Tall Ships preview looks to be Suirfire hit

WATERFORD’S residents and visitors will all be ship-shape this weekend as they are given a flavour of what is to come later this summer.

This weekend, up to 100 Tall Ships and 6,000 crew members will descend on Waterford for the start of the Tall Ships’ Races.

A dedicated promotional day to get Waterford geared up for the massive festival which will surround the arrival of the Tall Ships has been organised for Saturday. It will include on-street entertainment, Tall Ships exhibition stands, face painting, balloons, information leaflets on the four-day event in July as well as festival programme details.