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Written by David Raleigh
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
MARCH 13 is the date for when Limerick City will be lit up with an extravaganza of fireworks known as ‘SKYFEST’, organised by the National Lottery in association with the city’s St Patrick’s Day Festival.
“It’s fantastic for Limerick,” said Laura Ryan, spokesperson for the Limerick Co-ordination Office, which is tasked with promoting the city.
“Limerick has the second biggest St Patrick’s Day Parade in Ireland, we’re bigger than Cork and Galway, so we deserve this,” Ms Ryan added.
The SKYFEST initiative has been rolled out in Waterford and Tipperary before with positive results for both areas in terms of spin off revenue generation.
A spokesperson for the National Lottery confirmed that the event would take place with King John’s Castle as the dramatic backdrop for the night time event on March 13.
“The whole fireworks display will be choreographed by 2FM DJ Jenny Green in Limerick. We did it in Waterford and Cashel before and both events were fantastic.”
The lottery spokesperson added: “It’s a real family orientated event and there will be a host of other attractions and events happening around the city during the St Patrick’s Festival.”
Shannon Development has warmly welcomed the SKYFEST event to Limerick.
“We are delighted with the news that Limerick will be the location for the 2010 National Lottery Skyfest on the 13th March next. The Skyfest fireworks display is one of the largest and most spectacular events in the Irish outdoor event calendar. Just to illustrate the magnitude of the event, it takes a crew of almost 30 people over six days to set almost three tonnes of fireworks. The wonderful spectacle will be a tremendous event for people of the City,” said Pat Daly, Tourism and Marketing Manager, Shannon Development.
“As the tourism authority for the Shannon Region, Shannon Development is actively working with the organisers to maximise visitor numbers and the economic benefits of the area. We are also working to ensure that it generates a positive image of the city as a tourism destination. The fact that it will be televised will provide an additional boost for city and will give us another opportunity to show case Limerick. We are delighted that we could facilitate the Skyfest organisers by offering the use of King John’s Castle as one of the centres for the launching of the fireworks. This is one of a series of high profile events which Limerick and the Shannon Region is hosting this year, among other major events are the Special Olympics, the JP McManus Pro Am and the Great Limerick Run and all the other sporting event and festivals,” Mr Daly added.
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