Fairtrade mecca gears up for workshop

FEVERISH preparations are under way in Clonakilty — Ireland’s first Fairtrade town — which has been chosen as the venue for the first annual national Fairtrade conference to be held outside Dublin.

Up to 80 delegates from Fairtrade towns, and towns seeking Fairtrade status, arrive in west Cork today for the weekend event.

The annual National Fairtrade Workshop will be addressed by a number of speakers from Ireland and abroad.