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A proposal that could see Galway Airport transformed into a centre for commercial flight training, while remaining in public ownership, has put a fresh option on the table as the future of the strategic Carnmore site continues to be debated.

A proposal that could see Galway Airport transformed into a centre for commercial flight training, while remaining in public ownership, has put a fresh option on the table as the future of the strategic Carnmore site continues to be debated.

The case for retaining Galway Airport has rarely been made with as much urgency, clarity, and imagination as it was last Friday morning under the bright skies at Claregalway Castle when a cross section of Galway business, politicians, aviation specialists and visionaires gathered inside the historic walls for a presentation by the Galway Aviation and Innovation Advocacy Group that might yet form part of the future history of Galway city and county.

Calls for the reopening and retention of Galway Airport are intensifying as local advocates, industry figures, and public representatives warn that its potential sale could result in the permanent loss of a strategic national asset.

Tickets are still available for this weekend's Astro-Nomic Carnmore LipSync Challenge being held to raise funds for the fantastic new astro pitch facility at Carnmore GAA grounds.

Dozens of Carnmore hurling and camogie stars from the past and the present will be hoping to lip-sync their way to glory in the Astro-Nomic Carnmore Challenge next week.