The National Sand Castle and Sand Sculpturing Festival took place June 22nd Bettystown Co Meath. With the Unitas Beach Cricket the day before it was great to have a whole weekend on the beach. The competitors and onlookers at the sandcastles and sculpturing festival were entertained by Sean David Byrne a Singer Song Writer from Navan whilst the judges made their difficult decision in relation to the sandcastle competition and sand sculpturing.
Community Tourism Diaspora Project
~ Tourism Ireland mounts strong presence at this year’s SITC in Barcelona ~
We are holding a Public Meeting on WEDNESDAY 9th APRIL IN THE “D HOTEL” IN DROGHEDA at 6.30pm to discuss how we can create awareness of this event coming through the Boyne Valley & welcome all the spectators!!
The Giro d'Italia will enter the Boyne Valley on Sunday, 11th of May 2014.
What should we do here in the Boyne Valley to make the most of the biggest sporting event coming to Ireland in 2014?
Think Pink!
Read this great article on “Hidden Ireland: From the Boyne flows the story of Ireland” - Published on 8th March 2014 on http://www.thejournal.ie/boyne-valley-neil-jackman-hidden-ireland-1348057-Mar2014/
The Boyne Valley was promoted at the following shows throughout 2013.
Belfast Holiday World, Belfast Golf Show, ITOA, Britain & Ireland Marketplace, Active Retirement Show, Meitheal, SITC Barcelona, Balmoral Show, Bloom in the Phoenix Park, Tattersalls Horse Trials, Ratoath, Dublin Horse Show RDS, the Over 55’s Show Dublin.
The Gathering has been a great success for the Boyne Valley with over 140 events taking place throughout the region. Meath County Council, The Gathering and IPB have funded 52 events this year with funding of €80,000 distributed to communities in every corner of the County.
So far, we can say that over of those 52 events have generated 1,100 overseas visitors directly to Meath for these Gathering events. When you consider that each overseas holidaymaker spends €100 per day, €110,000 has been spent in the local economy.
