Preasráiteas: Saol na hÉireann faoin Aer: Osclaíonn an tAire Calleary an 3ú Comhdháil Náisiúnta Fóillíochta faoin Aer
Press Release
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors: Minister Calleary opens the 3rd National Outdoor Recreation Conference
Conference brings together the key stakeholders involved in driving the ambition of the “Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors” national strategy
The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, today (Thursday, 25 June 2026) welcomed over 250 delegates from across the outdoor recreation sector to Ireland’s 3rd National Outdoor Recreation Conference, which took place in the Slieve Russel Hotel, Co Cavan.
The theme of the conference is ‘Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors – Building Sustainable Outdoor Recreation across all of Ireland’.
The annual conference aims to bring together the key national stakeholders in outdoor recreation from across the island of Ireland to provide networking opportunities, share best practice and inform policy implementation and development. In line with this year’s theme, the programme highlighted a number of cross-border outdoor recreation-related projects and programmes. Contributions were also provided from organisations in the sector who are working on making the outdoors accessible to all.
Opening the conference, Minister Calleary stated:
“I am delighted to open the National Outdoor Recreation Conference today in Cavan. This conference is integral to the delivery of ‘Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors’, Ireland’s strategy for shaping the future of the outdoor recreation sector in Ireland.
“As we are here in lovely Cavan, this conference is the ideal opportunity to highlight some of the many cross-border outdoor recreation projects and initiatives that have been achieved through collaboration and co-operation for the benefit of the whole community.
“We are blessed in Ireland to have many accessible and high-quality environments in both urban and rural locations suitable for sport and physical activity. It is vital that we continue to ensure that these assets are sustainable and accessible to as many people as possible so that everyone can reap the physical and well-being benefits of spending time in the outdoors, regardless of their age or ability.
“Today is also an opportunity for attendees to reflect on the delivery of ‘Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors’ to date, to consider how we want to shape our shared ambition for this vital sector in the years to come, and I want to wish all the attendees a successful day”, concluded the Minister.
Preasráiteas
Déardaoin, an 25 Meitheamh 2026
Saol na hÉireann faoin Aer: Osclaíonn an tAire Calleary an 3ú Comhdháil Náisiúnta Fóillíochta faoin Aer
Sa chomhdháil seo, tugtar le chéile na príomhpháirtithe leasmhara atá bainteach le sprioc na straitéise náisiúnta “Taitneamh a bhaint as saol na hÉireann faoin aer”
Inniu, Déardaoin, an 25 Meitheamh 2026, chuir an tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta, Dara Calleary TD, fáilte roimh níos mó ná 250 toscaire ar fud earnáil na fóillíochta faoin aer chuig an 3ú Comhdháil Náisiúnta Fóillíochta faoin Aer, a tionóladh in Óstán Slieve Russel, Co. an Chabháin.
Is é téama na comhdhála ná ‘Taitneamh a bhaint as saol na hÉireann faoin aer – fóillíocht inbhuanaithe faoin aer a thógáil ar fud na hÉireann’.
Tá sé mar aidhm ag an gcomhdháil bhliantúil na príomhpháirtithe leasmhara náisiúnta i bhfóillíocht faoin aer ar oileán na hÉireann a thabhairt le chéile chun deiseanna líonraithe a sholáthar, dea-chleachtas a roinnt agus eolas a dhéanamh do chur i bhfeidhm agus forbairt beartais. Ag teacht le téama na bliana seo, leagtar béim sa chlár ar roinnt tionscadal agus clár trasteorann a bhaineann le fóillíocht faoin aer. Fuair eagraíochtaí san earnáil atá ag obair ar fhóillíocht faoin aer a dhéanamh inrochtana do chách deis labhartha freisin.
Agus an chomhdháil á hoscailt aige, dúirt an tAire Calleary:
“Tá áthas orm Comhdháil Náisiúnta na hÁineasa Allamuigh a oscailt inniu i gCabhán. Tá an chomhdháil seo ríthábhachtach i seachadadh ‘Taitneamh a bhaint as saol na hÉireann faoin Aer’, straitéis na hÉireann chun todhchaí earnáil na fóillíochta faoin aer in Éirinn a mhúnlú.
“Ós rud é go bhfuilimid anseo i sa Chabhán, is deis iontach í an chomhdháil seo chun aird a tharraingt ar chuid de na tionscadail agus na tionscnaimh fóillíochta trasteorann faoin aer atá bainte amach trí chomhoibriú chun leasa an phobail ar fad.
“Tá go leor timpeallachtaí inrochtana agus ardchaighdeáin againn i gceantair uirbeacha agus tuaithe araon atá oiriúnach don spórt agus don aclaíocht. Tá sé ríthábhachtach go leanfaimid orainn ag cinntiú go bhfuil na hacmhainní seo inbhuanaithe agus inrochtana ag an oiread daoine agus is féidir ionas gur féidir le gach duine leas a bhaint as buntáistí fisiciúla agus folláine ama a chaitheamh faoin aer, beag beann ar a n-aois nó a gcumas.
“Is deis í an lá inniu freisin don lucht freastail machnamh a dhéanamh ar sheachadadh ‘Taitneamh a bhaint as saol na hÉireann faoin aer’ go dtí seo, chun machnamh a dhéanamh ar an gcaoi ar mhaith linn ár sprioc chomhroinnte don earnáil ríthábhachtach seo a mhúnlú sna blianta amach romhainn, agus guím gach rath ar gach duine atá i láthair”, a dúirt an tAire mar fhocal scoir.”