Varadkar plans a family reunion on national scale

EVERYONE in the country has been urged to invite friends or family home for a massive Irish reunion in 2013, aimed at boosting the economy.

Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar said he will arrange his own reunion of relatives from India, Britain and America, and he wants others to do the same.

Mr Varadkar was unveiling The Gathering 2013, a tourism initiative which he expects will bring 350,000 visitors and 220 million or more to the country.