Business blooming at garden festival

NUMBERS at Bord Bia’s Bloom 2011 in Dublin are already showing a significant increase on previous years.

More than 12,000 visitors attended the first day of the event at Phoenix Park on Thursday, up by 20% on previous first days.

Trends from other years show a continued increase on days two and three, and a total in excess of 60,000 visitors is expected at the event over the five days.