Festival of World Cultures falls victim to its own success

ONE of the country’s top summer festivals has been scrapped this year as a victim of its own success, organisers have said.

The Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures has been running for 10 years in the south Dublin suburb but came in €568,800 over budget last year. Maintaining top acts and boosting security to tackle antisocial behaviour were blamed for the massive spending overrun, forcing organisers to cancel the popular weekend event.

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown Cathaoirleach Lettie McCarthy said the festival could not continue as it was.