Featured Photo: Malin Head, Chris Hill Photographic via Tourism Ireland
The Irish government has announced €7.6m for a cross-border project to bring together the Wild Atlantic Way/Causeway Coastal Route brands.
The funding will provide marketing initiatives for the iconic touring routes and capital investment for businesses and amenities in Donegal, Sligo and parts of Leitrim on the Wild Atlantic Way, as well as parts of Derry, Strabane and Antrim along the Causeway Coastal Route.
The Coast to Coast capital investment fund, announced in July, is jointly administered by the three tourism agencies, Tourism Northern Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. It is worth €3m/£2.5m to enhance interpretation at existing operating visitor attractions and experiences along the north of the Wild Atlantic Way and along the Causeway Coastal Route.
There has been a very strong response to the expression of interest phase in August and the call applications will open in the coming weeks, with detail published on the websites of the three agencies.
Taoiseach Simon Harris announced the funding from the Shared Island Fund during a visit to Derry today. He said: “This will undoubtedly create more opportunities for tourists from both home and abroad to experience all that Derry and the amazing North West and Northern coast regions have to offer, and I look forward to seeing the outputs of this impactful project.”
