24 January 2019
Ireland’s Minister for Tourism and Sport Brendan Griffin announced that €2,964,500 will be spent on enhancing and promoting major festivals and events across Ireland, as well as developing new ones to boost tourism.
Mr Griffin said: “Not only do festivals and events play an important role in delivering brilliant visitor experiences, they often encourage people to visit areas outside of traditional tourism hotspots and outside of peak times, helping to spread the benefits of tourism to communities throughout Ireland.”
Part of the announcement were plans to develop celebrations for ‘St Patrick’s Week in Ireland’ in a number of locations, including Cork, Sligo and Waterford in an aim to attract oversees visitors to areas outside of Dublin.
