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16th January 2023

Fundraiser for Family of Man Who Died in Galway Bay Kayaking Tragedy Raises More Than €25K

An online fundraiser for the family of a man who died while kayaking in Galway Bay last month has surpassed its €20,000 goal.

As previously reported on Afloat.ie, Mark Morley got into difficulty off Spiddal in Co Galway shortly before 1.30pm on Thursday 29 December, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue effort.

Sadly, the father of two from Doughiska in Galway was pronounced dead at the scene after he was recovered from the water.

According to the Connacht Tribune, friends of the family set up a GoFundMe for Mark’s widow Kate Strochnetter and their daughters Roisin and Allison which has so far raised €25,220 from 468 donations.

“Kate and the girls are well-known in our community for their care and support of others, and this is one way we can help them in their time of grief and need,” the fundraising page says.

Published in Galway Harbour

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Shannon Foynes Port Information

Shannon Foynes Port (SFPC) are investing in an unprecedented expansion at its general cargo terminal, Foynes, adding over two-thirds the size of its existing area. In the latest phase of a €64 million investment programme, SFPC is investing over €20 million in enabling works alone to convert 83 acres on the east side of the existing port into a landbank for marine-related industry, port-centric logistics and associated infrastructure. The project, which will be developed on a phased basis over the next five years, will require the biggest infrastructure works programme ever undertaken at the port, with the entire 83 acre landbank having to be raised by 4.4 metres. The programme will also require the provision of new internal roads and multiple bridge access as well as roundabout access.