GALWAY SHOWCASED IN MIAMI AS POTENTIAL HUB FOR CRUISE LINER BUSINESS

Date Published: 18-May-2012

Galway is being showcased in Miami as a major potential hub for the cruiseliner business.

City Mayor Hildegarde Naughton is part of a local delegation in Miami this week where she is promoting the Volvo Ocean Race finale this summer.

The festival takes place from June 30th to July 8th.

10 cruise liners will dock in the city this year, the first of which is due to arrive on May 25th.

Speaking on Galway Talks from Miama, Mayor Naughton says the city is being promoted on a world stage as a potential hub for the cruise liner industry.

Fiona Moynihan of Failte Ireland is also part of the Irish delegation - she says this year's Galway festival will be on a much larger scale.