First-build pack

Good Morning Galway

A practical morning briefing for Galway residents covering civic decisions, planning, traffic, weather, culture, university life, events and local business.

RankingReadiness auditDublin Belt source modelSponsor model
1portfolio rank

Next-wave recommendation.

86score / 100

Strong local identity, English-first source handling, high event/hospitality density, university and medical anchors, property/service advertisers and enough official sources for daily utility.

15seed sources

Council, planning, weather, travel, health, university, events and media.

low_to_mediumlanguage risk

English-first publishing is realistic, but Irish-language names, Gaeltacht context and cultural references need respectful handling. Do not auto-translate official Irish names or cultural terms without source confirmation.

Coverage

Core: Galway city, Salthill, Oranmore, Barna, Athenry. Secondary: Tuam, Moycullen, Claregalway, Headford, Loughrea commuter links.

Galway city and Salthill

Galway city and Salthill

Reader jobs: Civic decisions, Traffic and parking, Events, Hospital and university notices

Sponsor angles: Hospitality, Culture, Professional services, Health and fitness

Oranmore, Athenry and commuter east

Oranmore, Athenry and commuter east

Reader jobs: Planning, Rail and road disruption, Family events, Property changes

Sponsor angles: Estate agents, Home services, Family activities, Commuter services

Barna, Moycullen and west side

Barna, Moycullen and west side

Reader jobs: Weather and coastal disruption, Local services, School/family updates, Dining and weekend plans

Sponsor angles: Restaurants, Outdoor activities, Local retail, Premium household services

Source registry seed

Validate these before generating a daily issue or relying on the source in copy.

OpenGalway City CouncilGovernment and records - Council services, public notices, consultations and civic updates.OpenGalway County CouncilGovernment and records - County services, roads, consultations and outer commuter-belt updates.OpenGalway City Council planningPlanning - City planning applications and decisions.OpenGalway County Council planningPlanning - County planning applications and decisions.Opendata.gov.ie Galway datasetsOpen data - Machine-readable council datasets and open-data leads.OpenMet Eireann Galway forecastWeather - Forecasts and warnings for daily weather blocks.OpenTFI LiveTravel - Bus, rail and journey-planning route checks.OpenIrish Rail Galway stationTravel - Rail status and station route context.OpenGalway City Council roadworksTravel - Road closures, road services, transport and traffic disruption leads.OpenSaolta University Health Care GroupHealth - Hospital group notices and service updates.OpenUniversity of GalwayEducation - University events, research, campus notices and city economy anchors.OpenThis is GalwayEvents - Events and local culture discovery, verified against venue pages when needed.OpenGalway International Arts FestivalEvents - Major cultural calendar anchor and sponsor/event context.OpenGalway Bay FMLocal media - Local news discovery and radio-led civic/event leads.OpenConnacht TribuneLocal media - Local news discovery; verify civic facts against original records.

Sponsor lanes

Manual prep only. No outreach, public posting, payment link or slot reservation without approval.

Hospitality and culture

Hospitality and culture

Prospects: Restaurants, Pubs, Theatres, Festivals, Hotels

CTA: Reserve a table, book a show or open an event listing.

Property and home services

Property and home services

Prospects: Estate agents, Lettings agents, Trades, Garden services, Removal firms

CTA: Book a valuation, quote or local consultation.

Education and family

Education and family

Prospects: Tutors, Activity providers, Independent schools, Childcare providers

CTA: Book a taster, open timetable or request availability.

Health and wellness

Health and wellness

Prospects: Gyms, Clinics, Dentists, Physios, Wellness studios

CTA: Book an appointment or trial session. Keep health claims factual.

Linear child issue draft

MY-2577: Scaffold Good Morning Galway first-build repo

Acceptance gates

  • Repository exists with package scripts for issue:build, website:build and website:check.
  • Homepage, subscribe, today, sources, products, advertising, sponsor-kit, share, rewards and Facebook launch routes build into website/public.
  • data-sources/source-registry.json contains the 12 audit-passing Galway source leads and marks the 3 manual-check leads as candidate or blocked.
  • Buttondown subscribe form is present but no live send, import or broadcast job is enabled.
  • Sponsor inventory and proof ledger state internal-prep boundaries before any outreach, Stripe link or booking promise.
  • Facebook launch copy and creative assets are generated as repo assets only; no public posts or ads are created.
  • Validation proof includes clean npm run issue:build, npm run website:build and npm run website:check output.

Proof links

  • data-sources/galway-first-build-pack.json
  • docs/galway-first-build-pack-2026-06-19.md
  • website/public/markets/galway-first-build/index.html
  • website/public/markets/galway-readiness/index.html

First-build checklist

Create a child issue under MY-2577 for Good Morning Galway first-build source registry and sponsor prospectus.

Build sequence

  • Scaffold repo from generated market template.
  • Create source-registry.json from this seed and validate every URL.
  • Add Buttondown-first subscribe page with sending disabled.
  • Publish products page with Galway-specific Amazon UK/IE search terms only after affiliate-region decision.
  • Create sponsor inventory and proof ledger before any outreach.
  • Generate Facebook launch pack but keep posts and ads unlaunched.
  • Run npm run issue:build, npm run website:build and npm run website:check before first commit.