Whether it’s festivals or flights, private enterprise is going berserk

TOURISM, an important source of employment, has been in the headlines lately, especially over the Shannon controversy. This weekend the Rose of Tralee festival is being held.

Whether it’s festivals or flights, private enterprise is going berserk

It was not the first of the festivals, but it was undoubtedly the most successful for many years.

It was conceived by a few public-spirited businessmen in an effort to prevent Tralee losing one of its three days of horse-racing, lest the meeting would degenerate into a flapper as owners would hardly be prepared to go so far for just two days of racing.

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