#VOLVO OCEAN RACE - A Fine Gael senator last week called on the people of Galway to raise €100,000 for arts and culture events during the Volvo Ocean Race finale, The Irish Times reports.
Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames said the funding raised by event organisers Let's Do It Galway would be matched with €20,000 from the State by Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan under a "philanthropy leverage initiative".
Private sponsorship has so far been slow off the mark for the week-long festivities surrounding the race conclusion, with the cost of events – including the biggest free open-air music festival of the year - expected to reach a total of €7 million.