Festival to coincide with Irish Open in bid to showcase village

A HUGE village party has been organised in Adare to coincide with the Irish Open Golf Championship, which takes place there from May 15 to 18.

Festival to coincide with Irish Open in bid to showcase village
Mon, 05 May, 2008 - 01:00

The festival aims to showcase the tourism village to the thousands who will visit the golf tournament and the millions who will watch coverage on Sky Sports.

Local schoolchildren turned out yesterday to launch the Adare Festival.

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