The organisers of 75 separate festivals and events taking place across Clare during 2013 have benefited from their participation in a tailor-made Event Management Training Programme which concluded this week.
Organised by The Gathering Clare 2013 Steering Group and funded by Clare Local Development Company, the Programme was delivered in Ennis, Kilrush, Ennistymon, Killaloe and Shannon and covered key areas such as Group Structure, Finance, Communications & Marketing, and Planning & Operations.
Commenting on the Programme, Gerard Dollard, Chairperson of the Gathering Clare 2013 Steering Group said: “We are delighted to be able to provide this additional support to festival and event organisers. It is great to see so many events planned for 2013 and I would like to take this opportunity to commend all those involved in organising these events.”
In addition to this training programme, the Steering Group has published a festivals and events guide which has been widely distributed and is available on www.clare.ie, www.clarecoco.ie and www.clare.fm. The Gathering song, performed by young local group Socks in the Frying Pan was also recently released. The song is available on itunes and a video can be viewed on YouTube (http://youtu.be/DDN7_TSgGzE).
A major part of the workload includes the promotion of festivals and events on social media sites and this will continue right throughout the year. The Clare Gathering has a presence on Facebook www.facebook.com/ClareGathering2013 and on Twitter @ClareGathering.
Further information is available from Monica Meehan, The Gathering Co-ordinator, Clare County Council at Tel: 065 6846228 or email: mmeehan@clarecoco.ie.
Organised by The Gathering Clare 2013 Steering Group and funded by Clare Local Development Company, the Programme was delivered in Ennis, Kilrush, Ennistymon, Killaloe and Shannon and covered key areas such as Group Structure, Finance, Communications & Marketing, and Planning & Operations.
Commenting on the Programme, Gerard Dollard, Chairperson of the Gathering Clare 2013 Steering Group said: “We are delighted to be able to provide this additional support to festival and event organisers. It is great to see so many events planned for 2013 and I would like to take this opportunity to commend all those involved in organising these events.”
In addition to this training programme, the Steering Group has published a festivals and events guide which has been widely distributed and is available on www.clare.ie, www.clarecoco.ie and www.clare.fm. The Gathering song, performed by young local group Socks in the Frying Pan was also recently released. The song is available on itunes and a video can be viewed on YouTube (http://youtu.be/DDN7_TSgGzE).
A major part of the workload includes the promotion of festivals and events on social media sites and this will continue right throughout the year. The Clare Gathering has a presence on Facebook www.facebook.com/ClareGathering2013 and on Twitter @ClareGathering.
Further information is available from Monica Meehan, The Gathering Co-ordinator, Clare County Council at Tel: 065 6846228 or email: mmeehan@clarecoco.ie.
