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People across Ireland are invited to share their experiences of accessible and inclusive tourism and help inform the future development of tourism across the country.

The consultation will gather insights across areas including trip planning, transport, accommodation, attractions and visitor experiences. It will help identify barriers, opportunities and priorities for the future development of tourism, providing an important evidence base to support future planning.

The Your Voice, Your Journey Visitor Consultation has been co-designed with national advocacy organisations representing disability, sensory impairment, age friendly and access and inclusion interests.

The survey is open from 4th of September and will remain open for eight weeks until 29th of October.

Further information and guidance on how to participate is available on the Your Voice, Your Journey webpage Fáilte Ireland Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Survey

Date: Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, Co. Galway

The meeting will provide an opportunity to learn about ongoing community safety initiatives across County Galway and to hear from guest speakers on a range of important topics affecting our communities. The agenda includes:

• An update on the Galway County LCSP Work Programme from Marie Nicholson, LCSP Coordinator.
• A presentation on Drug Related Intimidation by Maria Powers, Western Region Drug & Alcohol Task Force, and Detective Inspector Brendan Carroll.
• A presentation from Emmet Major of Planet Youth on Community Safety and Our Young People, including insights from Planet Youth survey data.
• A Public Q&A Session, providing attendees with an opportunity to raise issues and discuss community safety concerns.

We encourage residents, community groups, voluntary organisations, and stakeholders to attend and contribute to the discussion on how we can continue to make our communities safer and more connected.

To assist with planning, please confirm your attendance by emailing communitysafety@galwaycoco.ie or register online at

Register to attend LCSP Public Meeting – Tuesday 8th September – Fill out form

You can read the strategy here;

Galway City and County Road Safety Strategy 2026-2030

When: Monday, 14^th September 2026

Time: 10am – 4pm (please arrive from 9:30)

Where: Claregalway Hotel | Claregalway Village | Co. Galway | Ireland | H91 XR8E

Refreshments and lunch provided free to participants.

We are delighted to invite you to sign up for our free training session focusing on Accessible Tourism. This is an excellent opportunity for your group/ organisation to learn how we can make tourism experiences more inclusive and enjoyable for people of all abilities.

Participants who attend the course will:

1. • Grow their understanding of what is meant by inclusive tourism and why it matters, understanding the diversity of visitor requirements and the benefits of making their service more accessible. They will learn about the legislation in this area and understand Universal Design – the design of environments to be accessible to everyone regardless of age, size or disability.
   • Understand the accessible visitor journey from planning and booking, to arriving and moving around the site and participating in events to leaving feedback.
   • Get practical advice and guidance on making the physical environment (buildings and outside spaces) more accessible. Particular consideration will be given to heritage sites and the specific challenges they can pose.
   • Learn ways to create a more inclusive visitor experience including communication tips, inclusive customer service and neuroinclusive features.
   • Explore accessible communication, including signage, online information and confident in-person communication.

The training is very practical in nature, including case studies, videos, practical exercises and presentations and allows plenty of time for discussion. Participants will leave the session with practical tools and information to bring back to their own site/ service to enhance accessibility and inclusion.

Feedback will be requested from all participants to measure how successful the training has been and to help us to improve what we do.

To secure your spot please sign up via the link below, spaces are very limited so we strongly encourage you to sign up early  (please only sign up if you are sure you can make it!)

Accessible Tourism – Registration  – Fill out form

The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan TD, has published a draft of this national strategy – An Enabling Framework for Community Safety. The aim of this national strategy is to serve as an enabling, foundational framework for the whole of government, whole of society, approach to community safety as set out both in the Policing Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (the Act) and the Department’s Community Safety Policy.

Further information on this process, including how to make a submission is available here.

The submission process is open until 5pm Friday 11 September 2026.

Queries in relation to the National Strategy for Improving Community Safety should be directed to strategy@communitysafety.ie.

The Outdoor Recreation Strategy will help shape the future of outdoor recreation in County Galway over the next five years, identifying priorities, opportunities for improvement and areas for future investment across the county.

The Galway County Outdoor Recreation Strategy will align with the national strategy, Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors, and will guide future investment by Galway County Council and partner organisations. Outdoor recreation, as defined for the strategy, covers activities in natural settings and does not include pitch sports or motorised pursuits.

We encourage you to take part in one of the upcoming workshops and to share this information with your contacts who may be interested in having their say.  Five consultation events will take place this week and will be led by Outscape, the consultancy appointed to prepare the strategy.  Workshops will be held as follows:

Monday 10 August

Oughterard Courthouse at 7pm

Tuesday 11 August

Athenry Community Hall from 2pm to 4pm

Harmony Hall, Brú Bhríde Family Resource Centre, Tuam at 7pm

Wednesday 12 August

Ballinasloe Family and Community Resource Centre, 2pm to 4pm

Temperance Hall in Loughrea at 7pm

Following the in-person public consultation events, an online survey will be available on Galway.ie from Monday 17 August to Monday 31 August. The survey will give people who are unable to attend the consultations an opportunity to share their views and help shape the development of the strategy.

The development of the strategy has been backed by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.