A series of town hall-style community meetings will be held around Ireland to encourage people to get involved in The Gathering 2013, the year-long festival of festivals taking place next year, Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring has announced.
Minister Ring explained that local Gathering organisations are being set up in every county, comprising sporting bodies, cultural and musical organisations, local authorities, and local development companies. A series of Town Hall-style community meetings will also be held around Ireland over the summer and in the year ahead.
“I was pleased to have this opportunity to speak to representatives of the County and City Councils and outline the national plans already in place for Ireland’s biggest ever tourism initiative, The Gathering Ireland 2013. I have asked local representatives to make The Gathering Ireland 2013 a key part of their own regular meetings and to review progress on initiatives, plans and arrangements.”
“I also asked the representatives to engage within their own local communities and with citizens to design, create and implement a range of innovative ideas to make The Gathering 2013 a success in their own areas. No event is too small and I am calling on sporting organisations, clubs, teams, representative groups and communities to get involved and to make The Gathering Ireland 2013 a resounding success.”
“The Gathering 2013 is a people’s project. In order to spread the message and get everyone involved, we are calling on local networks, like this local organisation, to come on board. It’s extremely important that this initiative is not confined to big cities, but will be a truly countrywide event which shows off Ireland at its best. Everyone can help by doing something as simple as sending an e-mail or postcard to a relative or friend abroad inviting them to Ireland in 2013.”
Minister Ring made the announcement at the plenary meeting of the Association of County and City Councils in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Attended by representatives from County and City Councils across the country, the meeting was chaired by its President, Michael O’Brien.
Source: Transport.ie
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Ajreaper | Jun 04, 2012, 11:03 PM EDT
ignore bythebay, he has no joy in his life other then complaining about anything and everything here at Irish Central. He cannot grasp a town hall style meeting is nothing more then a group of people getting together to discuss something- which apparently never happens in Ireland, ever.
joan1954 | Jun 01, 2012, 09:36 PM EDT
I know people want to go to Ireland from the southwest but perhaps Tourism Ireland would enhance its stature if they could make arrangements for airline flights to Ireland from the major hubs in the soouthwest instead of having to go to the eastern seaboard. In addition Tourism Ireland needs to go outside its comfort zone to visit the major population centers to promote this.
Murph46 | Jun 01, 2012, 06:33 PM EDT
How the heck would you know what Ireland does! You claim to live in NI -the UK!
Bythebay | Jun 01, 2012, 04:43 PM EDT
Repeat, Irealnd doesn't do Town Hall-Style meetings! No wonder Americans are so confused!
Murph46 | Jun 01, 2012, 03:34 PM EDT
You byethebutt can't understand -Headline says Town Hall "Style" as style that you don't show much of with your sissy rants!
Bythebay | Jun 01, 2012, 10:31 AM EDT
You Americans apparently can't understand anything unless it's translated into something in the US. Ireland doesn't have town hall meetings or town hall style meetings. Those are in the US.