a thabhairt ar an imirce as Conamara agus ar an lorg a d’fhág sé ar an gceantar chomh maith leis an tionscnamh seo a fhorbairt ar mhaithe le forbairt eacnamaíochta, sóisialta agus cultúrtha an cheantair. Mar chuspóir ag an tionscnamh tá táirge turasóireachta cultúrtha agus oidhreachta den scoth a fhorbairt i gCarna. Tá dul chun cinn suntasach déanta ag an gcoiste atá ag forbairt an togra ceannródaíoch seo le roinnt blianta. Cuireadh tús leis an obair thógála ar an ionad i mí Lúnasa 2017 agus is é Méara Bhoston Marty Walsh a dhéanfaidh an oscailte oifigiúil ar an ionad ar an 12 Bealtaine 2018. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh lorg an tionscnaimh le feiceáil go soiléir i ngnóanna agus seirbhísí áitiúla an cheantair. Is tionscnamh tábhachtach ar chúrsa Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin é Ionad Cuimhneacháin na nImirceach agus tabharfaidh léargas ar thábhacht na himirce ar chósta an iarthair do chuairteoirí. Tugadh cuireadh i ndeireadh 2017 do thograí straitéiseacha turasóireachta Gaeltachta iarratais a dhéanamh ar an Scéim Forbartha Bainistíochta Turasóireachta agus tá sé de chead ag na tograí an tacaíocht i gcumas bainistíochta a úsáid de réir mar is mian leo i gcúrsaí bainistíochta forbartha, margaíochta agus feidhmiúcháin de réir riachtanais agus staid forbartha na dtograí. Forbrófar clár oiliúna foirmeálta do na hoifigigh a cheapfar i gcomhar le hinstitiúidí tríú leibhéal chomh maith. Dúirt Príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta, Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh, “Tá ríméad orainn a bheith in ann tacaíocht do dhá thogra turasóireachta straitéiseach Gaeltachta eile a fhógairt inniu faoinár Scéim Forbartha Bainistíochta Turasóireachta. Tá cúrsaí turasóireachta ina ngnéithe lárnach do straitéis Údarás na Gaeltachta do na trí bliana atá romhainn agus tá sé rí thábhachtach dúinn forbairt a dhéanamh ar an acmhainn bainistíochta seo agus a chinntiú go bhfuil na scileanna riachtanacha cuí i gcomhair bainistíocht tograí turasóireachta ins na ceantracha Gaeltachta forbartha agus ar fáil.”