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The Federation is delighted to welcome Orla Carroll of Fáilte Ireland, who will join host Declan Conroy for a discussion on event tourism, the impact of COVID-19 and the assets Ireland has as a host nation. After what has been a challenging year for sport, sports events and tourism as a whole, the discussion will focus on the tourism recovery, the infrastructure that supports Ireland’s ability to act as a host nation and the significant benefits such hosting brings in both economic and social terms. 
 
The keynote will be followed by a panel discussion focused on ‘Bringing International sporting events to Irish Shores – the benefits and challenges’ which will see insightful input from Donal Hannigan, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, the Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Hamish Adams, CEO of Athletics Ireland and Garrett Tubridy, Consultant and project lead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017. 
 
International Line Up: 
7pm: Welcome by Mary O’Connor, CEO Federation of Irish Sport 
7.10pm: Keynote conversation with Orla Carroll, Director of Product Development at Failte Ireland 
7.40pm: Panel Discussion – ‘Bringing international sporting events to Irish shores’ with Donal Hannigan, Hamish Adams and Garrett Tubridy.  
8.30pm: Close 
 
Tickets for highly anticipated series are selling fast. Be sure to join us for three evenings of discussion and engagement. Secure your place here. The series takes place from 20th – 22nd April 2021, with the International night set for the 21st.  FIS members can avail of tickets free of charge using code FC934C (one ticket per transaction, unlimited transactions). Be sure to circulate within your organisation.
 
For more about the event click here