Xplore Gort App & Website Officially Launched at Kilmacduagh Monastery

The highly-anticipated Xplore Gort App was launched today at Kilmacduagh, Irelands tallest surviving round tower, in the presence of Minister of State Anne Rabbitte, Enterprise Development Manager Laura Tannian of The Forge Works, Elodie Golden CEO of Wild Geese, Jonathan Madden, COMWORKS and Maevita De Barros from Xplore Local.

Xplore is a digital infrastructure for towns developed by Galway based company, Booniverse Limited. The platform’s simplistic design allows users to interact with a variety of towns without having to download multiple apps or visit multiple websites. Users enable location services or select a region to stay local.

Laura Tannian & team have been working over the past number of months to get the Xplore Gort app and website ready for release. She says:

'This platform provides the people of Gort and visitors to the area with digital access to local businesses. As everything is going online nowadays, this clever solution will be of great benefit to locals, businesses and tourists. It provides users with a complete guide to everything that's happening in Gort, the services that are available and the hidden gems that are to be seen.'

Xplore Gort was also launched at a number of local businesses, highlighting the e-commerce aspects of the digital platform.

Speaking on how the app will be of benefit to the local economy, Minister of State Anne Rabbitte points out that even before the pandemic, small businesses based in rural areas were already having to change the way they marketed their product/service and appealed to new clientele.

For some small businesses and start-ups — such as artisan food-makers who may be working from their home kitchens — Rabbitte says the app allows them to harness ‘alternative ways of marketing...the app gives you directions to the middle of nowhere, the app gives you the (business) telephone number, the app brings you to their webpage, and it also lets you share this information with others.’ 

Anne remarked: ‘That’s the wonderful thing about the app: there’s something in it for everyone...from the local news to the locations to the hikes and trails, there’s something for all ages — and it’s simple to use.’

Download the Xplore Gort app here or select Gort on the xploreapp.io homepage to check out Gort businesses, news, tourist attractions, local hikes & trails, and much more...