STRONG BOX OFFICE FOR THIS YEAR'S ARTS FESTIVAL

Date Published: 28-Jul-2008

The organisers of the 30th Galway Arts Festival say this year's festival was the biggest so far, in terms of finance and capacity.The re-introduction of the Festival Big Top at the Fisheries Field this year, boosted ticket sales for acts such as KT Tunstall and Blondie.Organisers invested more than 700 thousand euro more in this year's festival which was worth more than 20 million euro to Galway's economy.Festival Manager, John Crumlish says costs this year were high, but that ticket sales were good.