FUTURE OF SALTHILL AIRSHOW IN DOUBT

Date Published: 25-Jun-2007

The future of the Salthill Airshow is in doubt.The organisers of the annual event have hinted that it may not go ahead next year because of a lack of funding.Some 80,000 people converged on the shores of Galway Bay yesterday to watch the show where the US Thunderbirds made their first Irish appearance.The event was marred somewhat when 3 spectators were injured when a door came off a helicopter.This, along with the high costs of organising the event, has now put the airshow's future in jeopardy.Airshow organiser Brian McGrath says to ensure the event goes ahead next year they need more funding