Festival fans in danger of missing the boat

TALL SHIPS Race fans who’ve not yet booked accommodation in Waterford ahead of the festival in early July may well have missed the boat.

Every bed within a ten mile radius of the city which is registered with South East Tourism is fully booked for the Friday night of the Tall Ships Race event and accommodation for other nights is filling up fast it was disclosed yesterday.

As a national television advertising campaign got underway for the event, which is expected to attract 300,000 visitors to the city between July 6 and 9, Gary Breen, Marketing Officer with South East Tourism said that 70% of self catering accommodation in the Waterford area was booked out for the entire week.