Riverfest gives €20m boost to Limerick

THE country’s first major festival of the summer generated an estimated €20 million in visitor spend for the Limerick region.

Organisers of Riverfest 2011 are confident that the four-day festival will become an international event following the huge success of this year’s Shannonside event.

Thousands of visitors flocked to the 2011 European City of Sport over the May Bank Holiday weekend for the event.