Scéim CSP le haghaidh SOLAS
Bronnadh maoiniú Scéim Seirbhísí Pobail ar Chomharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile (CFID) le haghaidh SOLAS: Scéalta an Atlantaigh
Tá fáilte curtha ag Comharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile (CFID) roimh an bhfógra inné ón Aire Joe Ó Brien go bhfuil Scéim Seirbhísí Pobail ceadaithe do CFID don mol turasóireachta nua SOLAS: Scéalta an Atlantaigh ar an Eachléim. Dheimhnigh an tAire O’Brien go raibh maoiniú ceadaithe ag an Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail do ceithre postanna lán-aimsire nua chun an mol turasóireachta nua seo a bhainistiú agus a oibriú. Beidh an próiseas earcaíochta do na poist seo ar siúl láithreach.
Tá SOLAS forbartha ag Údarás na Gaeltachta agus CFID. Fuair an togra maoiniú caipitil de €4 milliún ó Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, Údarás na Gaeltachta agus Roinn na Gaeltachta tríd an Chiste um Athghiniúint agus Forbairt Tuaithe
Thosaigh SOLAS amach i measc pobal áitiúil a bhí ag iarraidh ceiliúradh a dhéanamh agus léirmhíniú a thabhairt ar stair agus ar chultúr an Fhóid Duibh agus leithinis Bhéal an Mhuirthead agus tá an Gaeilge lárnach sa togra. D’oibrigh Údarás na Gaeltachta i ndlúthchomhar le Comharchumann Deirbhile chun coincheapa agus iarratais ar mhaoiniú a fhorbairt don ionad straitéiseach turasóireachta seo atá suite i gceann de na háiteanna is tuaithe agus is áille ar Shlí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin.
Foghlaimeoidh cuairteoirí do SOLAS: Scéalta an Atlantaigh faoi Leithinis an Mhuirthead agus na hoileáin amach ón gcósta agus cloisfidh siad scéalta faoi shaol an phobail ar an chósta ar imeall an Atlantaigh. Beidh cuairteoirí in ann dul i ngleic le stair agus cultúr an cheantair thar thrí ghailearaí agus cloisfidh siad faoi shaol ar na hoileáin Inis Gé agus na ceithre Tithe Solais Iorras agus foghlaimeoidh siad faoi bithéagsúlacht shaibhir agus neamhchoitianta ar Leithinis an Mhuirthead agus faoin gcaoi a bhfuil an ceantar anois ina sheod uathúil ar oileán na hÉireann maidir le héanlaith, beatha na farraige, flóra agus fána.
Ag oscailt san Earrach 2024, cuirfidh SOLAS raon seirbhísí ar fáil do chuairteoirí lena n-áirítear Taispeántas Gaeltachta inar féidir le cuairteoirí táirgí a bhrabhsáil agus a cheannach ón gceantar Gaeltachta áitiúil chomh maith le ceantair Ghaeltachta níos faide i gcéin. Cuirfidh an Mol seirbhís faisnéise turasóireachta ar fáil freisin do chuairteoirí chomh maith le áiseanna caife le suíocháin laistigh agus lasmuigh.
Tuilleadh Eolais: CFID (097) 85727 Ríomhphoist eolas@ionaddeirbhile.ie
Comharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile (CFID) awarded Community Services Programme funding for new Visitor Experience and Tourism Hub SOLAS: Stories shaped by the Atlantic
Comharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile (CFID) are delighted to welcome the announcement today by Minister Joe O’Brien of the approval of a Community Services programme for the new Visitor Experience and Tourism Hub SOLAS: Stories shaped by the Atlantic in the Gaeltacht region of Eachléim, in North West Mayo. Minister O’Brien confirmed today that funding has been approved by the Department of Rural and Community Development and POBAL for four new full-time posts to manage and run this exciting new Visitor Experience. The recruitment process for these posts will take place immediately.
SOLAS Visitor Experience and Tourism Hub has been developed by Údarás na Gaeltachta and CFID. The project received capital funding of €4 million from the Department of Rural and Community Development, Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, under by the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund.
Opening in Spring 2024, SOLAS Visitor Experience and Tourism Hub will provide an orientation point for visitors to the Mullet Peninsula, interpretating the heritage and culture of the area with a strong focus on the Irish language. SOLAS will offer a range of services for visitors including a Café and a Gaeltacht Showcase where visitors can browse and buy products from the local Gaeltacht regions.
SOLAS Visitor Experience and Tourism Hub was conceived by the local community who wanted to celebrate and interpret the history and culture of Blacksod and the Mullet Peninsula. Údarás na Gaeltachta worked hand in hand with CFID to develop the concept for this strategic tourism facility which is located in one of the most rural and pristine sections of the Wild Atlantic Way.
Visitors to SOLAS Visitor Experience and Tourism Hub will learn about the Mullet Peninsula and its offshore islands and hear stories of what it was like to live in a small coastal community on the edge of the Atlantic. They will learn about life on the nearby Inishgé islands and about the Four Lighthouses of Erris. They will also learn about the rich and rare biodiversity on the Mullet Peninsula and the surrounding seas, and how the area is now a unique gem on the island of Ireland for bird life, sea life, flora and fauna.
Further information: CFID (097) 85727 Email eolas@ionaddeirbhile.ie
