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Elbow and coffee conferences to bring €11m to Dublin

Fáilte Ireland said four major conferences have been secured over the next 12 months which will mean some serious revenue for the capital.

FÁILTE IRELAND HAS announced that four conferences with a potential revenue boost of almost €11 million have been secured for Dublin.

These include the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers annual meeting in October bringing 2,300 delegates and the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association conference in September with 800 delegates.

Also, the World of Coffee with 4,000 delegates and the British Elbow and Shoulder Society with 750 delegates will both be hosting events in June next year.

The business tourism sector, including conferencing, is worth €579 million a year for Ireland and grew 9% last year, supporting 19,000 jobs. Already this year Fáilte Ireland’s Dublin Convention Bureau has secured 40 conferences worth almost €30 million for Dublin with many more in the pipeline.

CEO Shaun Quinn said today’s news is another boost for Dublin and that there is an intention to build on this growth with an emphasis on winning more large-scale international meetings.

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