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Wed 02 Feb 2010€4m boost for Galway bid to host ocean race
EFFORTS IN the west of Ireland to secure a return visit of the Volvo Ocean Race received a major boost yesterday when the Government committed €4 million in support of a Galway bid to host the 2011/12 event.
The funding is half what was secured for the 2009 stopover, and is subject to the balance being raised from the private sector. Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen has backed the bid.
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