Thirteen Galway people have been recognised at Ireland’s Conference Ambassador Awards.
They’re being honoured for their role in bringing major international events to the area.
The ambassador programme has motivated nearly 3,500 sector leaders to host conferences worth €2.9 billion.
The awards were held at The Royal Dublin Society
The Galway recipients of the honour are:
Keith Finnegan - The Association of Irish and Celtic Festivals Conference 2023
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh - Climate on Culture 2024 Conference
Rhodri Ceredig & Matt Griffin - EMBO Workshop 2024
Abigail Colleran & JP McMahon - Food on the Edge 2024
Glenn Nolan -The 10th EuroGOOS International Conference 2023
Pat Lonergan - The 11th International Ruminant Reproduction Symposium 2023
Jennifer Davidson -The 6th World Conference of Screenwriters 2024
Tokie Laotan-Brown -The 7th Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference 2024
Chaosheng Zhang - International Symposia on Environment and Health, Environmental Pollution and Health and Environmental Geochemistry on Environment and Health
Amanda McCloat & Helen Maguire - 25th World Congress of the International Federation for Home Economics 2024