Galway-Derry-Boston Ventures

Format

JPEG

Title

Identifier

VHS0001

Depiction

Five men standing behind three men and a woman seated

Description

This group from Galway participated with a group from Derry in a promotional visit to Boston in the mid-1980s, with a view to developing and promoting investment and economic development, tourism and other linkages. The initiative, with which John Hume was deeply involved from the outset, began with the Derry-Boston connection - which led to major economic developments in Derry - before becoming the Galway-Derry-Boston Ventures. The Galway group included representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Údarás na Gaeltachta, the IDA and the University. On this occasion, the group joined up with the Derry delegation in Boston, whereas in 1990 (see RTÉ News report cited below) the special charter flight from Derry picked up the Galway group in Shannon.

People

(Back row, from left) - , Ruán O Bric (Príomhfheidhmeannach, Údarás na Gaeltachta), - , Ger Ó Máille (Chamber of Commerce), Séamus O'Grady (University).
(Front row, from left) - , - , Ralph O'Gorman, Billy Walsh (IDA).

References

RTÉ News report from 1990, https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21445362-derry-boston-venture

Contributor

Séamus O'Grady

Bibliographic Citation

S. O'Grady, S. Mac Mathúna, ‘Galway-Derry-Boston Ventures’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14819, Archival Record Id VHRS

Spatial Coverage

Boston, USA

Temporal Coverage

Mid-1980s

Period

1980s

Subject

University of Galway
Official visits
Summer Schools
Academic ceremonies and events

Keywords

Derry
Boston

Language

English

Publisher

University of Galway Library

Rights

This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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