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Major drive to market Malin Head
20.10.08
A MAJOR inter-agency
drive to market Malin Head and capitalise on its
culture, heritage and most-northerly location has
been launched.
A partnership between Donegal County Council,
Inishowen Development Partnership, the County
Development Board, Failte Ireland, and the community
in Malin Head has been formed to push forward the
plan.
The move has been welcomed by Sinn Féin council
candidate Sean Ruddy who says the maximisation of
tourism in Malin Head was one of his main
priorities. |
"We have seen major
investment in recent years at visitor attractions
like the Cliffs of Moher, the Boyne Valley,
including Newgrange and the Battle of the Boyne
centre. It is now time to invest in Ireland's most
northerly point," said Mr Ruddy.
Under the proposals, visitor interpretation panels
will be erected in Malin Head and |
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Malin Town before the
end of this year. These will be themed on geology,
language, culture, heritage and the environment. A
visitor information publication and dedicated
website will also be developed over the next nine
months. The partnership will then work towards a
public art installation and an indoor visitor
interpretative centre in the medium term. Market
research will also be conducted to facilitate and
support these objectives.
"I am delighted at the proposed partnership approach
to addressing the obvious gap in services at this
crucial location for Inishowen," said the Carndonagh-based
candidate.
"Pat Doherty and the team at the Isle of Doagh
visitor centre have shown how imagination and
determination in tourism can deliver for Inishowen.
His initiatives over the years have made a huge
impact on the local economy. It is now time for the
same approach at Malin Head," he added. |
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