Are you organising an event in 2015

12/03/2015

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Are you organising an event in 2015? Will it involve overseas visitors? Need a hand? - Community Tourism Diaspora Project 2015

In 2014 the Community Tourism Diaspora Project for the South Dublin area paid over €5,000 in grant support to small events that involved overseas visitors.

Applications are now being accepted for this project for 2015. A fund of €30,000 is available for 2015, with up to €3,000 available for individual events.

The projects aims are to;

• Provide support in the form of small-scale funding incentives for community-based tourism events that have the capacity to carry through the legacy of The Gathering in 2013 and beyond;
• Create a national network of local events with the capacity to deepen Diaspora linkages and networks that have been developed or re-activated during The Gathering year;
• Foster the growth of strong county Diaspora networks on the basis that Diaspora relationships are rooted in ‘people and place’.

  Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Fintan Warfield welcomed the continuation of this initiative stating;

  “The Gathering in 2013 was a significant boost to tourism and in particular to local communities. Making communities aware of the economic and social benefits that can come from reaching out and welcoming international visitors from the Diaspora is vital. I warmly welcome the continuation of the Community Tourism Initiative for the Diaspora and call upon local groups planning events to apply and benefit from the supports being offered”.  

The closing date for applications is Thursday 2nd of April, 2015 at 5pm.

To make an application visit our website at www.sdcc.ie or email econdev@sdublincoco.ie