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Clare hopes to benefit from new “Gathering ” event

It’s hoped Clare’s natural heritage, beauty and tourism hotspots will encourage thousand of more visitors here under a major new initiative just launched by government.

The Gathering will be the biggest tourism event ever held in the country and is focused primarily at the global Irish diaspora.

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A series of new festivals and other activities will be taking place in 2013 as part of the efforts to attract over 300-thousand additional people into the country.

Shaun Quinn – the Chief Executive of Fáilte Ireland – says the Gathering has the potential to be a real game changer for our tourism industry:

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