Attracting Events To Killarney

That this Council Advertise the infrastructure and environment available to National Governing Bodies of sporting and international organizations to hold training camps, competitions and conferences.

Killarney has a brand name as a destination. When we travel we travel with pride. Just look at the athletes that traveled from here to partake in the Olympics games. London is hosting the Olympics games in 2012. Our climate is similar and therefore suited to attracting training camps to our region.
There is a strong heritage and tradition of sport in Killarney. We have hosted such activities as the Munster football and hurling finals, rallies, horse racing, the Irish open golf, the outdoor adventure challenge and stages of cycling events.
With Killarney as an accommodation base, we can work closely with other towns and communities. There are fine facilities in such places as Tralee and indeed there is an athletic track in Castleisland. Greater co-operation and joint up thinking can create a product of excellent quality. The coastline is also not far from us, giving us another natural resource for events such as windsurfing. Millstreet, another town just down the road from us has hosted show jumping events, both indoor and outdoor.
There is a lot happening here sports wise, martial arts, gymnastics, squash, archery, snooker, volleyball, rowing, GAA, soccer, tennis, badminton, walking, hill climbing, cycling, fishing, golf, pitch and putt, basketball, rugby and more.
There are an abundance of facilities, gaa and soccer pitches, the Killarney sports and leisure complex, natural outdoor terrene
for cross country, orienteering, road races, marathons and triathlons. There are a lot of great community halls and other resources in parishes throughout our environs.
This is a niche market we can develop enhancing our tourism product and highlighting our environmental friendliness and green credentials. We should also strive to attract national and international conferences and award dinners. Attract senior masters and youth championships.
We should be able to enhance our disability friendly status by attracting activities held by such organisations as the Irish Deaf Association, Irish Blind
Sports and Cerebral Palsy Sports Ireland.
There are approximately 56 NGBs under the umbrella of the sports council.
Contact from a local level to national level within organisations helps to enhance the reputation of our town to host events.
There are other organisations to communicate with, Boy scouts and Girl Guide jamborees, clan rallies, bridge championships and the national community games.
So by collating what we have to offer, working with the Council, Camber Of Commerce and community expertise, we can market our credentials on a local, national and international level.