LAST MINUTE CITY COUNCIL FUNDING FOR SNOOKER WORLD TOUR

Date Published: 12-Mar-2013

Galway City Council has approved 11th hour funding for the final of the World Snooker Players Tour which starts in Galway today.

10 thousand euro has been allocated for the event at NUI Galway which involves the top 32 players from the tour.

Conor Coyle of T.H.E. agency told councillors that 30-second shots of the city would be streamed to a global audience four times on Thursday and eight times on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Councillor Ollie Crowe told the meeting that it was a minimum investment for a world event with top ranking sports people.