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Galway to welcome European political leaders for seminar on coastal entrepreneurship

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

Galway will play host to a gathering of European local and regional leaders on 14 September, when politicians from across the European Union (EU) arrive in the city for a seminar on Developing Entrepreneurship In Coastal Cities And Regions. The event will take place in the Hardiman Hotel on Eyre Square and is being hosted by Cllr Declan McDonnell, one of Galway’s longest?serving public representatives and a member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR).

The timing is significant, with Ireland currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU, giving Galway an opportunity to showcase its coastal strengths and cultural identity to visiting delegations. Cllr McDonnell says he is delighted to welcome his colleagues to the west of Ireland.

“The Committee of the Regions brings together local and regional politicians from across the EU to advise on policies from a local perspective. Each year we meet in different parts of Europe, and this year I invited my group to Galway — right in the middle of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU.”

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