Additional funding to promote Wild Atlantic Way is a boost for West Cork tourism – Harrington

Fine Gael Cork South West TD, Noel Harrington, has said that the provision of an additional €850,000 for Fáilte Ireland, much of which will be invested in developing the web presence of the Wild Atlantic Way (WAW), is great news for tourism in West Cork.

“Fáilte Ireland has been granted €850,000 in additional funding as part of the Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, which was recently announced by Minister Paschal Donohoe. Much of this funding will be spent on the promoting the Wild Atlantic Way via marketing, social media and IT investments.

“The Government has already provided €8 million in funding this year to establish discovery points and enhance signage along the Wild Atlantic Way. This extra funding for the online promotion of the popular Way will really help to promote the many tourist attractions along the route such as those in West Cork.

“Many businesses in the towns and villages of West Cork are solely dependent on tourism for their livelihoods. The Wild Atlantic Way has been fantastic in helping to promote the region to visitors overseas and it is great to see this Government commitment to the project.”